A42C 1/04
Blocking
Official title: Blocking; Pressing; Steaming; Stretching
A42C1/04 (Blocking) appears on 21 US grants and 24 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A42C- Granted patents
- 21
- Published applications
- 24
- Assignees
- 11
- Inventors
- 37
- Latest grant
- 19 Aug 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Heat press apparatuses, systems, and methods25 Jul 2023US 11,707,104 B1Cricut, Inc.
- Cap and method for forming the same18 Oct 2022US 11,472,129 B2
- Cap and method of manufacturing a cap8 Sep 2020US 10,765,162 B2Shanghai Pacific Hat Manufacturing Company, LTD
- Method of making a headwear and the headwear thereof30 Jun 2020US 10,694,800 B2Royal Shiny (Hong Kong) Limited
- Front panel of a hat and a hat using the same11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157463 A1Png Corporation
- Heat Press Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods25 Dec 2025US 2025/0386892 A1Cricut, Inc.
- Heat Press Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods9 Nov 2023US 2023/0354946 A1Cricut, Inc.
- Hats, Caps, and Methods for Manufacturing the Same25 May 2023US 2023/0157396 A1Fifinella Ltd Co
- Frame body for costume, costume, and method for manufacturing the same18 May 2023US 2023/0148700 A1Go Go production Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Elastomeric hat blocking form14US 6,648,189 B12003
- Ball cap stretching and blocking system, kit, and method14US 7,980,433 B22011
- Device and method of shaping the visors of caps9US 6,089,421 AYupoong, Inc. · 2000
- Heat press apparatuses, systems, and methods7US 11,707,104 B1Cricut, Inc. · 2023
- Auto mold machine for hats7US 5,732,858 A1998