A41F 9/00
Belts, girdles, or waistbands for trousers or skirts
A41F9/00 (Belts, girdles, or waistbands for trousers or skirts) appears on 1,001 US grants and 1,099 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A41F- Granted patents
- 1,001
- Published applications
- 1,099
- Assignees
- 427
- Inventors
- 1,728
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 24 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 5 |
| 2002 | 13 | 12 |
| 2003 | 9 | 16 |
| 2004 | 10 | 6 |
| 2005 | 8 | 20 |
| 2006 | 11 | 18 |
| 2007 | 2 | 36 |
| 2008 | 3 | 16 |
| 2009 | 7 | 32 |
| 2010 | 11 | 31 |
| 2011 | 14 | 26 |
| 2012 | 10 | 37 |
| 2013 | 22 | 32 |
| 2014 | 10 | 49 |
| 2015 | 28 | 59 |
| 2016 | 34 | 80 |
| 2017 | 30 | 75 |
| 2018 | 51 | 81 |
| 2019 | 64 | 95 |
| 2020 | 59 | 65 |
| 2021 | 40 | 66 |
| 2022 | 63 | 65 |
| 2023 | 49 | 54 |
| 2024 | 49 | 46 |
| 2025 | 46 | 48 |
| 2026 | 29 | 29 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Duty belt29 Sep 2026US 12,745,812 B25.11, Inc.
- Harness leg loop15 Sep 2026US 12,733,696 B2Amer Sports Canada Inc.
- Adjustable garment25 Aug 2026US 12,714,160 B2Acushnet Company
- Securing garment for a shoulder-pad system25 Aug 2026US 12,714,929 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Rapidly detachable belt with a nylon-coated steel sheet structure14 Jul 2026US 12,677,895 B1
- Waistband for a lower torso garment1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294022 A1Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc.
- Belt loop cover1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294023 A1
- Inner duty belt and related system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272086 A1KORE Essentials Inc.
- Garment securing apparatus and related methods27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248220 A1
- Adjustable Body Belt Having D-Rings/Attachments20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241210 A1Buckingham Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Reel based lacing system130US 8,468,657 B2Boa Technology Inc. · 2013
- Body support band129US 4,991,234 A1991
- Ruffling slide and method for making same122US 6,291,039 B1Cera France Compagnie d'Equipment Robotique Appliquee · 2001
- Article including segment which is elastically shirrable after manufacture116US 4,908,247 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1990
- Disposable garments with multiple strand elasticized openings112US 4,642,819 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1987