Footwear Patent Leaders 2017 | 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	James C. Meschter	11	Nike
2	John Hurd	11	Nike
3	Tory M. Cross	11	Nike
#4	Elizabeth Langvin	10	Nike
#5	Bryan N. Farris	9	Nike
#6	James Molyneux	9	Nike
#7	Frederick J. Dojan	8	Nike
#8	Lee D. Peyton	8	Nike
#9	Thomas G. Bell	8	Nike
#10	Angus Wardlaw	7	Adidas Ag
#11	Daniel A. Podhajny	7	Apple
#12	Kevin W. Hoffer	7	Nike
#13	Shane S. Kohatsu	7	Nike
#14	Stuart David Reinhardt	7	Adidas Ag
#15	Mark Soderberg	6	Boa Technology
#16	Ty A. Ransom	6	Nike
#17	Alexandre Baudouin	5	Nike
#18	Clifford B. Gerber	5	Nike
#19	Darren Michael Wood	5	Adidas Ag
#20	Dervin A. James	5	Nike
#21	John Whiteman	5	Adidas Ag
#22	Marc Peikert	5	W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh
#23	Perry W. Auger	5	Nike
#24	Sergio Cavaliere	5	Nike
#25	Timothy Kelvin Robinson	5	Adidas Ag
#26	Tobie D. Hatfield	5	Nike
#27	David P. Jones	4	Nike
#28	Douglas A. Beye	4	Nike
#29	Eric Irwin	4	Boa Technology
#30	Frampton E. Ellis	4	Anatomic Research
#31	Ian Nicholson Whitehead	4	Schawbel Technologies
#32	Jim Baucom	4	Nike
#33	Lysandre Follet	4	Nike
#34	Matthew A. Nurse	4	Nike
#35	Mario Polegato Moretti	4	Geox S.P.A.
#36	Michael S. Amos	4	Nike
#37	Micha Eizen	4	Schawbel Technologies
#38	Michael R. Friton	4	Nike
#39	Michael Nickel	4	Boa Technology
#40	Nicola J. Reynolds	4	Nike
#41	Paul J. Francis	4	Nike
#42	Pamela S. Greene	4	Nike
#43	Paul E. Litchfield	4	Reebok International Limited
#44	Philippe Koyess	4	Sport Maska
#45	Robert M. Bruce	4	Nike
#46	Robert C. Williams, Jr.	4	Nike
#47	Thomas John William Bayes	4	Schawbel Technologies
#48	Tiffany A. Beers	4	Nike
#49	Veronica M. Zsolcsak	4	Schawbel Technologies
#50	Zachary M. Elder	4	Nike
#51	Allan M. Schrock	3	Nike
#52	Andrew A. Owings	3	Nike
#53	Benjamin A. Shaffer	3	Nike
#54	Bhupesh Dua	3	Nike
#55	Bruce J. Kilgore	3	Nike
#56	Brett Vladika	3	Boa Technology
#57	Christian Bier	3	W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh
#58	Christopher H. Converse	3	Boa Technology
#59	Christopher S. Cook	3	Nike
#60	Chin-Chen Huang	3	Nike
#61	Daniel A. Johnson	3	Nike
#62	Danielle L. Taylor	3	Nike
#63	Eric P. Avar	3	Nike
#64	Ernie Rustam	3	Taylor Made Golf Company
#65	Eric S. Schindler	3	Nike
#66	Hyman Kramer	3	—
#67	Jesse Cotterman	3	Boa Technology
#68	Kelly B. Jarvis	3	Nike
#69	Marco Aurelio Grott	3	Taylor Made Golf Company
#70	Mark C. Miner	3	Nike
#71	Mai Nonogawa	3	Asics
#72	Michael Hesterberg	3	Taylor Made Golf Company
#73	Olivier Henrichot	3	Nike
#74	Paul Davis	3	Reebok International Limited
#75	Patrick B. Kirschner	3	Nike
#76	Phil Woodman	3	Nike
#77	Randon Kruse	3	Boa Technology
#78	Robert Frank Kirk	3	Adidas Ag
#79	Scott C. Holt	3	Nike
#80	Scott Van Horne	3	Vh Footwear
#81	Stane Nabernik	3	W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh
#82	Steven H. Walker	3	Nike
#83	Thomas Berend	3	Nike
#84	Thomas Foxen	3	Nike
#85	Thomas J. Rushbrook	3	Nike
#86	Todd A. Waatti	3	Nike
#87	Aaron Barker	2	Lacrosse Footwear
#88	Aaron Venturini	2	Boa Technology
#89	Aaron B. Weast	2	Nike
#90	Alexandre Chretien	2	Sport Maska
#91	Ambrosius Bauer	2	W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh
#92	Amy E. Gishifu	2	Nike
#93	Anthony P. Daversa	2	Nike
#94	Andrea Giupponi	2	W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh
#95	Andreas Heinrich Steier	2	Nike
#96	Andrea M. Vinet	2	Nike
#97	Austin Orand	2	Nike
#98	Benjamin J. Monfils	2	Nike
#99	Bert Appleton Spiller	2	Tbl Licensing
#100	Bruno Jean Antonelli	2	Adidas Ag

