Capacitive foot presence sensing for footwear
US-2019373986-A1 · Dec 12, 2019 · US
Zone lacing, i.e. whereby different zones of the footwear have different lacing tightening degrees, using one or a plurality of laces (laces combined with another system A43C11/008; zone tightening using straps A43C11/14)
Zone lacing, i.e. whereby different zones of the footwear have different lacing tightening degrees, using one or a plurality of laces (laces combined with another system A43C11/008; zone tightening using straps A43C11/14) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
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Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | A43C1/003 |
| Official title | {Zone lacing, i.e. whereby different zones of the footwear have different lacing tightening degrees, using one or a plurality of laces (laces combined with another system A43C11/008; zone tightening using straps A43C11/14)} |
| Display label | Zone lacing, i.e. whereby different zones of the footwear have different lacing tightening degrees, using one or a plurality of laces (laces combined with another system A43C11/008; zone tightening using straps A43C11/14) |
| Total patents | 227 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2020 | 26 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2022 | 26 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2024 | 28 |
| 2025 | 20 |
| 2026 | 3 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Detector system for use with footwear
US-10477923-B2 · Nov 19, 2019 · US
Article with intermediate side lacing system and method of lacing an article
US-2019343231-A1 · Nov 14, 2019 · US
Article with side lacing system and method of lacing an article
US-2019343230-A1 · Nov 14, 2019 · US
Tensioning system for an article of footwear
US-10405607-B2 · Sep 10, 2019 · US
Article of footwear having an automatic lacing system
US-2019246745-A1 · Aug 15, 2019 · US
Reel based closure system
US-10362836-B2 · Jul 30, 2019 · US
Article of footwear with a tensioning system including a guide assembly
US-2019208864-A1 · Jul 11, 2019 · US
Devices and methods for adjusting the fit of footwear
US-10327513-B2 · Jun 25, 2019 · US
Sensing device for footwear
US-2019166954-A1 · Jun 6, 2019 · US
Skate boot having a lace member with at least one opening
US-2019159545-A1 · May 30, 2019 · US
Shoe and method for controlling the shoe
US-2019133242-A1 · May 9, 2019 · US
Skate boot having a lace member with at least one opening
US-10231508-B2 · Mar 19, 2019 · US
Pair of asymmetrical footwear articles
US-2019045885-A1 · Feb 14, 2019 · US
System and methods for minimizing dynamic lace movement
US-2019021447-A1 · Jan 24, 2019 · US
Auxetic sole with upper cabling
US-2018360163-A1 · Dec 20, 2018 · US
Skate boot and method of manufacture
US-2018325209-A1 · Nov 15, 2018 · US
Running shoe having lacing
US-2018295941-A1 · Oct 18, 2018 · US
Article of footwear with reconfigurable fastening system
US-2018255877-A1 · Sep 13, 2018 · US
Article of footwear having knit upper with edging
US-2018249787-A1 · Sep 6, 2018 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC A43C1/003?
- CPC A43C1/003 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Zone lacing, i.e. whereby different zones of the footwear have different lacing tightening degrees, using one or a plurality of laces (laces combined with another system A43C11/008; zone tightening using straps A43C11/14).”
- How many patents are filed under CPC A43C1/003 (Zone lacing, i.e. whereby different zones of the footwear have different lacing tightening degrees, using one or a plurality of laces (laces combined with another system A43C11/008; zone tightening using straps A43C11/14))?
- Our database includes 227 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC A43C1/003 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 28 in 2024 vs 20 in 2025 (latest complete years).