A41B 17/005
Low friction features
Official title: {Low friction features}
A41B17/005 (Low friction features) appears on 15 US grants and 20 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A41B- Granted patents
- 15
- Published applications
- 20
- Assignees
- 9
- Inventors
- 24
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Lower-body garment having sling assembly19 May 2026US 12,628,882 B2Sinlow Norlad, Inc.
- Garment waistband system and method24 Feb 2026US 12,557,856 B2HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
- Apparel item configured for reduced cling perception30 Apr 2019US 10,271,580 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Sensory stimulating garment30 Jan 2018US 9,877,522 B1
- Repositionable moisture management material that creates a barrier to skin-on-skin contact27 Jun 2017US 9,687,395 B2Mountain Park Music, Inc.
- Lower-body garment having sling assembly22 May 2025US 2025/0160445 A1Sinlow Norlad, Inc.
- Garment waistband system and method18 Apr 2024US 2024/0122271 A1HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
- Noncompressive undergarments1 Jul 2021US 2021/0195963 A1
- Skin care fabric having a heterogeneous frictional property22 Apr 2021US 2021/0112999 A1Nollapelli, Inc.
- Next generation underwear for men2 May 2019US 2019/0124999 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Low friction apparel53US 5,590,420 A1997
- Firefighter garment with combination facecloth and moisture barrier51US 5,640,718 ALion Apparel, Inc. · 1997
- Firefighter garment with low friction liner system38US 5,819,316 ALion Apparel, Inc. · 1998
- Firefighter garment with low friction liner system35US 5,539,928 ALion Apparel, Inc. · 1996
- Sock33US 7,213,420 B2Legend Care IP Limited · 2007