A41D 31/32
Retroreflective
A41D31/32 (Retroreflective) appears on 73 US grants and 94 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A41D- Granted patents
- 73
- Published applications
- 94
- Assignees
- 52
- Inventors
- 180
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 5 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 9 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Athletic garment1 Sep 2026US 12,721,382 B2Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc.
- Combined phosphorescent, retroreflective and fluorescent article23 Jun 2026US 12,660,868 B2Coats Trading (UK) Limited
- Emergency alert garment14 Apr 2026US 12,602,987 B1
- Method for manufacturing knit articles incorporating reflective yarn and knit articles31 Mar 2026US 12,590,389 B2Reebok International Ltd.
- Textiles and garments having thermoreflective material9 Sep 2025US 12,408,714 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Retroreflective article27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251827 A13M Innovative Properties Company
- Modular utility latching system18 Sep 2025US 2025/0288029 A1
- Retroreflective article21 Aug 2025US 2025/0264645 A13M Innovative Properties Company
- Article Provided with Reflective Yarn as a Safety Mechanism17 Jul 2025US 2025/0230584 A1Light Textile Inc.
- Athletic garment13 Feb 2025US 2025/0049150 A1Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Teleportal face-to-face system96US 6,774,869 B2Board of Trustees operating Michigan State University · 2004
- Retro-reflective attachment for wearing apparel65US 4,517,685 AHead Lites Corporation · 1985
- Sheeting with composite image that floats65US 7,068,434 B23M Innovative Properties Company · 2006
- Method of making glittering cube-corner retroreflective sheeting54US 5,770,124 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1998
- Perforated reflective trim for use with garments48US 6,009,560 ALion Apparel, Inc. · 2000