Footwear Patent Leaders 2019 | 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	Bryan N. Farris	19	Nike
2	Andrew A. Owings	13	Nike
3	Austin Orand	13	Nike
#4	Tiffany A. Beers	13	Nike
#5	Lee D. Peyton	12	Nike
#6	Olivier Henrichot	12	Nike
#7	Caleb W. Dyer	11	Nike
#8	Elizabeth Langvin	11	Nike
#9	Jeffrey C. Pisciotta	9	Nike
#10	John Hurd	9	Nike
#11	Zachary M. Elder	9	Nike
#12	Shane S. Kohatsu	8	Nike
#13	Aaron B. Weast	7	Nike
#14	Andrea M. Vinet	7	Nike
#15	Dervin A. James	7	Nike
#16	Denis Schiller	7	Nike
#17	Frederick J. Dojan	7	Nike
#18	Jeremy D. Walker	7	Nike
#19	Mark Soderberg	7	Boa Technology
#20	Tory M. Cross	7	Nike
#21	Bruce J. Kilgore	6	Nike
#22	James C. Meschter	6	Nike
#23	Kevin W. Hoffer	6	Nike
#24	Perry W. Auger	6	Nike
#25	Steven H. Walker	6	Nike
#26	Summer L. Schneider	6	Nike
#27	Alan Guyan	5	Under Armour
#28	Benjamin J. Monfils	5	Nike
#29	Fabio Lucca	5	Footwear Unlimited
#30	Fred G. Fagergren	5	Nike
#31	Lysandre Follet	5	Nike
#32	Myron Maurer	5	Nike
#33	Pamela S. Greene	5	Nike
#34	Peter P. Williams, II	5	Nike
#35	Samantha Young	5	Nike
#36	Sergio Cavaliere	5	Nike
#37	Stefan E. Guest	5	Nike
#38	Tetsuya T. Minami	5	Nike
#39	Ty A. Ransom	5	Nike
#40	Yoav Sterman	5	Nike
#41	Zachary C. Wright	5	Nike
#42	Alison Sheets-Singer	4	Nike
#43	Angus Wardlaw	4	Adidas Ag
#44	Daniel A. Podhajny	4	Apple
#45	Danielle L. Taylor	4	Nike
#46	Eun Kyung Lee	4	Samsung
#47	Fidencio Campos, II	4	Nike
#48	Gerd Rainer Manz	4	Adidas Ag
#49	Hossein A. Baghdadi	4	Nike
#50	James Molyneux	4	Nike
#51	Jeremy L. Connell	4	Nike
#52	Jeffrey C. Spanks	4	Nike
#53	Kevin Fallon	4	Under Armour
#54	Matthew A. Nurse	4	Nike
#55	Michael Nickel	4	Boa Technology
#56	Nicola J. Reynolds	4	Nike
#57	Peter Ar-Fu Lam	4	Nike
#58	Phillip Meneau	4	Nike
#59	Robert M. Bruce	4	Nike
#60	Aaron Venturini	3	Boa Technology
#61	Adrian Meir	3	Nike
#62	Allan M. Schrock	3	Nike
#63	Amy E. Gishifu	3	Nike
#64	Andrew Caine	3	Nike
#65	Brian Hoying	3	Adidas Ag
#66	Bret Schoolmeester	3	Nike
#67	Christopher S. Cook	3	Nike
#68	Chin-Chen Huang	3	Nike
#69	Christian Lott	3	Adidas Ag
#70	Christian Alexander Steinbeck	3	Nike
#71	Clark A. Matis	3	Wolverine World Wide
#72	Dolores S. Thompson	3	Nike
#73	Elizabeth Barnes	3	Nike
#74	Eric P. Avar	3	Nike
#75	Geng Luo	3	Nike
#76	Jason Berns	3	Under Armour
#77	Jan Hill	3	Adidas Ag
#78	Jennifer L. Bishop	3	Nike
#79	Jeffrey Mokos	3	Cole Haan
#80	Jeff Rasmussen	3	Nike
#81	Jim Baucom	3	Nike
#82	John H. Burch	3	Wolverine Outdoors
#83	John C. S. Koo	3	Dynasty Footwear
#84	John F. Swigart	3	Nike
#85	Kristopher Lovett	3	Boa Technology
#86	Margarita L. Cortez	3	Nike
#87	Matthew J. Holmes	3	Nike
#88	Marco Kormann	3	Adidas Ag
#89	Michael S. Amos	3	Nike
#90	Paul J. Francis	3	Nike
#91	Paul E. Litchfield	3	Reebok International Limited
#92	Risha Dupre	3	Nike
#93	Robert Burns	3	Boa Technology
#94	Rory W. Fuerst	3	Fuerst Group
#95	Taryn Hensley	3	Nike
#96	Thomas J. Rushbrook	3	Nike
#97	Tobie D. Hatfield	3	Nike
#98	Todd A. Waatti	3	Nike
#99	Troy C. Lindner	3	Nike
#100	William Marvin	3	Reebok International Limited

