A42B 1/04
Soft caps
Official title: Soft caps; Hoods
A42B1/04 (Soft caps) appears on 747 US grants and 904 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A42B- Granted patents
- 747
- Published applications
- 904
- Assignees
- 283
- Inventors
- 1,410
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 2 |
| 2002 | 16 | 13 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 |
| 2004 | 12 | 25 |
| 2005 | 7 | 23 |
| 2006 | 18 | 28 |
| 2007 | 9 | 23 |
| 2008 | 7 | 24 |
| 2009 | 7 | 25 |
| 2010 | 9 | 22 |
| 2011 | 14 | 24 |
| 2012 | 10 | 24 |
| 2013 | 11 | 27 |
| 2014 | 19 | 54 |
| 2015 | 18 | 53 |
| 2016 | 17 | 54 |
| 2017 | 19 | 74 |
| 2018 | 33 | 52 |
| 2019 | 29 | 61 |
| 2020 | 42 | 65 |
| 2021 | 32 | 45 |
| 2022 | 28 | 53 |
| 2023 | 43 | 34 |
| 2024 | 28 | 30 |
| 2025 | 30 | 32 |
| 2026 | 15 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Tri-layered head covering multipurpose head garment for hair and cloth protection (tai simply)6 Oct 2026US 12,751,513 B2
- Moisture-wicking article of headwear25 Aug 2026US 12,714,168 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Head wrap apparatus11 Aug 2026US 12,702,212 B2
- Headband with impact protection28 Jul 2026US 12,690,635 B1
- Directional lock for interface headgear arrangement30 Jun 2026US 12,667,687 B2Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Uv blocking garment10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262761 A1Basq. LLC
- Hinging headwear27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248223 A1
- Hooded garment6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223961 A1
- Multi-Layered Polymer Product With Single Don Function23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206888 A1WRP Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd.
- Head gear with accommodations for hair2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182689 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pliable and resilient sealing pad231US 6,152,137 A2000
- Goggles with pliable and resilient sealing pad184US 6,098,205 A2000
- Head-mounted physiological signal monitoring system, devices and methods177US 9,579,060 B1Orbitol Research Inc. · 2017
- Goggles with pliable and resilient sealing pad168US 5,966,745 A1999
- Impact protective headgear148US 5,271,103 A1993