Footwear Patent Leaders | Patent Leaderboard

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Lee D. Peyton	140	Nike
2	Tiffany A. Beers	134	Nike
3	Elizabeth Langvin	118	Nike
#4	Austin Orand	101	Nike
#5	Andrew A. Owings	99	Nike
#6	James C. Meschter	94	Nike
#7	Zachary M. Elder	89	Nike
#8	John Hurd	87	Nike
#9	Frampton E. Ellis	85	Anatomic Research
#10	James Molyneux	82	Nike
#11	Kevin W. Hoffer	80	Nike
#12	Bruce J. Kilgore	79	Nike
#13	Frederick J. Dojan	78	Nike
#14	Bryan N. Farris	76	Nike
#15	Michael A. Aveni	69	Nike
#16	Perry W. Auger	66	Nike
#17	Mark Soderberg	63	Boa Technology
#18	Shane S. Kohatsu	62	Nike
#19	Sergio Cavaliere	60	Nike
#20	Eric P. Avar	59	Nike
#21	Summer L. Schneider	59	Nike
#22	Tetsuya T. Minami	59	Nike
#23	Thomas J. Rushbrook	59	Nike
#24	Tory M. Cross	59	Nike
#25	Aaron B. Weast	58	Nike
#26	Thomas G. Bell	57	Nike
#27	Eric S. Schindler	55	Nike
#28	Paul E. Litchfield	55	Reebok International Limited
#29	Troy C. Lindner	55	Nike
#30	John F. Swigart	54	Nike
#31	Olivier Henrichot	53	Nike
#32	Tobie D. Hatfield	52	Nike
#33	Bhupesh Dua	50	Nike
#34	Dervin A. James	49	Nike
#35	Stefan E. Guest	49	Nike
#36	Caleb W. Dyer	48	Nike
#37	Steven H. Walker	47	Nike
#38	Timothy P. Hopkins	46	Nike
#39	Lysandre Follet	45	Nike
#40	Brian D. Baker	44	Nike
#41	Christopher S. Cook	44	Nike
#42	Jeremy L. Connell	44	Nike
#43	Wade Flanagan	44	Nike
#44	Clifford B. Gerber	43	Nike
#45	Denis Schiller	43	Nike
#46	Levi J. Patton	43	Nike
#47	Craig Cheney	42	Fast Ip
#48	John C. S. Koo	42	Dynasty Footwear
#49	Robert M. Bruce	42	Nike
#50	Zachary C. Wright	42	Nike
#51	Alexandre Baudouin	41	Nike
#52	Fidencio Campos, II	41	Nike
#53	Fred G. Fagergren	41	Nike
#54	Jeremy D. Walker	41	Nike
#55	Daniel A. Johnson	40	Nike
#56	Michael R. Friton	40	Nike
#57	Angus Wardlaw	38	Adidas Ag
#58	Jeffrey C. Spanks	38	Nike
#59	William Marvin	38	Reebok International Limited
#60	Daniel A. Podhajny	37	Apple
#61	Geng Luo	37	Nike
#62	Paul Davis	37	Reebok International Limited
#63	Mario Polegato Moretti	36	Geox S.P.A.
#64	Mariano Sartor	36	Nordica S.P.A.
#65	Pamela S. Greene	36	Nike
#66	Christian Alexander Steinbeck	35	Nike
#67	David F. Meschan	35	Akeva, L.L.C.
#68	Narissa Chang	35	Nike
#69	Cassidy R. Levy	34	Nike
#70	Chin-Chu Chen	34	Grape King Bio
#71	Dennis N. Brown	34	Northwest Podiatric Laboratory
#72	Jean-Marie Bidal	34	Acushnet
#73	John Droege	34	Nike
#74	Reinhold Sussmann	34	Puma Se
#75	Brian Christensen	33	Reebok International Limited
#76	Gerd Rainer Manz	33	Adidas Ag
#77	Michael S. Amos	33	Nike
#78	Patricia L. Smaldone	33	Nike
#79	Tom Luedecke	33	Under Armour
#80	Alessandro Pozzobon	32	Nordica S.P.A.
#81	Timothy J. Smith	32	Nike
#82	Tsuyoshi Nishiwaki	32	Asics
#83	Adam Thuss	31	Nike
#84	Danielle L. Taylor	31	Nike
#85	Edward Nathaniel Thomas	31	Nike
#86	Steven F. Smith	31	Nike
#87	Aaron Bartel	30	Nike
#88	Kun-Chung Liu	30	Unknown
#89	Stuart David Reinhardt	30	Adidas Ag
#90	Andrew Caine	29	Nike
#91	Armand J. Savoie	29	Macneill Engineering Company
#92	Can Eldem	29	Nike
#93	George A. Xanthos	29	Nike
#94	Michael Nickel	29	Boa Technology
#95	Ty A. Ransom	29	Nike
#96	Jeffrey L. Johnson	28	Nike
#97	Jim Baucom	28	Nike
#98	Mark Goldston	28	Vyng
#99	Tinker L. Hatfield	28	Nike
#100	Timothy W. Markison	28	Cleversafe

