Footwear Patent Leaders 2022 | 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	18	Nike
2	Elizabeth Langvin	12	Nike
3	Lee D. Peyton	11	Nike
#4	Tiffany A. Beers	10	Nike
#5	Summer L. Schneider	9	Nike
#6	Bryan N. Farris	8	Nike
#7	Kevin W. Hoffer	8	Nike
#8	Derek Houng	7	Nike
#9	Tetsuya T. Minami	7	Nike
#10	Thomas J. Rushbrook	7	Nike
#11	Zachary M. Elder	7	Nike
#12	Angus Wardlaw	6	Adidas Ag
#13	Cassidy R. Levy	6	Nike
#14	Geng Luo	6	Nike
#15	George A. Xanthos	6	Nike
#16	Jeffrey S. To	6	Nike
#17	Narissa Chang	6	Nike
#18	Timothy P. Hopkins	6	Nike
#19	Wade Flanagan	6	Nike
#20	Aaron B. Weast	5	Nike
#21	Daniel A. Johnson	5	Nike
#22	Elizabeth A. Kilgore	5	Nike
#23	Jean-Marie Bidal	5	Acushnet
#24	Jeffrey C. Spanks	5	Nike
#25	Jeremy D. Walker	5	Nike
#26	John T. Dimoff	5	Nike
#27	John Hurd	5	Nike
#28	John F. Swigart	5	Nike
#29	Junichiro Tateishi	5	Asics
#30	Lysandre Follet	5	Nike
#31	Stefan E. Guest	5	Nike
#32	Zachary C. Wright	5	Nike
#33	Adrian Meir	4	Nike
#34	Arick Auyang	4	Nike
#35	Bruce J. Kilgore	4	Nike
#36	Caleb W. Dyer	4	Nike
#37	Emily Farina	4	Nike
#38	Eric P. Avar	4	Nike
#39	Fanny Yung Ho	4	Nike
#40	Haley Toelle	4	Nike
#41	Helene Hutchinson	4	Nike
#42	James C. Meschter	4	Nike
#43	James Molyneux	4	Nike
#44	James Tarrier	4	Adidas Ag
#45	Krissy Yetman	4	Nike
#46	Levi J. Patton	4	Nike
#47	Mark Soderberg	4	Boa Technology
#48	Nicholas R. Long	4	Nike
#49	Patrick Case	4	Nike
#50	Paul Leonard Michael Smith	4	Adidas Ag
#51	Risha Dupre	4	Nike
#52	Shane S. Kohatsu	4	Nike
#53	Stuart David Reinhardt	4	Adidas Ag
#54	Thomas G. Bell	4	Nike
#55	Tory M. Cross	4	Nike
#56	Tom Luedecke	4	Under Armour
#57	Troy C. Lindner	4	Nike
#58	Alan Guyan	3	Under Armour
#59	Andrew A. Owings	3	Nike
#60	Andrea M. Vinet	3	Nike
#61	Benjamin J. Monfils	3	Nike
#62	Christopher Edward Holmes	3	Adidas Ag
#63	Chang-Chu Liao	3	Nike
#64	Craig Santos	3	Nike
#65	Dervin A. James	3	Nike
#66	Eric S. Schindler	3	Nike
#67	Eric A. Schmalzer	3	Nike
#68	Eun Kyung Lee	3	Samsung
#69	Fidencio Campos, II	3	Nike
#70	Frederick J. Dojan	3	Nike
#71	Geoffrey A. Weston	3	Nike
#72	Heiko Schlarb	3	Adidas Ag
#73	Holli Pheil	3	Nike
#74	Jeffrey L. Johnson	3	Nike
#75	Joël Ryp Greenspan	3	Nike
#76	John Whiteman	3	Adidas Ag
#77	Kyle Pulli	3	Deckers Outdoor
#78	Matthew Montross	3	Reebok International Limited
#79	Michael S. Amos	3	Nike
#80	Olivier Henrichot	3	Nike
#81	Oliver McLachlan	3	Nike
#82	Peter P. Williams, II	3	Nike
#83	Robert M. Bruce	3	Nike
#84	Roberto Zavala	3	Nike
#85	Scott C. Holt	3	Nike
#86	Seigo Nakaya	3	Asics
#87	Takashi Yamade	3	Asics
#88	Tobie D. Hatfield	3	Nike
#89	Travis J. Berrian	3	Nike
#90	Tru Huu Minh Le	3	—
#91	Aaron Bartel	2	Nike
#92	Adam Goldston	2	Athletic Propulsion Labs
#93	Adam Thuss	2	Nike
#94	Adam Vollmer	2	Nike
#95	Alison Sheets-Singer	2	Nike
#96	Alan Toronjo	2	Under Armour
#97	Ami M. Davis	2	Nike
#98	Andrea A. Paulson	2	Saucony
#99	Angela M. Yangas	2	—
#100	Barry A. Butler	2	—

