Footwear Patent Leaders 2024 | 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	20	Nike
2	Austin Orand	16	Nike
3	Zachary M. Elder	16	Nike
#4	Tiffany A. Beers	14	Nike
#5	Elizabeth Langvin	13	Nike
#6	Narissa Chang	12	Nike
#7	Craig Cheney	11	Fast Ip
#8	Jean-Marie Bidal	11	Acushnet
#9	Genki HATANO	10	Asics
#10	Levi J. Patton	10	Nike
#11	Summer L. Schneider	10	Nike
#12	Wade Flanagan	10	Nike
#13	James Molyneux	9	Nike
#14	Thomas J. Rushbrook	9	Nike
#15	Adam Vollmer	8	Nike
#16	Andrew A. Owings	8	Nike
#17	Jeremy L. Connell	8	Nike
#18	Satoru Abe	8	Asics
#19	Timothy P. Hopkins	8	Nike
#20	Yuya KOZUKA	8	Asics
#21	Andreas Siegismund	7	Puma Se
#22	Elizabeth A. Kilgore	7	Nike
#23	John F. Swigart	7	Nike
#24	Olivier Henrichot	7	Nike
#25	Remy Pieron	7	Nike
#26	Romain Girard	7	Puma Se
#27	Steven H. Walker	7	Nike
#28	Aaron B. Weast	6	Nike
#29	Adrian Meir	6	Nike
#30	Fidencio Campos, II	6	Nike
#31	Geng Luo	6	Nike
#32	John T. Dimoff	6	Nike
#33	Norihiko TANIGUCHI	6	Asics
#34	Oliver McLachlan	6	Nike
#35	Patrick Case	6	Nike
#36	Shingo TAKASHIMA	6	Asics
#37	Stefan E. Guest	6	Nike
#38	Bruce J. Kilgore	5	Nike
#39	Can Eldem	5	Nike
#40	Cassidy R. Levy	5	Nike
#41	Chin-Chu Chen	5	Grape King Bio
#42	Christian Alexander Steinbeck	5	Nike
#43	Devin Bailly	5	Nike
#44	Devon Frazier	5	Nike
#45	Emily Farina	5	Nike
#46	Eric P. Avar	5	Nike
#47	Eric S. Schindler	5	Nike
#48	Frank Jensen	5	Ecco Sko A/S
#49	George A. Xanthos	5	Nike
#50	Holli Pheil	5	Nike
#51	Jason R. Meeker	5	Nike
#52	Jacques Perrault	5	Adidas Ag
#53	Kathryn Carey Fleming	5	Lululemon Athletica Canada
#54	Kevin Fallon	5	Under Armour
#55	Krissy Yetman	5	Nike
#56	Lai Wa C. Ho	5	Nike
#57	Lysandre Follet	5	Nike
#58	Mauro Bonin	5	Puma Se
#59	Matthias Hartmann	5	Puma Se
#60	Michael Pratt	5	Fast Ip
#61	Peter P. Williams, II	5	Nike
#62	Samuel Scott Rathburn	5	Lululemon Athletica Canada
#63	Seth Munger	5	Fast Ip
#64	Stepan Ryabinin	5	Nike
#65	Tetsuya T. Minami	5	Nike
#66	Timothy W. Markison	5	Cleversafe
#67	Troy C. Lindner	5	Nike
#68	Wesley K. Chan	5	Nike
#69	Aaron Bartel	4	Nike
#70	Arick Auyang	4	Nike
#71	Arnaud Redon	4	Puma Se
#72	Ayu BESSHO	4	Asics
#73	Bryan K. Youngs	4	Nike
#74	Carl Arnese	4	Adidas Ag
#75	Christophe Aubonnet	4	Deckers Outdoor
#76	David Dombrow	4	Under Armour
#77	Daniel Weeks	4	Nike
#78	Derek Houng	4	Nike
#79	Dervin A. James	4	Nike
#80	Ethan Vella	4	Nike
#81	Fiona L. Lesecq	4	Nike
#82	Gjermund Haugbro	4	Nike
#83	Helene Hutchinson	4	Nike
#84	Isaac Farr	4	HP
#85	Jean-Luc Diard	4	Deckers Outdoor
#86	Jeffrey S. To	4	Nike
#87	Karen S. Dimoff	4	Nike
#88	Kevin W. Hoffer	4	Nike
#89	Keita OZAWA	4	Asics
#90	Matthew Browne	4	Nike
#91	Matthew Montross	4	Reebok International Limited
#92	Mark Soderberg	4	Boa Technology
#93	Phillip Meneau	4	Nike
#94	Philip Woodman	4	Nike
#95	Robert S. Bento	4	Acushnet
#96	Rory S. Blanche	4	Nike
#97	Roger Paul Murphy	4	Nike
#98	Sam Lacey	4	Nike
#99	Shane S. Kohatsu	4	Nike
#100	Sho TAKAMASU	4	Asics

