A41B 9/026
Characterized by the opening
Official title: {characterized by the opening}
A41B9/026 (Characterized by the opening) appears on 47 US grants and 82 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A41B- Granted patents
- 47
- Published applications
- 82
- Assignees
- 20
- Inventors
- 94
- Latest grant
- 25 Nov 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 17 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 12 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ventilated lower body garment25 Nov 2025US 12,478,113 B2
- Garment with tension closure pocket11 Nov 2025US 12,465,101 B2Under Armour, Inc.
- Garment having a manipulable crotch area30 Sep 2025US 12,426,648 B2Aurora Outdoor Outfits, LLC
- Lower torso garment with support element29 Jul 2025US 12,369,650 B2HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
- Lower torso garment with support element8 Jul 2025US 12,349,743 B2HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
- Male Undergarment24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283265 A1
- Ventilated lower body garment12 Mar 2026US 2026/0068960 A1Inivex Composites Inc.
- One-piece dress for men8 Jan 2026US 2026/0007188 A1Lucky SKY Co., Ltd.
- Lower torso garment with support element4 Dec 2025US 2025/0366539 A1HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
- Garment with waistband pocket23 Oct 2025US 2025/0325057 A1Under Armour, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Men's underwear with supporting pocket51US 5,070,869 A1991
- Men's brief with inner support pocket51US 6,901,607 B12005
- Urinary incontinence device and method39US 5,984,910 A1999
- Undergarment with openable forward flap32US 6,412,119 B12002
- Male undergarment including supporting structures32US 8,555,422 B22013