Footwear Patent Leaders 2018 | Patent Leaderboard

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Tiffany A. Beers	17	Nike
2	Denis Schiller	16	Nike
3	Bhupesh Dua	15	Nike
#4	Caleb W. Dyer	14	Nike
#5	Zachary C. Wright	14	Nike
#6	Edward Nathaniel Thomas	13	Nike
#7	Jeremy D. Walker	13	Nike
#8	Andrew A. Owings	12	Nike
#9	Myron Maurer	12	Nike
#10	Hossein A. Baghdadi	10	Nike
#11	Sergio Cavaliere	10	Nike
#12	James C. Meschter	9	Nike
#13	James Molyneux	8	Nike
#14	Kevin W. Hoffer	8	Nike
#15	Giovanni Adami	7	Nike
#16	Lee D. Peyton	7	Nike
#17	Mark Soderberg	7	Boa Technology
#18	Elizabeth Langvin	6	Nike
#19	John Whiteman	6	Adidas Ag
#20	Thomas J. Rushbrook	6	Nike
#21	Timothy J. Smith	6	Nike
#22	Tory M. Cross	6	Nike
#23	Angus Wardlaw	5	Adidas Ag
#24	Bryan N. Farris	5	Nike
#25	Clifford B. Gerber	5	Nike
#26	David B. Granger	5	Implus Footcare
#27	Jacob Martinez	5	Implus Footcare
#28	Tetsuya T. Minami	5	Nike
#29	Thomas G. Bell	5	Nike
#30	Thomas Foxen	5	Nike
#31	Aaron B. Weast	4	Nike
#32	Alan Guyan	4	Under Armour
#33	Amy Lyttle	4	Nike
#34	Bruce J. Kilgore	4	Nike
#35	Bryant Russell Klug	4	Nike
#36	Daniel A. Johnson	4	Nike
#37	Daniel A. Podhajny	4	Apple
#38	Danielle L. Taylor	4	Nike
#39	Frampton E. Ellis	4	Anatomic Research
#40	Jeffrey C. Spanks	4	Nike
#41	John Droege	4	Nike
#42	John C. S. Koo	4	Dynasty Footwear
#43	Paul Leonard Michael Smith	4	Adidas Ag
#44	Perry W. Auger	4	Nike
#45	Ruzica Krstic	4	Nike
#46	Shane S. Kohatsu	4	Nike
#47	Thomas Berend	4	Nike
#48	Andrew Caine	3	Nike
#49	Benjamin A. Shaffer	3	Nike
#50	Christopher S. Cook	3	Nike
#51	Dervin A. James	3	Nike
#52	Dragan Jurkovic	3	Nike
#53	Eric P. Avar	3	Nike
#54	Erin E. Toraya	3	Nike
#55	Frederick J. Dojan	3	Nike
#56	Francois Girard	3	—
#57	Gary R. Hammerslag	3	Boa Technology
#58	Gerd Rainer Manz	3	Adidas Ag
#59	Heiko Schlarb	3	Adidas Ag
#60	Jan Hill	3	Adidas Ag
#61	Jim Baucom	3	Nike
#62	Julie A. Huffman	3	Nike
#63	Kuo-Hung Lee	3	Nike
#64	Lysandre Follet	3	Nike
#65	Matthew J. Holmes	3	Nike
#66	Mario Polegato Moretti	3	Geox S.P.A.
#67	Michael R. Friton	3	Nike
#68	Michael Nickel	3	Boa Technology
#69	Nathan T. Gilbreath	3	Nike
#70	N. Spencer Stone	3	Nike
#71	Paul Lewis	3	Implus Footcare
#72	Robert C. Williams, Jr.	3	Nike
#73	Susan Leo	3	—
#74	Summer L. Schneider	3	Nike
#75	Tobie D. Hatfield	3	Nike
#76	William Marvin	3	Reebok International Limited
#77	Yen-Hsi Liu	3	Nike
#78	Aaron K. Seid	2	Nike
#79	Adam Auell	2	Boa Technology
#80	Alyssa Soto	2	—
#81	Armand J. Savoie	2	Macneill Engineering Company
#82	Bao Tran	2	Intraaction
#83	Brian Christensen	2	Reebok International Limited
#84	Bradley S. Long	2	Nike
#85	Bruno Mattioni	2	Geox S.P.A.
#86	Cassidy R. Levy	2	Nike
#87	Christopher Bunch	2	Kahtoola
#88	Christopher Edward Holmes	2	Adidas Ag
#89	Chin-Chen Huang	2	Nike
#90	Cody Collier Henderson	2	Nike
#91	Cory B. McCullagh	2	Nike
#92	Daniel Hipwood	2	Nike
#93	David P. Jones	2	Nike
#94	Daniel Stephen Price	2	Adidas Ag
#95	Dane Weitmann	2	Nike
#96	Deborah L. Lawless	2	Nike
#97	Douglas A. Beye	2	Nike
#98	Earl Wilkins	2	—
#99	Eric Irwin	2	Boa Technology
#100	Eric S. Schindler	2	Nike

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nike	203
2	Adidas Ag	11
3	Under Armour	7
#4	Boa Technology	6
#5	Reebok International Limited	6
#6	Asics	5
#7	Implus Footcare	5
#8	Dynasty Footwear	4
#9	Mizuno	4
#10	Salomon S.A.	4
#11	Geox S.P.A.	3
#12	Sport Maska	3
#13	Unknown	3
#14	Wolverine Outdoors	3
#15	Athalonz	2
#16	Brooks Sports	2
#17	Cole Haan	2
#18	Crocs	2
#19	Deckers Outdoor	2
#20	Ecco Sko A/S	2
#21	Feinstein Patents	2
#22	Fischer Sports Gmbh	2
#23	Fuerst Group	2
#24	Kahtoola	2
#25	New Balance Athletics	2
#26	Ossur Hf	2
#27	Plae	2
#28	Puma Se	2
#29	Apple	1
#30	Action Sports Equipment	1
#31	Acushnet	1
#32	Anatomic Research	1
#33	Athletic Propulsion Labs	1
#34	Basf Se	1
#35	Berghaus Limited	1
#36	Chinook Asia	1
#37	Dah Lih Puh Co.	1
#38	Dansko	1
#39	Dashamerica	1
#40	Decathlon	1
#41	Diatex Co.	1
#42	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	1
#43	Fastech Co.	1
#44	Fast Ip	1
#45	Fitflop Limited	1
#46	Fujian Yibao Optoelectronics Technology Co.	1
#47	Fusco Industrial	1
#48	Gavrieli Brands	1
#49	Gtx	1
#50	High-Low Heel	1
#51	Kae Sheng Industrial Co.	1
#52	Kinetic Orthotics Pty	1
#53	Lacrosse Footwear	1
#54	Mitsui Chemicals	1
#55	Newton Running Company	1
#56	Patagonia	1
#57	Regina Miracle International (Group) Limited	1
#58	Sequence	1
#59	Shima Seiki Mfg.	1
#60	Shinkyung	1
#61	Solid Water Holdings	1
#62	Speedplay	1
#63	Stash Sporting Goods	1
#64	Superfeet Worldwide	1
#65	Taica	1
#66	Tbl Licensing	1
#67	Tecnica Group S.P.A.	1
#68	Tng Enterprises	1
#69	University Of Delaware	1
#70	University Of Notre Dame Du Lac	1
#71	Vans	1
#72	Vibram S.P.A.	1
#73	W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh	1
#74	Zedel	1
#75	BOE	1

Footwear Patent Leaders in 2018 2018

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