A41F 1/00
Fastening devices specially adapted for garments
Official title: Fastening devices specially adapted for garments {(for pairing socks A41B11/002; for fur garments A41D5/006)}
A41F1/00 (Fastening devices specially adapted for garments) appears on 889 US grants and 1,066 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A41F- Granted patents
- 889
- Published applications
- 1,066
- Assignees
- 413
- Inventors
- 1,512
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 4 |
| 2002 | 26 | 19 |
| 2003 | 14 | 12 |
| 2004 | 9 | 10 |
| 2005 | 7 | 16 |
| 2006 | 11 | 21 |
| 2007 | 5 | 19 |
| 2008 | 7 | 17 |
| 2009 | 6 | 19 |
| 2010 | 8 | 19 |
| 2011 | 9 | 25 |
| 2012 | 16 | 47 |
| 2013 | 21 | 31 |
| 2014 | 24 | 45 |
| 2015 | 26 | 63 |
| 2016 | 35 | 63 |
| 2017 | 52 | 76 |
| 2018 | 55 | 87 |
| 2019 | 70 | 93 |
| 2020 | 57 | 57 |
| 2021 | 51 | 74 |
| 2022 | 48 | 54 |
| 2023 | 38 | 48 |
| 2024 | 38 | 52 |
| 2025 | 51 | 57 |
| 2026 | 23 | 38 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Detachable clothing assembly, garment and clothing connection method22 Sep 2026US 12,740,601 B1
- Harness leg loop15 Sep 2026US 12,733,696 B2Amer Sports Canada Inc.
- Adjustment unit, fastening device and wearable article11 Aug 2026US 12,702,176 B2On Clouds GmbH
- Article of apparel21 Jul 2026US 12,685,355 B2adidas AG
- Systems and methods for customizing pockets23 Jun 2026US 12,660,873 B2Perception01, LLC
- Garment and breast pump functional layer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305735 A1Shenzhen Lute Jiacheng Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd.
- Accessible clothing1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294007 A1
- Monitoring system for measuring vibrations1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294016 A1Ms2Protect AB
- Reversible garment closure24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283279 A1Dubrosky & Tracy Patent Service Corp.
- Self-Closing Glove Device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283280 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Magnetic buttons and structures thereof200US 6,170,131 B22001
- Magnetic fastening device180US 5,682,653 A1997
- Magnetic closure mechanism141US 4,399,595 A1983
- Magnetic garment closure system and method for producing same137US 5,604,960 A1997
- Rotatable closure device for brassieres and hats130US 5,433,648 A1995