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A43D 95/00

Shoe-finishing 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

Related Keywords

CHANNELLING soles of assembled boots or shoesGROOVING of assembled boots or shoes

13 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • A43D 95/02 Machines for treating or smoothing shoe uppers to remove wrinkles, folds, or the like
  • A43D 95/04 Machines for laying channel-flaps
  • A43D 95/06 Machines for colouring or chemical treatment; Ornamenting the sole bottoms
  • A43D 95/08 Machines or tools for scouring, abrading, or finishing, with or without dust-separating
  • A43D 95/1 Drying or heating devices for shoes
  • A43D 95/12 Devices for conditioning, tempering, or moistening
  • A43D 95/14 incorporating marking, printing, or embossing apparatus
  • A43D 95/2 Machines for burnishing soles or heels
  • A43D 95/22 Machines for burnishing the edges of soles, with or without devices for edge-indenting
  • A43D 95/24 Machines for buffing soles
  • A43D 95/26 Devices for applying wax
  • A43D 95/28 Machines for attaching protectors to soles or heels

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