Footwear Patent Leaders 2023 | 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	Lee D. Peyton	19	Nike
2	Elizabeth Langvin	17	Nike
3	Tiffany A. Beers	17	Nike
#4	Andrew A. Owings	16	Nike
#5	Austin Orand	16	Nike
#6	Wade Flanagan	15	Nike
#7	Zachary M. Elder	14	Nike
#8	Craig Cheney	11	Fast Ip
#9	Stefan E. Guest	11	Nike
#10	Timothy P. Hopkins	11	Nike
#11	Aaron B. Weast	10	Nike
#12	Can Eldem	10	Nike
#13	Aaron Bartel	9	Nike
#14	Cassidy R. Levy	9	Nike
#15	Christian Alexander Steinbeck	9	Nike
#16	Levi J. Patton	9	Nike
#17	Summer L. Schneider	9	Nike
#18	Jessica Small	8	Nike
#19	Ryan Nyberg	8	Nike
#20	Sam Lacey	8	Nike
#21	Wesley K. Chan	8	Nike
#22	Adam Thuss	7	Nike
#23	Bruce J. Kilgore	7	Nike
#24	Chin-Chu Chen	7	Grape King Bio
#25	Eric S. Schindler	7	Nike
#26	Fidencio Campos, II	7	Nike
#27	Jeremy L. Connell	7	Nike
#28	John Hurd	7	Nike
#29	Peter P. Williams, II	7	Nike
#30	Steven H. Walker	7	Nike
#31	Tetsuya T. Minami	7	Nike
#32	Tory M. Cross	7	Nike
#33	Geng Luo	6	Nike
#34	George A. Xanthos	6	Nike
#35	John T. Dimoff	6	Nike
#36	Mark Soderberg	6	Boa Technology
#37	Olivier Henrichot	6	Nike
#38	Rachel M. Savage	6	Nike
#39	Shingo TAKASHIMA	6	Asics
#40	Thomas J. Rushbrook	6	Nike
#41	Bryan N. Farris	5	Nike
#42	Christophe Aubonnet	5	Deckers Outdoor
#43	Dervin A. James	5	Nike
#44	Emily Farina	5	Nike
#45	Haley Toelle	5	Nike
#46	Helene Hutchinson	5	Nike
#47	James Molyneux	5	Nike
#48	Jean-Luc Diard	5	Deckers Outdoor
#49	Jeremy D. Walker	5	Nike
#50	John Droege	5	Nike
#51	Kenta Moriyasu	5	Asics
#52	Lysandre Follet	5	Nike
#53	Shane S. Kohatsu	5	Nike
#54	Thomas G. Bell	5	Nike
#55	Tobie D. Hatfield	5	Nike
#56	Vincent Bouillard	5	Deckers Outdoor
#57	Zachary C. Wright	5	Nike
#58	Angelo Mason	4	Diadora Sport S.R.L.
#59	Carl Arnese	4	Adidas Ag
#60	Caleb W. Dyer	4	Nike
#61	Chia-Hung Lin	4	Quanta Computer
#62	Daniel A. Podhajny	4	Apple
#63	Devon Frazier	4	Nike
#64	Doug D. Wilken	4	Nike
#65	Dragan Jurkovic	4	Nike
#66	Eric P. Avar	4	Nike
#67	Genki HATANO	4	Asics
#68	Holli Pheil	4	Nike
#69	Jeffrey C. Spanks	4	Nike
#70	Joël Ryp Greenspan	4	Nike
#71	John Hlavacs	4	Nike
#72	Junichiro Tateishi	4	Asics
#73	Karen S. Dimoff	4	Nike
#74	Michael S. Amos	4	Nike
#75	Michael Pratt	4	Fast Ip
#76	Norihiko TANIGUCHI	4	Asics
#77	Patrick Case	4	Nike
#78	Paul Hooper	4	Nike
#79	Philip Woodman	4	Nike
#80	Risha Dupre	4	Nike
#81	Satoru Abe	4	Asics
#82	Stefan Tamm	4	Adidas Ag
#83	Yuya KOZUKA	4	Asics
#84	Aislynn Edwards	3	Fast Ip
#85	Alan Toronjo	3	Under Armour
#86	Arnaud Redon	3	Puma Se
#87	Ayu BESSHO	3	Asics
#88	Berin Skye B	3	Adidas Ag
#89	Bhupesh Dua	3	Nike
#90	Brendan Donohoe	3	Nike
#91	Brian Linkfield	3	Nike
#92	Bryan K. Youngs	3	Nike
#93	Chun-Chieh Chen	3	Compal Electronics
#94	Christopher S. Cook	3	Nike
#95	Christopher Ka-Yin LAM	3	Lululemon Athletica Canada
#96	Clayton Chambers	3	Nike
#97	Douglas A. Beye	3	Nike
#98	Elizabeth A. Kilgore	3	Nike
#99	Fanny Yung Ho	3	Nike
#100	Frederick J. Dojan	3	Nike

