A41B 11/00
Hosiery
Official title: Hosiery; Panti-hose (elastic stockings for curative purposes A61F13/08)
A41B11/00 (Hosiery) appears on 925 US grants and 1,253 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A41B- Granted patents
- 925
- Published applications
- 1,253
- Assignees
- 472
- Inventors
- 1,883
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | 31 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | 8 |
| 2002 | 29 | 20 |
| 2003 | 14 | 20 |
| 2004 | 18 | 15 |
| 2005 | 6 | 34 |
| 2006 | 16 | 45 |
| 2007 | 7 | 40 |
| 2008 | 6 | 30 |
| 2009 | 10 | 42 |
| 2010 | 16 | 44 |
| 2011 | 12 | 37 |
| 2012 | 9 | 35 |
| 2013 | 15 | 41 |
| 2014 | 10 | 71 |
| 2015 | 15 | 68 |
| 2016 | 29 | 83 |
| 2017 | 25 | 68 |
| 2018 | 39 | 87 |
| 2019 | 47 | 99 |
| 2020 | 40 | 76 |
| 2021 | 42 | 73 |
| 2022 | 44 | 68 |
| 2023 | 41 | 37 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 |
| 2025 | 33 | 35 |
| 2026 | 14 | 33 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A41B 11/14Panti-hose167
- A41B 11/02Reinforcements166
- A41B 11/003Hosiery with intermediate sections of different elasticity114
- A41B 11/005Hosiery made essentially of a multi-ply construction102
- A41B 11/001Decoration66
- A41B 11/002Pairing socks66
- A41B 11/12Means at the upper end to keep the stockings up66
- A41B 11/008Hosiery with an anti-slip coating64
Recent patents
- Multi-knitted wearable garment15 Sep 2026US 12,733,692 B2Okamoto Corporation
- Knit sock with targeted compression zone15 Sep 2026US 12,735,818 B1Flagship Brands, LLC
- Compression sock with integrated donning and doffing aid system25 Aug 2026US 12,714,609 B2
- Socks and liners with shock absorbing properties18 Aug 2026US 12,708,533 B2
- Systems and methods for flexible footwear11 Aug 2026US 12,702,185 B2Pedestal Footwear
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
- Moisture-management sock and shoe for creating a moisture managing environment for the feet251US 5,353,524 A1994