A45C 13/42
Devices for identifying luggage
Official title: Devices for identifying luggage; Means for attaching same
A45C13/42 (Devices for identifying luggage) appears on 174 US grants and 252 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A45C- Granted patents
- 174
- Published applications
- 252
- Assignees
- 102
- Inventors
- 416
- Latest grant
- 24 Feb 2026
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| 2024 | 15 | 8 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- RF embedded identification device216US 6,206,282 B1Pyper Products Corporation · 2001
- Luggage handling and reconciliation system using an improved security identification document including contactless communication insert unit118US 6,108,636 AIris Corporation Berhad · 2000
- Carrying case for personal articles74US 7,347,325 B2Mr. Smith, Inc. · 2008
- Method for verifying the identity of a passenger72US 6,137,895 A2000
- Wrap-it62US 7,096,544 B22006