A45B 25/14
Devices for opening and for closing umbrellas
A45B25/14 (Devices for opening and for closing umbrellas) appears on 429 US grants and 403 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A45B- Granted patents
- 429
- Published applications
- 403
- Assignees
- 125
- Inventors
- 437
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2001 | 18 | 0 |
| 2002 | 16 | 17 |
| 2003 | 11 | 18 |
| 2004 | 12 | 16 |
| 2005 | 7 | 9 |
| 2006 | 3 | 15 |
| 2007 | 7 | 13 |
| 2008 | 7 | 13 |
| 2009 | 9 | 13 |
| 2010 | 9 | 18 |
| 2011 | 11 | 19 |
| 2012 | 21 | 16 |
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| 2017 | 14 | 30 |
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| 2019 | 21 | 28 |
| 2020 | 22 | 20 |
| 2021 | 13 | 12 |
| 2022 | 13 | 19 |
| 2023 | 7 | 15 |
| 2024 | 12 | 20 |
| 2025 | 18 | 17 |
| 2026 | 12 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Umbrella assembly having a modularized drive module22 Sep 2026US 12,740,623 B2Maxton Engineering Ltd.
- Portable suspended inverted umbrella with quick release fabric11 Aug 2026US 12,702,206 B2
- Electric umbrella14 Jul 2026US 12,677,916 B2
- Cantilever umbrella with a duo-arc-in-sliding-sleeve configuration16 Jun 2026US 12,653,282 B2
- Spreading mechanism for an expandable apparatus as well as expandable apparatus16 Jun 2026US 12,653,283 B2NerTes GmbH Mobile Ständertechnik
- Upper hub and electric sunshade umbrella including the same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272130 A1Linhai Zhongtian Electronic Appliance Co., Ltd
- Canopy20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240294 A1Zhejiang Zhengte Co., Ltd.
- Folding umbrella structure18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165433 A1Ningbo Julian Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Oscillating Canopy Sunshade Device With Frame Structure for Climate and Solar Mitigation11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157483 A1Vandewater Capital Holdings, LLC
- Outdoor sun-shading umbrella having novel unfolding and folding lifting mechanism28 May 2026US 2026/0144343 A1Linhai Meiyang Parasol Industry Co., Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Umbrella with side support for tilting and opening111US 5,937,882 A1999
- Umbrella apparatus97US 6,612,713 B1World Factory, Inc. · 2003
- Umbrella frame93US 6,314,976 B1Tucci Engineering & Design, Inc. · 2001
- Standing umbrella91US 5,785,069 AGlatz AG · 1998
- Foldable sunshade with a tiltable canopy85US 6,478,037 B22002