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nike	256
2	Adidas Ag	30
3	Asics	28
#4	Under Armour	24
#5	Puma Se	17
#6	Fast Ip	13
#7	Acushnet	12
#8	Unknown	10
#9	Ecco Sko A/S	8
#10	Reebok International Limited	7
#11	Deckers Outdoor	6
#12	Lululemon Athletica Canada	6
#13	Mizuno	5
#14	Shimano	5
#15	Calzaturificio S.C.A.R.P.A. S.P.A.	4
#16	Sport Maska	4
#17	Apos Medical Assets	3
#18	Boa Technology	3
#19	Columbia Insurance	3
#20	Geox S.P.A.	3
#21	Sigmasense, Llc.	3
#22	Wolverine Outdoors	3
#23	Athalonz	2
#24	Athletic Propulsion Labs	2
#25	Bauer Hockey	2
#26	Dynasty Footwear	2
#27	Jhih Huei Trading Co.	2
#28	On Clouds Gmbh	2
#29	Orpyx Medical Technologies	2
#30	Red Wing Shoe Company	2
#31	Rossignol Lange S.R.L.	2
#32	S9	2
#33	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	2
#34	Aetrex	1
#35	Ariat International	1
#36	Biothread	1
#37	Blucher Gmbh	1
#38	Boardriders Ip Holdings	1
#39	Boot Royalty Company	1
#40	Carbitex	1
#41	City University Of Hong Kong	1
#42	Cole Haan	1
#43	Columbia Sportswear North America	1
#44	Darco International	1
#45	Desco Industries	1
#46	Diadora Sport S.R.L.	1
#47	Directa Plus S.P.A.	1
#48	F.G.P. S.R.L.	1
#49	Fitflop Limited	1
#50	Fox Head	1
#51	Frankie4 Ip 1 Pty	1
#52	Fuerst Group	1
#53	Genesco	1
#54	Hero Gmbh & Co. Kg	1
#55	High-Low Heel	1
#56	Hillsound Equipment	1
#57	Inteplast Group	1
#58	Jilin University	1
#59	Kahtoola	1
#60	Keen	1
#61	Kuka Deutschland Gmbh	1
#62	Lacrosse Footwear	1
#63	Lonati S.P.A.	1
#64	Macpi S.P.A. Pressing Division	1
#65	Nanotechceramics Co.	1
#66	Nec	1
#67	New Balance Athletics	1
#68	New York Society For The Relief Of The Ruptured And Crippled, Maintaining The Hospital For Special Surgery	1
#69	Oto Industry (Wuhan) Co.	1
#70	Penguin Magic	1
#71	Pride Manufacturing Company	1
#72	R. G. Barry	1
#73	Salomon S.A.	1
#74	Scholl'S Wellness Company	1
#75	Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Ii	1
#76	Spark Connected	1
#77	Specialized Bicycle Components	1
#78	Sr Technologies	1
#79	Taiwan Paiho Limited	1
#80	Tbl Licensing	1
#81	Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited	1
#82	University of California	1
#83	The Seaberg Company	1
#84	Tyrenn Co.	1
#85	Tyr Sport	1
#86	University Of Pittsburgh	1
#87	Vibram S.P.A.	1
#88	Walmart Apollo	1
#89	Zozo	1
#90	Comcast	1
#91	Honeywell	1
#92	Samsung	1
#93	Sony	1

Footwear Patent Leaders in 2024 2024

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