A41D
Outerwear
Official title: Outerwear; protective garments; accessories
A41D (Outerwear) appears on 18,005 US grants and 22,838 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A41D- Granted patents
- 18,005
- Published applications
- 22,838
- Assignees
- 6,689
- Inventors
- 34,367
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 81 | 0 |
| 1977 | 100 | 0 |
| 1978 | 101 | 0 |
| 1979 | 75 | 0 |
| 1980 | 101 | 0 |
| 1981 | 108 | 0 |
| 1982 | 90 | 0 |
| 1983 | 103 | 0 |
| 1984 | 132 | 0 |
| 1985 | 181 | 0 |
| 1986 | 157 | 0 |
| 1987 | 204 | 0 |
| 1988 | 172 | 0 |
| 1989 | 251 | 0 |
| 1990 | 193 | 0 |
| 1991 | 293 | 0 |
| 1992 | 246 | 0 |
| 1993 | 179 | 0 |
| 1994 | 209 | 0 |
| 1995 | 225 | 0 |
| 1996 | 295 | 0 |
| 1997 | 322 | 0 |
| 1998 | 390 | 0 |
| 1999 | 422 | 0 |
| 2000 | 407 | 0 |
| 2001 | 373 | 92 |
| 2002 | 346 | 302 |
| 2003 | 287 | 394 |
| 2004 | 295 | 560 |
| 2005 | 273 | 630 |
| 2006 | 286 | 673 |
| 2007 | 215 | 645 |
| 2008 | 213 | 673 |
| 2009 | 198 | 694 |
| 2010 | 391 | 735 |
| 2011 | 342 | 721 |
| 2012 | 374 | 789 |
| 2013 | 391 | 853 |
| 2014 | 429 | 947 |
| 2015 | 474 | 1033 |
| 2016 | 555 | 1155 |
| 2017 | 599 | 1270 |
| 2018 | 664 | 1331 |
| 2019 | 881 | 1341 |
| 2020 | 851 | 1199 |
| 2021 | 795 | 1507 |
| 2022 | 770 | 1583 |
| 2023 | 806 | 1237 |
| 2024 | 837 | 988 |
| 2025 | 830 | 833 |
| 2026 | 493 | 653 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- A41D 13/00Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments8,179
- A41D 1/00Garments3,649
- A41D 27/00Details of garments or of their making3,458
- A41D 31/00Materials specially adapted for outerwear3,120
- A41D 19/00Gloves3,063
- A41D 2400/00Functions or special features of garmentsIndexing code1,914
- A41D 2300/00Details of garmentsIndexing code1,000
- A41D 2600/00Uses of garments specially adapted for specific purposesIndexing code894
All 21 main groupsShow fewer
- A41D 15/00Convertible garments780
- A41D 2500/00Materials for garmentsIndexing code693
- A41D 3/00Overgarments667
- A41D 2200/00Components of garmentsIndexing code426
- A41D 7/00Bathing gowns426
- A41D 20/00Wristbands or headbands354
- A41D 25/00Neckties342
- A41D 23/00Scarves225
- A41D 11/00Garments for children161
- A41D 17/00Gaiters125
- A41D 10/00Pyjamas52
- A41D 29/00Uniforms52
- A41D 5/00Fur garments22
Recent patents
- Dual strapped utility garment6 Oct 2026US 12,751,505 B2Whypak Solutions LLC
- Waders for modern adventurers6 Oct 2026US 12,751,506 B2Chene IP, LLC
- Joint protection device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,507 B2
- Garment having an enhanced play function and play landscape6 Oct 2026US 12,751,508 B2
- Wearable article and method of manufacturing a wearable article6 Oct 2026US 12,751,509 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Adjustable Thermally Insulated Abdominal Garment for Infants and Toddlers with Multi-Layer Overlapping Flaps8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305733 A1
- Devices, systems, and methods for enhancing a wearable article for use with a stretchable circuit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305737 A1Liquid Wire Inc.
- Adjustable garment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305738 A1LDM Equestrian, LLC
- Wearable Compression Apparatus for Localized Therapeutic Treatment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305739 A1
- Protective aerodynamic performance apparel with adaptive padding system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305740 A1Rhino Skinz Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Foam substrate and micropackaged active ingredient particle composite dispensing materials1,078US 4,828,542 ATwin Rivers Engineering · 1989
- Physiologic signs feedback system1,075US 6,047,203 ANims, Inc. · 2000
- Infection-resistant compositions, medical devices and surfaces and methods for preparing and using same910US 5,019,096 AThe Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · 1991
- Process for the permanent joining of stretchable threadlike or small ribbonlike elastic elements to a flat substrate, as well as use thereof for producing frilled sections of film or foil strip534US 4,842,666 AH. B. Fuller Company · 1989
- Flexible wearable computer479US 6,108,197 AViA, Inc. · 2000