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nike	176
2	Adidas Ag	13
3	Boa Technology	8
#4	Asics	6
#5	W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh	6
#6	Reebok International Limited	5
#7	Sport Maska	5
#8	Taylor Made Golf Company	5
#9	Geox S.P.A.	4
#10	Schawbel Technologies	4
#11	Unknown	4
#12	Wolverine Outdoors	4
#13	Bauer Hockey	3
#14	Salomon S.A.	3
#15	Shima Seiki Mfg.	3
#16	Alliance Design And Development Group	2
#17	Ariat International	2
#18	Athalonz	2
#19	Ecco Sko A/S	2
#20	Fox Head	2
#21	Japana Co.	2
#22	Lacrosse Footwear	2
#23	New Balance Athletics	2
#24	On Clouds Gmbh	2
#25	Pride Manufacturing Company	2
#26	Shimano	2
#27	Superfeet Worldwide	2
#28	Tbl Licensing	2
#29	The Topline	2
#30	Vh Footwear	2
#31	Sony	2
#32	Apple	1
#33	Action Sports Equipment	1
#34	Akervall Technologies	1
#35	Alpinestars Research Srl	1
#36	Ampla Group	1
#37	Apos—Medical And Sports Technologies	1
#38	Bell Sports	1
#39	Cabela'S	1
#40	Calzaturificio Dal Bello S.R.L.	1
#41	Calzaturificio S.C.A.R.P.A. S.P.A.	1
#42	Chinook Asia	1
#43	C & J Clark International Limited	1
#44	Cutting Edge Products	1
#45	Dah Lih Puh Co.	1
#46	Dashamerica	1
#47	Deckers Outdoor	1
#48	Dynasty Footwear	1
#49	Ektio	1
#50	Fast Ip	1
#51	Feinstein Patents	1
#52	Flextronics Ap	1
#53	Footbalance System Oy	1
#54	Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co.	1
#55	Grendene S.A.	1
#56	Hickies	1
#57	Foxconn	1
#58	Implus Footcare	1
#59	Ipcomm	1
#60	K-Swiss	1
#61	Lembaga Getah Malaysia	1
#62	Lfrj	1
#63	Magna Closures	1
#64	Mission Produce	1
#65	Mizuno	1
#66	Newton Running Company	1
#67	Nite Ize	1
#68	Oto Industry (Wuhan) Co.	1
#69	Pinwrest Development Group	1
#70	Protalus	1
#71	Pure Fishing	1
#72	Red Wing Shoe Company	1
#73	Rossignol Lange S.R.L.	1
#74	Saucony	1
#75	Sonicsensory	1
#76	Speedplay	1
#77	Stash Sporting Goods	1
#78	Tecnica Group S.P.A.	1
#79	Ukies	1
#80	Vans	1
#81	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1

Footwear Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

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