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nike	257
2	Asics	22
3	Adidas Ag	21
#4	Fast Ip	12
#5	Under Armour	12
#6	Puma Se	9
#7	Unknown	6
#8	Boa Technology	5
#9	Deckers Outdoor	5
#10	Reebok International Limited	5
#11	Fuerst Group	4
#12	Mizuno	4
#13	Acushnet	3
#14	Cole Haan	3
#15	Dynasty Footwear	3
#16	Lululemon Athletica Canada	3
#17	Pride Manufacturing Company	3
#18	Shimano	3
#19	Tecnica Group S.P.A.	3
#20	Allbirds	2
#21	Athletic Propulsion Labs	2
#22	Bauer Hockey	2
#23	Calzaturificio S.C.A.R.P.A. S.P.A.	2
#24	Hbn Shoe	2
#25	Jhih Huei Trading Co.	2
#26	New Balance Athletics	2
#27	O2 Partners	2
#28	Red Wing Shoe Company	2
#29	Scholl'S Wellness Company	2
#30	Tbl Licensing	2
#31	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber	2
#32	Wholeknit International Co.	2
#33	Apple	1
#34	Accenture Global Solutions Limited	1
#35	Adamant Namiki Precision Jewel Co.	1
#36	Aetrex	1
#37	Alliance Design And Development Group	1
#38	Athalonz	1
#39	Basf Se	1
#40	Biothread	1
#41	Blauer Manufacturing Company	1
#42	Boot Royalty Company	1
#43	Bruce	1
#44	Calzaturificio Dal Bello S.R.L.	1
#45	Canada Goose	1
#46	Carbon	1
#47	Cooper-Standard Automotive	1
#48	Crank Brothers	1
#49	Cyclingdeal Usa	1
#50	Dentec Safety Specialists	1
#51	Diadora S.P.A.	1
#52	Diadora Sport S.R.L.	1
#53	Ecco Sko A/S	1
#54	Fitflop Limited	1
#55	Gavrieli Brands	1
#56	Geroline	1
#57	Hamilton Sundstrand	1
#58	Haptech	1
#59	HP	1
#60	Hillsound Equipment	1
#61	Ifit	1
#62	Kahtoola	1
#63	Kwik Tek	1
#64	Lacrosse Footwear	1
#65	MIT	1
#66	National Cheng Kung University	1
#67	Nidec	1
#68	Ninghai Xingda Leisure Products Co.	1
#69	Orpyx Medical Technologies	1
#70	Piana Nonwovens	1
#71	Plae	1
#72	Rikco International	1
#73	Rocky Brands	1
#74	Salomon S.A.	1
#75	Saucony	1
#76	Shift Holding	1
#77	Siemens Industry Software	1
#78	Snu R&Db Foundation	1
#79	Sport Maska	1
#80	Sqairz	1
#81	Stable Step Llc.	1
#82	Stomp Patent	1
#83	Stop River Development	1
#84	Florida International University Board Of Trustees	1
#85	The North Face Apparel	1
#86	The Topline	1
#87	US Army	1
#88	Totes Isotoner	1
#89	Versi	1
#90	Walmart Apollo	1
#91	Washington University	1
#92	Wolverine Outdoors	1
#93	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1
#94	Zhik Pty	1
#95	Samsung	1
#96	Toyota	1

Footwear Patent Leaders in 2023 2023

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