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Saucony, Inc.

Saucony, Inc.'s patent strategy reveals a surprising focus on core "Footwear" innovation, accounting for 7.1% of its portfolio and showing a strong resurgence with a +100.0% YoY growth in 2026 (so far), after a decline in 2025. While "Plastic Articles (Specific)" represents a smaller 3.6% of its patents, its patenting in this area has also rebounded in 2026 after a complete halt in 2025, indicating a renewed, albeit modest, interest in material-specific advancements.

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Yearly patent publications since 2023

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Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.

84 US filings (since 2023) · 2 categories · 5 themes

Modular Footwear Design

Footwear systems designed with interchangeable or reconfigurable components, such as soles, uppers, or footbeds, to allow for customization, repair, or adaptation to different uses.

Footwear
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6since 2023
-50.0%YoY
Performance Sole Design

Engineering of footwear sole components, including midsoles, outsoles, and integrated plates or shanks, to optimize cushioning, stability, energy return, and biomechanical support for specific activities.

Footwear
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6since 2023
-50.0%YoY
Knitted Uppers & Advanced Materials

Utilization of knitted components, often with multi-layer structures or integrated thermoplastic yarns, and other advanced materials like specialized foams or structural color elements, for footwear uppers and other components.

Footwear
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4since 2023
0.0%YoY
Smart Footwear Sensors

Integration of electronic sensors and feedback mechanisms into footwear for monitoring physiological parameters, providing navigation assistance, or detecting health conditions.

Footwear
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1since 2023
new
Adaptive Closure Systemsfiltered

Novel mechanisms for securing footwear to the foot, moving beyond traditional laces to include reel-based cables, vacuum-actuated bladders, or integrated frames for enhanced fit and ease of use.

Footwear
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1since 2023
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Adaptive Closure Systems
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US 20240206588 A1APPLICATION
A43B13/12

ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH SOLE PLATE

Filed:2023-09-13Pub:2024-06-27
Applicant:Saucony, Inc.

A sole assembly for an article of footwear. The sole assembly includes a top midsole layer, a bottom midsole layer and a plate disposed between the top midsole layer and the bottom midsole layer. The plate includes a forefoot portion with lateral, medial and central longitudinal extensions, and a heel portion with a heel cup and a heel flange extending outwardly from the heel cup. The central and lateral longitudinal extensions are joined by a bridge. The top midsole layer is seated within the heel cup and does not cover the upper surface of the heel flange. The bottom midsole layer underlies and supports the heel flange.

US 20210093048 A1APPLICATION
A43C15/16

ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH MODIFIABLE SOLE

Filed:2019-09-27Pub:2021-04-01
Applicant:Saucony, Inc.

An article of footwear is provided with a modifiable sole having raised projections and/or drain guides. The raised projections are capable of receiving a threaded screw to increase the traction between the sole and an underlying ground surface. Information-conveying indicial markings can be provided on the base surface and associated with the raised projections, the indicial markings conveying information regarding the type of threaded screw that can be received by the raised projections and where to attach a threaded screw to the sole. The drain guides indicate where drain holes can be formed in the sole to enhance drainage

US 20210015197 A1APPLICATION
A43B1/00

CLOSURE SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN'S FOOTWEAR

Filed:2019-07-16Pub:2021-01-21
Applicant:Saucony, Inc.

A closure system for footwear is provided. The footwear has an outsole, an upper defining a tongue opening, and a closure assembly configured to selectively close the tongue opening. The closure assembly includes an elastic connector, a closure panel, and one or more stretchable faux laces. The elastic connector is anchored to the upper or the outsole inside the article of footwear. The closure panel bridges the tongue opening and has first and second ends; the first end is attached to the elastic connector and disposed within the upper and the second end is disposed outside the upper and releasably affixed to the upper. The faux lace is joined to the upper and the closure panel. The elastic connector is disposed within the upper and hidden from view from an exterior of the footwear when worn by a wearer.

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