A42B 1/247
Means for attaching eyewear
Official title: Means for attaching eyewear (arrangements for supporting by headgear G02C3/02)
A42B1/247 (Means for attaching eyewear) appears on 206 US grants and 181 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A42B- Granted patents
- 206
- Published applications
- 181
- Assignees
- 46
- Inventors
- 343
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 11 | 6 |
| 2004 | 5 | 4 |
| 2005 | 8 | 9 |
| 2006 | 8 | 13 |
| 2007 | 12 | 15 |
| 2008 | 7 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 | 8 |
| 2019 | 9 | 14 |
| 2020 | 7 | 12 |
| 2021 | 5 | 10 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System for securing eyeglasses to a wearer's head14 Jul 2026US 12,677,896 B1Kupler Headwear, LLC
- Headwear with two-part deployable cape28 Apr 2026US 12,610,999 B2Sunday Afternoons, Inc.
- Hat with magnetic tool21 Apr 2026US 12,604,940 B1
- Eyeglass supporting headset30 Dec 2025US 12,507,753 B1
- AR display apparatus frame capable of being mounted on safety helmet29 Apr 2025US 12,287,487 B2Hangzhou Lingban Technology Co. Ltd.
- Headwear System with Integrated Eyewear Retention Channels24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283289 A1
- Angular compensation apparatus for cylindrically-curved eyewear on vertical crown headgear6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223967 A1
- Eyewear attachment assembly connectable to headgear5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060844 A1Gauss Technologies LLC
- Head-wearable augmented vision apparatus19 Feb 2026US 2026/0050170 A1Dodrotu Limited
- Eyewear-Holding Baseball Cap13 Nov 2025US 2025/0344794 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Headgear mountable protective face shield92US 5,544,361 A1996
- Lateral sun shields conformed for selective attachment to a baseball cap visor or brim88US 6,237,147 B12001
- Headgear with eyeglass support86US 4,179,753 A1979
- Sunglass assembly for visored headgear80US 5,208,916 A1993
- Detachable visor79US 4,726,074 A1988