A41H
Appliances or methods for making clothes
Official title: Appliances or methods for making clothes, e.g. for dress-making or for tailoring, not otherwise provided for
A41H (Appliances or methods for making clothes) appears on 1,619 US grants and 1,238 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A41H- Granted patents
- 1,619
- Published applications
- 1,238
- Assignees
- 740
- Inventors
- 2,628
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 36 | 0 |
| 1977 | 31 | 0 |
| 1978 | 30 | 0 |
| 1979 | 26 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 24 | 0 |
| 1982 | 27 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 32 | 0 |
| 1985 | 39 | 0 |
| 1986 | 52 | 0 |
| 1987 | 52 | 0 |
| 1988 | 42 | 0 |
| 1989 | 48 | 0 |
| 1990 | 31 | 0 |
| 1991 | 30 | 0 |
| 1992 | 31 | 0 |
| 1993 | 26 | 0 |
| 1994 | 25 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 26 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | 8 |
| 2002 | 27 | 26 |
| 2003 | 19 | 18 |
| 2004 | 18 | 28 |
| 2005 | 17 | 26 |
| 2006 | 12 | 22 |
| 2007 | 13 | 27 |
| 2008 | 13 | 25 |
| 2009 | 13 | 23 |
| 2010 | 12 | 26 |
| 2011 | 10 | 26 |
| 2012 | 15 | 33 |
| 2013 | 12 | 29 |
| 2014 | 19 | 41 |
| 2015 | 25 | 51 |
| 2016 | 25 | 49 |
| 2017 | 36 | 59 |
| 2018 | 39 | 86 |
| 2019 | 60 | 90 |
| 2020 | 57 | 94 |
| 2021 | 69 | 106 |
| 2022 | 81 | 103 |
| 2023 | 92 | 98 |
| 2024 | 74 | 62 |
| 2025 | 63 | 51 |
| 2026 | 27 | 31 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- A41H 43/00Appliances or methods for making clothes: other methods, machines or appliances468
- A41H 3/00Patterns for cutting-out441
- A41H 37/00Machines, appliances or methods for setting fastener-elements on garments336
- A41H 1/00Measuring aids or methods224
- A41H 42/00Multi-step production lines for making clothes131
- A41H 31/00Appliances or methods for making clothes: other aids for tailors46
- A41H 5/00Dress forms46
- A41H 33/00Machines or appliances for folding the edges of collars, cuffs or the34
All 18 main groupsShow fewer
- A41H 15/00Cloth-holders28
- A41H 27/00Mending garments by adhesives or adhesive patches27
- A41H 41/00Machines or appliances for making garments from natural or artificial fur15
- A41H 25/00Appliances or methods for marking-out, perforating or making buttonholes11
- A41H 19/00Boxes for needles or pins9
- A41H 17/00Cushions for needles or pins8
- A41H 9/00Devices or methods for trimming, levelling or straightening the hems of garments7
- A41H 23/00Devices for applying chalk4
- A41H 21/00Supports for the body whilst trying-on or fitting3
- A41H 11/00Tracing-wheels2
Recent patents
- Rendering a 3D garment preview29 Sep 2026US 12,745,814 B2Levi Strauss & Co.
- System and method for forming protective sports helmet for a player engaged in a sports activity29 Sep 2026US 12,745,817 B2Bell Sports, Inc.
- Double-graded waist and hip lower garments and methods of manufacture8 Sep 2026US 12,727,627 B2
- Garment marking system1 Sep 2026US 12,721,393 B1
- Single-cut shirt with single-seam construction and associated methods1 Sep 2026US 12,721,394 B2
- Body measurement measuring method and automatic clothing pattern generation method, for contactlessly ordering and manufacturing custom-made clothing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311359 A1Ifu International Inc
- Genital concealment undergarment with elastomer gusset grip1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294008 A1Dinote Inc. DBA Unclockable
- Fabric printing on nested patterns, and associated print systems and products thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296056 A1Fiery, LLC
- Computer projector system and method for custom labelling of apparel1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299383 A1Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC
- Measuring position of graphics on garment pattern24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283283 A1Clo Virtual Fashion Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for producing a shoe-shaped part from a web of material and resulting shoe-shaped part424US 5,345,638 ATretorn AB · 1994
- Elastic sensor mesh system for 3-dimensional measurement, mapping and kinematics applications375US 6,640,202 B1International Business Machines Corporation · 2003
- Apparatus for stitching with synthetic resin staples or tacks327US 4,582,236 A1986
- Fluid-operated stabilizing apparatus and method297US 5,046,272 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1991
- Previewer264US 4,539,585 A1985