IPC Main Group
A43D 25/00 Devices for gluing shoe parts
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
Filing statistics
IPC A43D 25/00 belongs to the parent subclass A43D, which recorded 21,517 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 811 in 2013 to 2,482 in 2023 (+206%). The most active applicants in class A43 are NIKE (3,884 applications), NIKE INNOVATE (3,037 applications) and NIKE INNOVATE (1,179 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Related Keywords
devices for GLUE shoe partsbonding rubber to LEATHER in shoe-making
7 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A43D 25/047 Devices for lasting with adhesives or for gluing together insoles and uppers
- A43D 25/06 Devices for gluing soles on shoe bottoms
- A43D 25/12 Devices for gluing heel-breasts to heels or for gluing coverings on heels
- A43D 25/14 Devices for filling the shoe bottom
- A43D 25/16 Devices for making glued platform shoes
- A43D 25/18 Devices for applying adhesives to shoe parts
- A43D 25/2 Arrangements for activating or for accelerating setting of adhesives, e.g. by using heat
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A43, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- NIKE US 3,884
- NIKE INNOVATE US 3,037
- NIKE INNOVATE NL 1,179
- 耐克创新有限合伙公司 902
- NIKE INNOVATE 842
- ADIDAS DE 707
- ASICS CORPORATION JP 573
- ANTA (CHINA) COMPANY 417
- XTEP (CHINA) COMPANY 340
- PUMA SE DE 333