A42B 1/018
Hats: with means for protecting the eyes, ears or nape
Official title: with means for protecting the eyes, ears or nape, e.g. sun or rain shields; with air-inflated pads or removable linings
A42B1/018 (Hats: with means for protecting the eyes, ears or nape) appears on 590 US grants and 716 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A42B- Granted patents
- 590
- Published applications
- 716
- Assignees
- 191
- Inventors
- 1,064
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 3 |
| 2002 | 14 | 7 |
| 2003 | 10 | 14 |
| 2004 | 10 | 29 |
| 2005 | 6 | 23 |
| 2006 | 21 | 37 |
| 2007 | 8 | 22 |
| 2008 | 5 | 29 |
| 2009 | 3 | 21 |
| 2010 | 6 | 10 |
| 2011 | 8 | 15 |
| 2012 | 4 | 16 |
| 2013 | 6 | 23 |
| 2014 | 12 | 27 |
| 2015 | 18 | 33 |
| 2016 | 14 | 41 |
| 2017 | 12 | 49 |
| 2018 | 22 | 37 |
| 2019 | 23 | 55 |
| 2020 | 26 | 34 |
| 2021 | 30 | 57 |
| 2022 | 28 | 42 |
| 2023 | 22 | 23 |
| 2024 | 24 | 17 |
| 2025 | 20 | 35 |
| 2026 | 12 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method for securing a cap on a head8 Sep 2026US 12,727,638 B2
- Hats, interchangeable decorative cords and methods of invisibly attaching same1 Sep 2026US 12,721,395 B1
- Rollable baseball cap9 Jun 2026US 12,648,605 B2
- Hearing protection apparatus9 Jun 2026US 12,648,608 B2RLF Montana, LLC
- Protective face shield hat26 May 2026US 12,635,750 B2
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