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nike	2,944
2	Salomon S.A.	316
3	Unknown	284
#4	Asics	185
#5	Adidas Ag	184
#6	Nordica S.P.A.	145
#7	Reebok International Limited	145
#8	Under Armour	125
#9	Mizuno	91
#10	Puma Se	85
#11	Lange International S.A.	84
#12	Usm Holding Ag	79
#13	Boa Technology	72
#14	Columbia Insurance	52
#15	Fast Ip	51
#16	Wolverine World Wide	51
#17	Acushnet	49
#18	Shimano	48
#19	Adidas	47
#20	Geox S.P.A.	45
#21	Anatomic Research	39
#22	Dynasty Footwear	38
#23	Deckers Outdoor	37
#24	Puma Aktiengesellschaft Rudolf Dassler Sport	36
#25	Wolverine Outdoors	35
#26	Akeva, L.L.C.	33
#27	K-2	33
#28	International Shoe Machine	32
#29	Ecco Sko A/S	31
#30	Sport Maska	31
#31	Bauer Hockey	26
#32	W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh	26
#33	Burton	25
#34	Cole Haan	25
#35	Tecnica Group S.P.A.	25
#36	Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Ii	24
#37	The Timberland	23
#38	Calzaturificio S.C.A.R.P.A. S.P.A.	22
#39	K-Swiss	22
#40	New Balance Athletic Shoe	22
#41	Adidas International B.V.	21
#42	British United Shoe Machinery Limited	20
#43	Raichle Sportschuh Ag	20
#44	Softspikes	20
#45	Athalonz	19
#46	Cleats	19
#47	Fuerst Group	19
#48	Red Wing Shoe Company	18
#49	Tretorn Ab	18
#50	3M	17
#51	Autry Industrial	17
#52	E.S. Originals	17
#53	R. G. Barry	17
#54	Ariat International	16
#55	Athletic Propulsion Labs	16
#56	L.A. Gear	16
#57	New Balance Athletics	16
#58	Tbl Licensing	16
#59	Bbc International	15
#60	Calzaturificio Tecnica Spa	15
#61	Colgate-Palmolive	15
#62	Lacrosse Footwear	15
#63	Lululemon Athletica Canada	15
#64	Skis Rossignol Sa	15
#65	Trisport Ag	15
#66	Atomic Austria Gmbh	14
#67	Daiwa Seiko Co.	14
#68	Dolomite S.P.A.	14
#69	Pride Manufacturing Company	14
#70	Puma-Sportschunfabriken Rudolf Dassler Kg	14
#71	Rossignol Lange S.R.L.	14
#72	Superfeet Worldwide	14
#73	Vibram S.P.A.	14
#74	Ballet Makers	13
#75	Kaepa	13
#76	Kangaroos U.S.A.	13
#77	Vans	13
#78	Amfit	12
#79	Energaire	12
#80	Hbn Shoe	12
#81	Macneill Engineering Company	12
#82	Schering-Plough Healthcare Products	12
#83	Spenco Medical	12
#84	Apple	11
#85	Artemis Innovations	11
#86	Brown	11
#87	Brs Holdings	11
#88	Bush Universal	11
#89	Dashamerica	11
#90	Northwest Podiatric Laboratory	11
#91	The Rockport Company	11
#92	Amazon	10
#93	Icaro Olivieri & C. S.P.A.	10
#94	Implus Footcare	10
#95	Schawbel Technologies	10
#96	Skischuhfabrik Dynafit Gesellschaft M.B.H.	10
#97	Taiwan Paiho Limited	10
#98	Taylor Made Golf Company	10
#99	US Army	10
#100	U Turn Sports Co.	10

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