Footwear Patent Leaders 2021 | 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	Tiffany A. Beers	20	Nike
2	Andrew A. Owings	16	Nike
3	Austin Orand	14	Nike
#4	Steven H. Walker	12	Nike
#5	Elizabeth Langvin	11	Nike
#6	Aaron B. Weast	10	Nike
#7	Robert M. Bruce	9	Nike
#8	Timothy P. Hopkins	9	Nike
#9	James Molyneux	8	Nike
#10	Lee D. Peyton	8	Nike
#11	Olivier Henrichot	8	Nike
#12	Troy C. Lindner	8	Nike
#13	Caleb W. Dyer	7	Nike
#14	Tory M. Cross	7	Nike
#15	Bryan N. Farris	6	Nike
#16	Bryant Russell Klug	6	Nike
#17	Eun Kyung Lee	6	Samsung
#18	Jeremy L. Connell	6	Nike
#19	John Hurd	6	Nike
#20	Levi J. Patton	6	Nike
#21	Mark Soderberg	6	Boa Technology
#22	Stefan E. Guest	6	Nike
#23	Thomas G. Bell	6	Nike
#24	Andrea M. Vinet	5	Nike
#25	Carl Arnese	5	Adidas Ag
#26	Eric P. Avar	5	Nike
#27	Frederick J. Dojan	5	Nike
#28	Karen S. Dimoff	5	Nike
#29	Phillip Meneau	5	Nike
#30	Sergio Cavaliere	5	Nike
#31	Tobie D. Hatfield	5	Nike
#32	Zachary M. Elder	5	Nike
#33	Adrian Meir	4	Nike
#34	Adam Thuss	4	Nike
#35	Bruce J. Kilgore	4	Nike
#36	Christian Alexander Steinbeck	4	Nike
#37	Craig Cheney	4	Fast Ip
#38	Dragan Jurkovic	4	Nike
#39	Geng Luo	4	Nike
#40	James Y. Yoo	4	Nike
#41	Kevin W. Hoffer	4	Nike
#42	Krissy Yetman	4	Nike
#43	Michael S. Amos	4	Nike
#44	Narissa Chang	4	Nike
#45	Peter P. Williams, II	4	Nike
#46	Samantha Young	4	Nike
#47	Shane S. Kohatsu	4	Nike
#48	Summer L. Schneider	4	Nike
#49	Tetsuya T. Minami	4	Nike
#50	Thomas J. Rushbrook	4	Nike
#51	Tinker L. Hatfield	4	Nike
#52	Timothy W. Markison	4	Cleversafe
#53	Aaron Bartel	3	Nike
#54	Bryan K. Youngs	3	Nike
#55	Can Eldem	3	Nike
#56	Cassidy R. Levy	3	Nike
#57	Carl L. Madore	3	Nike
#58	Christopher Andon	3	Nike
#59	Chin-Chu Chen	3	Grape King Bio
#60	Christopher S. Cook	3	Nike
#61	Chikao Ichikawa	3	Nike
#62	Cody Collier Henderson	3	Nike
#63	Dane Weitmann	3	Nike
#64	DeVonne DeVoe	3	Nike
#65	Dolores S. Thompson	3	Nike
#66	Eric Irwin	3	Boa Technology
#67	Frank Jensen	3	Ecco Sko A/S
#68	Haley Toelle	3	Nike
#69	Helene Hutchinson	3	Nike
#70	James Carnes	3	Adidas Ag
#71	James C. Meschter	3	Nike
#72	James Zormeir	3	Nike
#73	Jeffrey J. Hebert	3	Nike
#74	Jessica Small	3	Nike
#75	John Droege	3	Nike
#76	John C. S. Koo	3	Dynasty Footwear
#77	Jordan M. Rice	3	Nike
#78	Markus Bock	3	Puma Se
#79	Matthew J. Holmes	3	Nike
#80	Marco Kormann	3	Adidas Ag
#81	Martine W. Stillman	3	Nike
#82	Michael R. Adair	3	Athalonz
#83	Nathan T. Gilbreath	3	Nike
#84	Paul Davis	3	Reebok International Limited
#85	Peter Ar-Fu Lam	3	Nike
#86	Randolph Maussner	3	Puma Se
#87	Ryan Nyberg	3	Nike
#88	Stefan Tamm	3	Adidas Ag
#89	Timothy K. Liles	3	Nike
#90	Wade Flanagan	3	Nike
#91	Yoav Sterman	3	Nike
#92	Aaron Cooper	2	Nike
#93	Adam R. Welliver	2	Nike
#94	Alan Guyan	2	Under Armour
#95	Allan M. Schrock	2	Nike
#96	Angus Wardlaw	2	Adidas Ag
#97	Antonio Zea	2	Adidas Ag
#98	Arick Auyang	2	Nike
#99	Benjamin J. Monfils	2	Nike
#100	Bryan P. Conrad	2	Nike