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nike	225
2	Adidas Ag	13
3	Under Armour	10
#4	Reebok International Limited	9
#5	Boa Technology	8
#6	Unknown	8
#7	Wolverine Outdoors	7
#8	Footwear Unlimited	5
#9	Asics	4
#10	Mizuno	4
#11	New Balance Athletics	4
#12	Cole Haan	3
#13	Dynasty Footwear	3
#14	Fuerst Group	3
#15	Puma Se	3
#16	Alliance Design And Development Group	2
#17	Athalonz	2
#18	Bauer Hockey	2
#19	Calzaturificio S.C.A.R.P.A. S.P.A.	2
#20	Ecco Sko A/S	2
#21	Fast Ip	2
#22	Gogo Heel	2
#23	Hbn Shoe	2
#24	Implus Footcare	2
#25	Japana Co.	2
#26	Pou Chen	2
#27	Rossignol Lange S.R.L.	2
#28	Selle Royal S.P.A.	2
#29	Speedplay	2
#30	Superfeet Worldwide	2
#31	Tbl Licensing	2
#32	W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh	2
#33	Apple	1
#34	Acavallo S.R.L.	1
#35	Acorn Engineering	1
#36	Aetrex Worldwide	1
#37	Albahealth	1
#38	Applied Biokinetics	1
#39	Ariat International	1
#40	Basf Se	1
#41	Bauerfeind Ag	1
#42	Bell Sports	1
#43	Carbon	1
#44	Centripetal Entertainment	1
#45	Chaei Hsin Enterprise Co.	1
#46	Clemson University	1
#47	Cluffy	1
#48	Columbia Insurance	1
#49	Dah Lih Puh Co.	1
#50	Dansko	1
#51	Department Of Veterans Affairs	1
#52	Feinstein Patents	1
#53	Fitflop Limited	1
#54	Footbalance System Oy	1
#55	Fox Head	1
#56	Globe Holding Company	1
#57	Goldtek Technology Co.	1
#58	Gtx	1
#59	High-Low Heel	1
#60	Icon Health & Fitness	1
#61	Jay At Play International Hong Kong Limited	1
#62	Lacrosse Footwear	1
#63	Leisure	1
#64	Lembaga Getah Malaysia	1
#65	Marker Deutschland Gmbh	1
#66	Markforged	1
#67	Medical Specialties	1
#68	National Taiwan University Of Science And Technology	1
#69	Nifco	1
#70	Nite Ize	1
#71	Ossur Iceland Ehf	1
#72	Pregis Innovative Packaging	1
#73	Pride Manufacturing Company	1
#74	Pure Fishing	1
#75	Recovery Force	1
#76	Red Wing Shoe Company	1
#77	Rikco International	1
#78	Robert Bosch Gmbh	1
#79	Rocky Brands	1
#80	S9	1
#81	Shenzhen Breo Technology Co.	1
#82	Shimano	1
#83	Shima Seiki Mfg.	1
#84	Sonicsensory	1
#85	Specialized Bicycle Components	1
#86	Taica	1
#87	Tecnica Group S.P.A.	1
#88	University Of Alabama	1
#89	University of Michigan	1
#90	The Topline	1
#91	US Army	1
#92	Trek Bicycle	1
#93	Boston University	1
#94	Vans	1
#95	Vibram S.P.A.	1
#96	Vionic Group	1
#97	Walgreens Health Solutions	1
#98	Welter'S Co.	1
#99	Sony	1

Footwear Patent Leaders in 2019 2019

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