A44C 5/0053
Flexible straps
Official title: {Flexible straps}
A44C5/0053 (Flexible straps) appears on 431 US grants and 509 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A44C- Granted patents
- 431
- Published applications
- 509
- Assignees
- 207
- Inventors
- 874
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 8 | 11 |
| 2013 | 10 | 21 |
| 2014 | 9 | 17 |
| 2015 | 14 | 30 |
| 2016 | 17 | 39 |
| 2017 | 22 | 38 |
| 2018 | 24 | 50 |
| 2019 | 43 | 53 |
| 2020 | 39 | 43 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 |
| 2022 | 23 | 26 |
| 2023 | 35 | 23 |
| 2024 | 26 | 43 |
| 2025 | 30 | 14 |
| 2026 | 18 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Manufacture of a bracelet strand8 Sep 2026US 12,727,651 B2Rolex SA
- Watchbands with buckles and woven fabrics18 Aug 2026US 12,708,182 B2Apple Inc.
- Strap for a wearable device11 Aug 2026US 12,702,202 B2Masimo Corporation
- Loom with rotationally incrementable pins21 Jul 2026US 12,685,371 B2Choon's Design LLC
- Watchbands with hook and loop fasteners30 Jun 2026US 12,667,169 B2Apple Inc.
- Extendable modular jewel with slotted arms8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305776 A1Barbazza Fratelli S.A.S. Di Barbazza Roberto & C.
- Stretchable Jewelry and Method of Manufacturing the Same23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206924 A1Capolavoro GmbH
- Deformable jewelry item25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174200 A1Richemont International SA
- Interactive toy including slap wrist band25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175136 A1Anhui Changxing Arts & Crafts Toy Group Inc.
- Wearable band for health monitoring device21 May 2026US 2026/0137314 A1Masimo Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Anti-rotation link239US 8,601,784 B2The Swatch Group Management Services AG · 2013
- Woven fastener product189US 5,996,189 AVelcro Industries B. V. · 1999
- Strap for a wearable device149US 11,986,067 B2Masimo Corporation · 2024
- Dual case system for fall detection device106US 10,380,866 B1Med Hab, LLC · 2019
- Dynamic fit adjustment for wearable electronic devices93US 9,781,984 B2Apple Inc. · 2017