A42B
Hats
Official title: HATS; HEAD COVERINGS (headbands A41D20/00; head-scarves A41D23/00)
A42B (Hats) appears on 8,049 US grants and 8,819 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A42B- Granted patents
- 8,049
- Published applications
- 8,819
- Assignees
- 2,658
- Inventors
- 12,618
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 44 | 0 |
| 1977 | 62 | 0 |
| 1978 | 60 | 0 |
| 1979 | 36 | 0 |
| 1980 | 42 | 0 |
| 1981 | 49 | 0 |
| 1982 | 38 | 0 |
| 1983 | 30 | 0 |
| 1984 | 50 | 0 |
| 1985 | 57 | 0 |
| 1986 | 57 | 0 |
| 1987 | 73 | 0 |
| 1988 | 68 | 0 |
| 1989 | 76 | 0 |
| 1990 | 87 | 0 |
| 1991 | 109 | 0 |
| 1992 | 126 | 0 |
| 1993 | 98 | 0 |
| 1994 | 104 | 0 |
| 1995 | 102 | 0 |
| 1996 | 137 | 0 |
| 1997 | 131 | 0 |
| 1998 | 145 | 0 |
| 1999 | 201 | 0 |
| 2000 | 169 | 0 |
| 2001 | 178 | 29 |
| 2002 | 179 | 128 |
| 2003 | 113 | 149 |
| 2004 | 137 | 214 |
| 2005 | 150 | 235 |
| 2006 | 152 | 280 |
| 2007 | 112 | 242 |
| 2008 | 78 | 237 |
| 2009 | 70 | 261 |
| 2010 | 122 | 248 |
| 2011 | 158 | 269 |
| 2012 | 180 | 292 |
| 2013 | 173 | 354 |
| 2014 | 188 | 406 |
| 2015 | 224 | 459 |
| 2016 | 264 | 470 |
| 2017 | 316 | 511 |
| 2018 | 313 | 520 |
| 2019 | 403 | 564 |
| 2020 | 382 | 517 |
| 2021 | 357 | 522 |
| 2022 | 379 | 478 |
| 2023 | 364 | 385 |
| 2024 | 335 | 387 |
| 2025 | 346 | 376 |
| 2026 | 225 | 286 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
Recent patents
- Headwear with a set of hair ports6 Oct 2026US 12,751,512 B2
- Tri-layered head covering multipurpose head garment for hair and cloth protection (tai simply)6 Oct 2026US 12,751,513 B2
- Impact protection systems6 Oct 2026US 12,751,514 B2100% Speedlab, LLC
- Personal protection system including medical garment with a shield6 Oct 2026US 12,751,515 B2Stryker Corporation
- Bayonet receiver for helmet6 Oct 2026US 12,751,516 B2LIFT Airborne Technologies LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sport monitoring system for determining airtime, speed, power absorbed and other factors such as drop distance559US 6,539,336 B1PhatRat Technologies, Inc. · 2003
- Shoes and garments employing one or more of accelerometers, wireless transmitters, processors, altimeters, to determine information such as speed to persons wearing the shoes or garments359US 7,457,724 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2008
- Systems and methods for determining performance data346US 7,092,846 B2PhatRat Technology, Inc. · 2006
- System and methods for determining performance data298US 6,959,259 B2PhatRat Technology, Inc. · 2005
- Miniature universal pump and valve for inflatable liners287US 5,846,063 A1998