A41B 17/00
Selection of special materials for underwear
A41B17/00 (Selection of special materials for underwear) appears on 131 US grants and 272 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A41B- Granted patents
- 131
- Published applications
- 272
- Assignees
- 129
- Inventors
- 415
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2005 | 3 | 16 |
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| 2023 | 11 | 10 |
| 2024 | 4 | 10 |
| 2025 | 3 | 16 |
| 2026 | 7 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Briefs for male wearers and method for manufacturing same25 Aug 2026US 12,714,155 B2Aswemove International, Inc.
- Cooling undergarment25 Aug 2026US 12,714,156 B2Care for There LLC
- Lower torso garment including a pouch28 Jul 2026US 12,690,627 B2HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
- Multilayer textile having printed layer7 Jul 2026US 12,673,478 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Elastic member and disposable wearing article including elastic member2 Jun 2026US 12,642,311 B2Daio Paper Corporation
- Genital concealment undergarment with elastomer gusset grip1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294008 A1Dinote Inc. DBA Unclockable
- Elastic member and disposable wearing article including elastic member3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256220 A1Daio Paper Corporation
- Washable and reusable absorbent undergarment27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248206 A1Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
- Absorbent garment7 May 2026US 2026/0124082 A1Shenzhen Lute Jiacheng Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd.
- Elastic member and disposable wearing article including elastic member30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115057 A1Daio Paper Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Undergarments made from multi-layered fabric laminate material262US 7,682,219 B2HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC · 2010
- Anti-microbial fiber and fibrous products217US 6,946,196 B2Foss Manufacturing Co., Inc. · 2005
- Anti-microbial fiber and fibrous products101US 6,723,428 B1Foss Manufacturing Co., Inc. · 2004
- Microcapsule, treating liquids containing the same, and textile structure having microcapsules adhering thereto69US 5,232,769 AKanebo, Ltd. · 1993
- Swim and body suit support system68US 5,996,120 A1999