A42B 1/002
External devices or supports adapted to retain the shape of hats, caps
Official title: External devices or supports adapted to retain the shape of hats, caps or hoods (for changing the size A42C3/00)
A42B1/002 (External devices or supports adapted to retain the shape of hats, caps) appears on 89 US grants and 80 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A42B- Granted patents
- 89
- Published applications
- 80
- Assignees
- 21
- Inventors
- 131
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Holder for hat cleaning30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218442 A1
- Removable Cap Protector30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114539 A1Snyder Innovations LLC
- Headwear with a set of hair ports26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083200 A1New Vision Technologies, LLC
- Cap holder12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041212 A1
- Headwear support assembly and method5 Feb 2026US 2026/0033578 A1Cap Creatures, Inc.
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