Footwear Patent Leaders 2020 | 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	Austin Orand	12	Nike
2	Lee D. Peyton	12	Nike
3	Shane S. Kohatsu	11	Nike
#4	Thomas J. Rushbrook	11	Nike
#5	Lysandre Follet	9	Nike
#6	Summer L. Schneider	9	Nike
#7	Tiffany A. Beers	9	Nike
#8	Tom Luedecke	9	Under Armour
#9	Zachary M. Elder	9	Nike
#10	Adam Thuss	8	Nike
#11	Andrew A. Owings	8	Nike
#12	Bryan N. Farris	8	Nike
#13	John Hurd	8	Nike
#14	Kevin W. Hoffer	8	Nike
#15	Geng Luo	7	Nike
#16	James C. Meschter	7	Nike
#17	James Molyneux	7	Nike
#18	Robert M. Bruce	7	Nike
#19	Stefan E. Guest	7	Nike
#20	Steven H. Walker	7	Nike
#21	Thomas G. Bell	7	Nike
#22	Troy C. Lindner	7	Nike
#23	Alan Guyan	6	Under Armour
#24	Tetsuya T. Minami	6	Nike
#25	Aaron Bartel	5	Nike
#26	Bruce J. Kilgore	5	Nike
#27	Eric P. Avar	5	Nike
#28	Michael S. Amos	5	Nike
#29	Sam Lacey	5	Nike
#30	Aaron B. Weast	4	Nike
#31	Alison Sheets-Singer	4	Nike
#32	Andrea M. Vinet	4	Nike
#33	Benjamin J. Monfils	4	Nike
#34	Carmen Zhu	4	Under Armour
#35	Christopher S. Cook	4	Nike
#36	Christopher Edward Holmes	4	Adidas Ag
#37	Christian Alexander Steinbeck	4	Nike
#38	Craig K. Sills	4	Nike
#39	Daniel A. Johnson	4	Nike
#40	Daniel A. Podhajny	4	Apple
#41	Danielle L. Taylor	4	Nike
#42	Dervin A. James	4	Nike
#43	Elizabeth Langvin	4	Nike
#44	Frederick J. Dojan	4	Nike
#45	Holli Pheil	4	Nike
#46	Jeffrey L. Johnson	4	Nike
#47	John Whiteman	4	Adidas Ag
#48	Kazunori Iuchi	4	Mizuno
#49	Li-Pang Mo	4	Microjet Technology Co.
#50	Michael Pratt	4	Fast Ip
#51	Narissa Chang	4	Nike
#52	Patrick Case	4	Nike
#53	Robert Frank Kirk	4	Adidas Ag
#54	Shih-Chang Chen	4	Microjet Technology Co.
#55	Thomas Foxen	4	—
#56	Timothy J. Smith	4	Nike
#57	Todd W. Miller	4	Invensys Systems
#58	Walter Thomas Bray, Jr.	4	R. G. Barry
#59	Yoav Sterman	4	Nike
#60	Angus Wardlaw	3	Adidas Ag
#61	Bret Schoolmeester	3	Nike
#62	Carl Arnese	3	Adidas Ag
#63	Chang-Chu Liao	3	Nike
#64	Constantin Zwick	3	Adidas Ag
#65	Craig Cheney	3	Fast Ip
#66	David J. Roulo	3	Nike
#67	Dennis D. Bunnell	3	Nike
#68	Denis Schiller	3	Nike
#69	Douglas A. Beye	3	Nike
#70	Dragan Jurkovic	3	Nike
#71	Elizabeth A. Kilgore	3	Nike
#72	Emily Farina	3	Nike
#73	Eun Kyung Lee	3	Samsung
#74	Fanny Yung Ho	3	Nike
#75	Fidencio Campos, II	3	Nike
#76	George A. Xanthos	3	Nike
#77	Hao-Jan Mou	3	Microjet Technology Co.
#78	Jason Berns	3	Under Armour
#79	Jeremy L. Connell	3	Nike
#80	Jeffrey C. Spanks	3	Nike
#81	John T. Dimoff	3	Nike
#82	Junichiro Tateishi	3	Asics
#83	Karen S. Dimoff	3	Nike
#84	Krissy Yetman	3	Nike
#85	Levi J. Patton	3	Nike
#86	Matthew Gooch	3	Superfeet Worldwide
#87	Mark Soderberg	3	Boa Technology
#88	Olivier Henrichot	3	Nike
#89	Peter Georg Laitenberger	3	Adidas Ag
#90	Ryan R. Larson	3	Nike
#91	Sam Amis	3	Nike
#92	Steven Hermann	3	Fast Ip
#93	Timothy P. Hopkins	3	Nike
#94	Tory M. Cross	3	Nike
#95	Wade Flanagan	3	Nike
#96	Wei-Ming Lee	3	Microjet Technology Co.
#97	Yung-Lung Han	3	Microjet Technology Co.
#98	Arick Auyang	2	Nike
#99	Benjamin A. Shaffer	2	Nike
#100	Bhupesh Dua	2	Nike

