Inventor · Beaverton, OR, US

Gordon A. Valiant

12Patents
10h-index
26Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 13, 1993 → Aug 4, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5343639A Shoe with an improved midsole Human Necessities 362 Expired
US5353523A Shoe with an improved midsole Human Necessities 272 Expired
US5625964A Athletic shoe with rearfoot strike zone Human Necessities 209 Expired
US5425184A Athletic shoe with rearfoot strike zone Human Necessities 205 Expired
US5313718A Athletic shoe with bendable traction projections Human Necessities 138 Expired
US6684532B2 Footwear with removable foot-supporting member Human Necessities 134 Expired
US6055746A Athletic shoe with rearfoot strike zone Human Necessities 126 Expired
US6964120B2 Footwear midsole with compressible element in lateral heel area Human Necessities 112 Expired
US7013583B2 Footwear with removable foot-supporting member Human Necessities 80 Expired
US5661864A Last for an article of footwear and footwear made therefrom Human Necessities 66 Expired
US10750817B2 Articles of footwear with asymmetrical segmented plates Human Necessities 10 Active
US11412812B2 Articles of footwear with asymmetrical segmented plates Human Necessities 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.