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nike	221
2	Adidas Ag	22
3	Under Armour	10
#4	Asics	9
#5	Unknown	9
#6	Mizuno	6
#7	Puma Se	6
#8	Reebok International Limited	6
#9	Boa Technology	5
#10	Ecco Sko A/S	5
#11	Wolverine Outdoors	5
#12	Athalonz	4
#13	Bauer Hockey	4
#14	Cole Haan	4
#15	Fast Ip	4
#16	Dynasty Footwear	3
#17	Fuerst Group	3
#18	Allbirds	2
#19	Cabela'S	2
#20	Calzaturificio S.C.A.R.P.A. S.P.A.	2
#21	Deckers Outdoor	2
#22	Fitflop Limited	2
#23	Geox S.P.A.	2
#24	Sport Maska	2
#25	Wholeknit International Co.	2
#26	Zhejiang Geely Automobile Research Institute Co.	2
#27	Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co.	2
#28	Intel	2
#29	Apple	1
#30	Acushnet	1
#31	Alliance Design And Development Group	1
#32	Ansell Limited	1
#33	Applied Biokinetics	1
#34	Athletic Propulsion Labs	1
#35	Avery Dennison Retail Information Services	1
#36	B&B Technologies	1
#37	Bolt Threads	1
#38	Carbitex	1
#39	Chaei Hsin Enterprise Co.	1
#40	Chinook Asia	1
#41	Crocs	1
#42	Cyclingdeal Usa	1
#43	Dansko	1
#44	Dunlop Protective Footwear B.V.	1
#45	Fidlock Gmbh	1
#46	Fischer Sports Gmbh	1
#47	Fox Head	1
#48	Giant Manufacturing Co.	1
#49	Hallufix Ag	1
#50	Heeling Sports Limited	1
#51	Hickies	1
#52	High-Low Heel	1
#53	Icon Health & Fitness	1
#54	Khalifa University Of Science And Technology	1
#55	KAIST	1
#56	Lacrosse Footwear	1
#57	Lubrizol Advanced Materials	1
#58	Marker Deutschland Gmbh	1
#59	MIT	1
#60	New Balance Athletics	1
#61	Ober Alp S.P.A.	1
#62	On Clouds Gmbh	1
#63	Ossur Hf	1
#64	Pinwrest Development Group	1
#65	Pou Chen	1
#66	Pride Manufacturing Company	1
#67	Rikco International	1
#68	Rocky Brands	1
#69	Rossignol Lange S.R.L.	1
#70	S9	1
#71	Salomon S.A.	1
#72	Skis Rossignol	1
#73	Solid Water Holdings	1
#74	Sonicsensory	1
#75	Sqairz	1
#76	Tbl Licensing	1
#77	Tecnica Group S.P.A.	1
#78	Thales	1
#79	University Of Texas System	1
#80	The North Face Apparel	1
#81	The Topline	1
#82	US Army	1
#83	Tingley Rubber	1
#84	Totes Isotoner	1
#85	Trere′ Innovation S.R.L.	1
#86	University Of North Texas Health Science Center At Fort Worth	1
#87	Vibram S.P.A.	1
#88	Vida Shoes International	1
#89	Vorbeck Materials	1
#90	Wahoo Fitness	1
#91	Washington University	1
#92	W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh	1
#93	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1
#94	Honeywell	1
#95	IBM	1
#96	LG	1
#97	Samsung	1

Footwear Patent Leaders in 2021 2021

Patents per Year

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Top Companies