A42C 5/00
Fittings or trimmings for hats
Official title: Fittings or trimmings for hats, e.g. hat-bands
A42C5/00 (Fittings or trimmings for hats) appears on 432 US grants and 402 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A42C- Granted patents
- 432
- Published applications
- 402
- Assignees
- 147
- Inventors
- 675
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 1 |
| 2002 | 20 | 15 |
| 2003 | 16 | 23 |
| 2004 | 13 | 29 |
| 2005 | 19 | 40 |
| 2006 | 17 | 25 |
| 2007 | 12 | 20 |
| 2008 | 5 | 13 |
| 2009 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010 | 9 | 11 |
| 2011 | 5 | 9 |
| 2012 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 11 |
| 2014 | 5 | 9 |
| 2015 | 4 | 13 |
| 2016 | 9 | 14 |
| 2017 | 9 | 16 |
| 2018 | 9 | 13 |
| 2019 | 13 | 21 |
| 2020 | 9 | 22 |
| 2021 | 10 | 16 |
| 2022 | 12 | 15 |
| 2023 | 11 | 17 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 |
| 2025 | 8 | 12 |
| 2026 | 8 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Hats, interchangeable decorative cords and methods of invisibly attaching same1 Sep 2026US 12,721,395 B1
- Moisture-wicking article of headwear25 Aug 2026US 12,714,168 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Cap and manufacturing method thereof11 Aug 2026US 12,702,178 B2Yupoong, Inc.
- Vented hat sweatband7 Apr 2026US 12,593,889 B2
- Hat10 Mar 2026US 12,569,020 B2
Most cited
By later US patents
- Peltier-cooled garment128US 4,470,263 A1984
- Heating garment with pouch for accommodating inserted heating packets120US 5,605,144 AThermo-Cool Products Inc. · 1997
- Quick-change sweat band114US 4,941,210 A1990
- Sweat band apparatus93US 4,630,317 A1986
- Cap and vest garment components of an animate body heat exchanger93US 6,178,562 B2CoolSystems, Inc. · 2001