USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Converse Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 320 granted patents across 22 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A43B (CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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320

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

2.1

Avg claims per patent

+210%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Converse holds 320 US patents across 22 technology areas, rank #1,323 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,323
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.6/100): 2.1
avg claims per patent: +210%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Converse Inc. has been granted 320 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Converse Inc. at rank #1,323 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 22 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 2.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in A43B (CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR). As a US Corporation, Converse Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Converse sits between Linkedin Corporation (322 patents, rank #1,319) and Amkor Technology, Inc. (319 patents, rank #1,327) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.6/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 242 grants, compared with 78 in the 2015–2019 window, a +210% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Converse Inc.'s 2.1 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 22 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Converse Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Converse holds 320 patents at rank #1,323, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Converse

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,323 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A43B (Characteristic Features OF Footwear)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Converse's primary technology class.

Converse's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

57 Top 6% higher than 94% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Converse Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	5	1.6%
2016	2	0.6%
2017	44	13.8%
2018	15	4.7%
2019	12	3.8%
2020	40	12.5%
2021	9	2.8%
2022	36	11.3%
2023	74	23.1%
2024	62	19.4%
2025	21	6.6%

Which technologies does Converse Inc. patent most?

A43B - CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR 22

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 9

A43C - FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL 6

B29D - PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE 5

B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING 4

A43D - MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR 3

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 3

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 3

B29K - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR ; MOULDS, ; REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS 3

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 3

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 3

D04H - MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL ; FABRICS MADE BY SUCH PROCESSES OR APPARATUS, e.g. FELTS, NON-WOVEN FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; WADDING ; ; NON-WOVEN FABRICS FROM STAPLE FIBRES, FILAMENTS OR YARNS, BONDED WITH AT LEAST ONE WEB-LIKE MATERIAL DURING THEIR CONSOLIDATION 2

D06N - WALL, FLOOR, OR LIKE COVERING MATERIALS, e.g. LINOLEUM, OILCLOTH, ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ROOFING FELT, CONSISTING OF A FIBROUS WEB COATED WITH A LAYER OF MACROMOLECULAR MATERIAL; FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 2

A41D - OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES 1

A44B - BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE 1

Top 15 of 22 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,323

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Converse Inc. hold?

Converse Inc. holds 320 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is Converse Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Converse Inc. has an Innovation Score of 56.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Converse Inc. focus on?

Converse Inc.'s top technology area is A43B (CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR) with 22 patents. The company has filed patents in 22 CPC subclasses total.

Is Converse Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Converse Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +210% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Converse Inc.'s patents?

Converse Inc.'s patents average 2.1 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Converse Inc. patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

How to use this portfolio

Converse's 320 grants land it in the top 6% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Converse ranks #1,323 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A43B - see who else leads that technology area. A43B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.