A42B 1/22
Adjustable in size
Official title: adjustable in size {; Form-fitting or self adjusting head coverings; Devices for reducing hat size}
A42B1/22 (Adjustable in size) appears on 366 US grants and 446 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A42B- Granted patents
- 366
- Published applications
- 446
- Assignees
- 145
- Inventors
- 640
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 15 | 10 |
| 2003 | 12 | 20 |
| 2004 | 8 | 28 |
| 2005 | 9 | 18 |
| 2006 | 11 | 27 |
| 2007 | 10 | 12 |
| 2008 | 2 | 14 |
| 2009 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 6 | 9 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 10 |
| 2014 | 4 | 15 |
| 2015 | 3 | 14 |
| 2016 | 10 | 21 |
| 2017 | 12 | 24 |
| 2018 | 16 | 17 |
| 2019 | 18 | 31 |
| 2020 | 7 | 21 |
| 2021 | 20 | 30 |
| 2022 | 20 | 31 |
| 2023 | 18 | 23 |
| 2024 | 11 | 16 |
| 2025 | 22 | 19 |
| 2026 | 7 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Headwear with a set of hair ports6 Oct 2026US 12,751,512 B2
- Systems to improve wearability and comfort of headwear and related methods18 Aug 2026US 12,708,164 B2Jostens, Inc.
- Rollable baseball cap9 Jun 2026US 12,648,605 B2
- Hat with an opening for hair21 Apr 2026US 12,604,939 B1JnT Holdings LLC
- Neck strengthening system and method21 Apr 2026US 12,605,586 B2
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rotatable closure device for brassieres and hats130US 5,433,648 A1995
- Cap attachment to prevent protruding hair93US 4,872,218 A1989
- Headwear piece with opening to accommodate wearer's hair91US 5,321,854 AAmerican Needle · 1994
- Headwear with size adjustment feature80US 5,031,246 A1991
- Protective helmet75US 5,666,670 A1997