A41B 11/12
Means at the upper end to keep the stockings up
Official title: Means at the upper end to keep the stockings up (A41B11/04 takes precedence; stocking suspenders A41F11/00)
A41B11/12 (Means at the upper end to keep the stockings up) appears on 66 US grants and 101 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A41B- Granted patents
- 66
- Published applications
- 101
- Assignees
- 47
- Inventors
- 172
- Latest grant
- 21 Oct 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 8 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 11 |
| 2020 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Socks for receiving orthotic insoles21 Oct 2025US 12,446,632 B1King Saud University
- Easy don and doff sock3 Jun 2025US 12,320,043 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Shoe with detachable sock29 Apr 2025US 12,285,077 B2
- Sock and gaiter combination25 Feb 2025US 12,232,544 B1Bond Consulting Services, Inc.
- Method of manufacturing yoga outer socks with silicone band attached thereto18 Feb 2025US 12,227,896 B2J-Fashion Co., Ltd
- Protective Foot Sleeve Device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248207 A1
- No slip boot sock30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114519 A1
- Sports socks4 Dec 2025US 2025/0366540 A1Mizuno Corporation
- Knitted anti-slip article3 Jul 2025US 2025/0215623 A1Elastic Therapy, LLC
- Sock for improving comfort for a user27 Feb 2025US 2025/0064142 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Athletic footwear for soft terrain91US 5,774,898 A1998
- Sock for use with open toe sandal type footwear72US 5,867,838 A1999
- Sock and shoe and sock and shoe fastening means53US 4,169,324 A1979
- Slip resistant body limb support and method of preparation49US 3,983,870 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1976
- Lounging and sleeping stocking31US 6,378,139 B12002