A41B
Shirts
Official title: Shirts; underwear; baby linen; handkerchiefs
A41B (Shirts) appears on 3,565 US grants and 4,929 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A41B- Granted patents
- 3,565
- Published applications
- 4,929
- Assignees
- 1,461
- Inventors
- 7,233
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 23 | 0 |
| 1977 | 34 | 0 |
| 1978 | 30 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 25 | 0 |
| 1981 | 30 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 20 | 0 |
| 1985 | 27 | 0 |
| 1986 | 38 | 0 |
| 1987 | 48 | 0 |
| 1988 | 26 | 0 |
| 1989 | 35 | 0 |
| 1990 | 38 | 0 |
| 1991 | 50 | 0 |
| 1992 | 37 | 0 |
| 1993 | 36 | 0 |
| 1994 | 37 | 0 |
| 1995 | 44 | 0 |
| 1996 | 50 | 0 |
| 1997 | 63 | 0 |
| 1998 | 77 | 0 |
| 1999 | 83 | 0 |
| 2000 | 94 | 0 |
| 2001 | 94 | 24 |
| 2002 | 91 | 53 |
| 2003 | 45 | 70 |
| 2004 | 57 | 104 |
| 2005 | 41 | 142 |
| 2006 | 64 | 131 |
| 2007 | 48 | 140 |
| 2008 | 49 | 140 |
| 2009 | 37 | 139 |
| 2010 | 80 | 149 |
| 2011 | 62 | 170 |
| 2012 | 72 | 158 |
| 2013 | 67 | 161 |
| 2014 | 72 | 249 |
| 2015 | 98 | 230 |
| 2016 | 126 | 307 |
| 2017 | 107 | 308 |
| 2018 | 146 | 321 |
| 2019 | 185 | 383 |
| 2020 | 172 | 293 |
| 2021 | 162 | 266 |
| 2022 | 164 | 268 |
| 2023 | 149 | 194 |
| 2024 | 162 | 209 |
| 2025 | 146 | 203 |
| 2026 | 80 | 117 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- A41B 9/00Undergarments1,056
- A41B 11/00Hosiery925
- A41B 2400/00Functions or special features of shirts, underwear, baby linen or handkerchiefs notIndexing code880
- A41B 13/00Baby linen700
- A41B 1/00Shirts495
- A41B 2500/00Materials for shirts, underwear, baby linen or handkerchiefs not provided for inIndexing code230
- A41B 2300/00Details of shirts, underwear, baby linen or handkerchiefs not provided for inIndexing code228
- A41B 3/00Collars142
Recent patents
- Improvements in underwear8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305731 A1
- Sock8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305732 A1Recovery Co., Ltd.
- Adjustable Thermally Insulated Abdominal Garment for Infants and Toddlers with Multi-Layer Overlapping Flaps8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305733 A1
- Garment with configurable shoulder sections8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305734 A1
- Shirt with affixed interior bra8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305736 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Elastic laminated sheet of an incrementally stretched nonwoven fibrous web and elastomeric film and method342US 5,422,172 AClopay Plastic Products Company, Inc. · 1995
- Athletic socks with integrally knit arch cushion289US 4,255,949 A1981
- Footwear for facilitating the removal and dissipation of perspiration from the foot of a wearer288US 5,511,323 A1996
- Ski sock with integrally knit thickened fabric areas279US 4,373,361 A1983
- Undergarments made from multi-layered fabric laminate material262US 7,682,219 B2HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC · 2010