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nike	205
2	Under Armour	16
3	Adidas Ag	15
#4	Asics	13
#5	Reebok International Limited	7
#6	Unknown	6
#7	Acushnet	5
#8	Bauer Hockey	4
#9	Boa Technology	4
#10	Cole Haan	4
#11	Puma Se	4
#12	Deckers Outdoor	3
#13	Rossignol Lange S.R.L.	3
#14	Wolverine Outdoors	3
#15	Samsung	3
#16	Athalonz	2
#17	Athletic Propulsion Labs	2
#18	Kornit Digital Technologies	2
#19	Lululemon Athletica Canada	2
#20	Mizuno	2
#21	New Balance Athletics	2
#22	O2 Partners	2
#23	S9	2
#24	Saucony	2
#25	Shoes For Crews	2
#26	Tbl Licensing	2
#27	US Army	2
#28	IBM	2
#29	3M	1
#30	Apos Medical Assets	1
#31	Atk Sports S.R.L.	1
#32	Bivab	1
#33	Boot Royalty Company	1
#34	Calzaturificio S.C.A.R.P.A. S.P.A.	1
#35	Carbon	1
#36	Chaei Hsin Enterprise Co.	1
#37	Cluffy	1
#38	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin	1
#39	Dashamerica	1
#40	Dentec Safety Specialists	1
#41	Dynasty Footwear	1
#42	Fashion Lane Holdings	1
#43	Fast Ip	1
#44	Fuerst Group	1
#45	Geox S.P.A.	1
#46	Giant Manufacturing Co.	1
#47	Gtx	1
#48	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa	1
#49	HP	1
#50	High-Low Heel	1
#51	Hood	1
#52	Hospital For Special Surgery	1
#53	Intricate Forte	1
#54	Joybees	1
#55	King Abdulaziz University	1
#56	Korea Institute Of Footwear And Leather Technology	1
#57	Leatt	1
#58	Leisure	1
#59	Louis Garneau Sports	1
#60	Materialise N.V.	1
#61	Matthews International	1
#62	Microjet Technology Co.	1
#63	Moore	1
#64	Msg Entertainment Group	1
#65	Nanotechceramics Co.	1
#66	National Cheng Kung University	1
#67	National Taiwan University Of Science And Technology	1
#68	Oto Industry (Wuhan) Co.	1
#69	Pointe Noir Pty	1
#70	Robert Bosch Gmbh	1
#71	Shanghai University	1
#72	Shimano	1
#73	Shinkyung	1
#74	Simplicity Works Europe, S.L.	1
#75	Skydex Technologies	1
#76	Specialized Bicycle Components	1
#77	Stomp Patent	1
#78	Superfeet Worldwide	1
#79	Tate Technology	1
#80	University Of Texas System	1
#81	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber	1
#82	Industry & Academic Cooperation In Chungnam National University (Iac)	1
#83	The North Face Apparel	1
#84	SUNY Research Foundation	1
#85	Tyrenn Co.	1
#86	University Of North Texas Health Science Center	1
#87	Vans	1
#88	Vivonics	1
#89	Wholeknit International Co.	1
#90	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1
#91	Comcast	1

Footwear Patent Leaders in 2022 2022

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