Inventor · Portland, OR, US

John Droege

34Patents
10h-index
18Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 22, 2007 → Feb 14, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8196322B2 Article of footwear with ball control portion Human Necessities 57 Active
US8701232B1 Method of forming an article of footwear incorporating a trimmed knitted upper Textiles; Paper 52 Active
US8631590B2 Article of footwear for soccer Human Necessities 49 Active
US9820529B2 Asymmetric torsion plate and composite sole structure for article of footwear Human Necessities 44 Active
US7941943B2 Ball control insert Human Necessities 37 Active
US11089834B2 Footwear sole plate with non-parallel waves of varying thickness Human Necessities 27 Active
US9038288B2 Athletic footwear with ball control portions Human Necessities 26 Active
US9339076B2 Article of footwear incorporating a trimmed knitted upper Textiles; Paper 24 Active
US10016020B2 Article of footwear with forefoot secondary studs Human Necessities 14 Active
US8196320B2 Article of footwear with interchangeable bootie Human Necessities 12 Active
US9392835B2 Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with an integral knit ankle cuff Textiles; Paper 10 Active
US9101178B2 Article of footwear with a lateral offset heel stud Human Necessities 10 Active
US8484865B2 Ball control insert Human Necessities 9 Active
US8196321B2 Article of footwear with a shape correcting member Human Necessities 7 Active
US9924757B2 Article of footwear incorporating a trimmed knitted upper Textiles; Paper 5 Active
US10092058B2 Method of forming an article of footwear incorporating a knitted upper with tensile strand Textiles; Paper 5 Active
US8914997B2 Article of footwear with interchangeable bootie Human Necessities 4 Active
US10631591B2 Sole structure for an article of footwear with undulating sole plate Human Necessities 4 Active
US10918155B2 Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with an integral knit ankle cuff Textiles; Paper 4 Active
US11006695B2 Footwear sole plate with forefoot through hole Human Necessities 4 Active
US10512296B2 Article of footwear incorporating a trimmed knitted upper Textiles; Paper 3 Active
US9072333B2 Article of footwear with forefoot secondary studs Human Necessities 3 Active
US9107478B2 Article of footwear having a tapered throat and transitional lacing Human Necessities 3 Active
US11559104B2 Footwear sole plate with forefoot through hole Human Necessities 2 Active
US11717050B2 Sole structure for an article of footwear with undulating sole plate Human Necessities 1 Active

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