A42C 1/08
Hat-finishing
Official title: Hat-finishing, e.g. polishing, ironing, smoothing, brushing, impregnating, stiffening, decorating
A42C1/08 (Hat-finishing) appears on 24 US grants and 30 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A42C- Granted patents
- 24
- Published applications
- 30
- Assignees
- 15
- Inventors
- 53
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Multi-station rotating hat ironing machine for hat making industry5 May 2026US 12,616,269 B2Qingdao Duodai Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Heat press apparatuses, systems, and methods19 Aug 2025US 12,389,974 B2Cricut, Inc.
- Securing strip of a wearable product14 Jan 2025US 12,193,536 B1Otto International, Inc.
- Method for preparing removably attachable decorative articles15 Oct 2024US 12,114,720 B2
- Cap logo applicator3 Sep 2024US 12,075,875 B2Stahls' Inc.
- 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.
- Multi-station rotating hat ironing machine for hat making industry17 Jul 2025US 2025/0228326 A1Qingdao Duodai Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Cap and method of manufacturing the same24 Apr 2025US 2025/0127251 A1Yupoong, Inc.
- Automatic hat taking machine of multi-station rotating hat ironing machine for hat making industry24 Apr 2025US 2025/0127254 A1Qingdao Duodai Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Elastomeric hat blocking form14US 6,648,189 B12003
- Combined iron, press and steamer for hats11US 6,581,809 B12003
- Hat ironing machine10US 6,052,928 AYuan Yin Machinery Industrial Co., Ltd. · 2000
- Method for applying ink8US 7,191,702 B22007
- Heat press apparatuses, systems, and methods7US 11,707,104 B1Cricut, Inc. · 2023