A44C 7/001
Devices for piercing the ear-lobes
Official title: {Devices for piercing the ear-lobes}
A44C7/001 (Devices for piercing the ear-lobes) appears on 90 US grants and 54 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A44C- Granted patents
- 90
- Published applications
- 54
- Assignees
- 27
- Inventors
- 101
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Manual ear piercing gun21 Apr 2026US 12,604,949 B2
- Ear piercing instrument24 Feb 2026US 12,557,885 B2
- Earring back and method of use13 Jan 2026US 12,520,915 B2
- Painless slow-expanding piercing needle and method for using same23 Sep 2025US 12,419,393 B2
- Tamper-proof wearable device and system thereof26 Aug 2025US 12,396,528 B1
- Earring back and method of use28 May 2026US 2026/0144341 A1
- Needle with heel bypass13 Nov 2025US 2025/0344816 A1Industrial Strength Corporation
- Earring apparatus15 May 2025US 2025/0151860 A1
- Device for forming a puncture for jewelry21 Nov 2024US 2024/0381983 A1Holetron Limited
- Manual ear piercing gun4 Jul 2024US 2024/0215691 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hole forming device for pierced earrings68US 5,855,587 AChon-Ik Hyon · 1999
- Unique cartridge and earring stud gun system53US 5,868,774 A1999
- Sterile earlobe-piercing assembly48US 4,030,507 AInverness Corporation · 1977
- Disposable earlobe piercing apparatus45US 3,943,935 A1976
- Sterile earlobe piercing assembly41US 4,527,563 A1985