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nike	211
2	Under Armour	26
3	Adidas Ag	21
#4	Unknown	10
#5	Mizuno	9
#6	Asics	6
#7	Boa Technology	6
#8	Fast Ip	5
#9	Wolverine Outdoors	5
#10	Cole Haan	4
#11	Microjet Technology Co.	4
#12	Puma Se	4
#13	Reebok International Limited	4
#14	Totes Isotoner	4
#15	Fuerst Group	3
#16	Rossignol Lange S.R.L.	3
#17	Superfeet Worldwide	3
#18	Acushnet	2
#19	Athalonz	2
#20	Brooks Sports	2
#21	Deckers Outdoor	2
#22	Dynasty Footwear	2
#23	Geox S.P.A.	2
#24	Hbn Shoe	2
#25	Pou Chen	2
#26	S9	2
#27	Salomon S.A.	2
#28	Shima Seiki Mfg.	2
#29	Shinkyung	2
#30	3M	1
#31	Apple	1
#32	Aetrex Worldwide	1
#33	Apos Medical Assets	1
#34	Applied Ft Composite Solutions	1
#35	Atomic Austria Gmbh	1
#36	Bauer Hockey	1
#37	Biothread	1
#38	Boot Royalty Company	1
#39	Columbia Insurance	1
#40	Cooper-Standard Automotive	1
#41	Cornell University	1
#42	Covestro Deutschland Ag	1
#43	Crank Brothers	1
#44	Dah Lih Puh Co.	1
#45	Daicel-Evonik	1
#46	Darco International	1
#47	Dashamerica	1
#48	Diatex Co.	1
#49	Ecco Sko A/S	1
#50	Gtx	1
#51	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa	1
#52	Ifs Industries	1
#53	Implus Footcare	1
#54	Infom Co.	1
#55	Intricate Forte	1
#56	Japana Co.	1
#57	K-Swiss	1
#58	Lacrosse Footwear	1
#59	Marker Deutschland Gmbh	1
#60	Matsumoto Yushi-Seiyaku Co.	1
#61	Matthews International	1
#62	Milliken &	1
#63	Nano And Advanced Materials Institute Limited	1
#64	New Balance Athletics	1
#65	Nfinity Ip	1
#66	Nippon Mayer	1
#67	Nurvv Limited	1
#68	O2 Partners	1
#69	Ober Alp S.P.A.	1
#70	On Clouds Gmbh	1
#71	Ovation Medical	1
#72	Pointe Noir Pty	1
#73	Recovery Force	1
#74	Rosalind Franklin University Of Medicine And Science	1
#75	Sakurai Sports Mfg. Co.	1
#76	San Antonio Shoe	1
#77	Selle Royal S.P.A.	1
#78	Skydex Technologies	1
#79	Sport Maska	1
#80	Stomp Patent	1
#81	Target Brands	1
#82	Tbl Licensing	1
#83	University Of Illinois	1
#84	Penn State	1
#85	Tingley Rubber	1
#86	US Dept of Veterans Affairs	1
#87	Vans	1
#88	Vibram S.P.A.	1
#89	Vionic Group	1
#90	Wholeknit International Co.	1
#91	Zhejiang Geely Automobile Research Institute Co.	1
#92	Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co.	1
#93	ExxonMobil	1
#94	IBM	1
#95	Intel	1
#96	Samsung	1

Footwear Patent Leaders in 2020 2020

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