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A43D 21/00

Lasting machines

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
FOOTWEAR
Subclass:
MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR

9 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • A43D 21/02 with one single lasting gripper
  • A43D 21/04 for lasting the opposite sides of the shoe one after another
  • A43D 21/06 for wooden soles
  • A43D 21/08 with last supports and toe- or heel-embracing wipers movable both horizontally and vertically
  • A43D 21/1 Bed-lasting machines
  • A43D 21/12 with lasting clamps, shoe-shaped clamps, wipers, stretching straps, or the like for forming the toe or heel parts on the last
  • A43D 21/14 for toe or heel parts, with nailing devices
  • A43D 21/16 with lasting pincers or toe- or heel-embracing wipers
  • A43D 21/18 with lasting pincers and straight-acting wipers, also for forming the shank portions of shoes

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A43, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NIKE US 3,884
  2. NIKE INNOVATE US 3,037
  3. NIKE INNOVATE NL 1,179
  4. 耐克创新有限合伙公司 902
  5. NIKE INNOVATE 842
  6. ADIDAS DE 707
  7. ASICS CORPORATION JP 573
  8. ANTA (CHINA) COMPANY 417
  9. XTEP (CHINA) COMPANY 340
  10. PUMA SE DE 333