A45C 3/00
Flexible luggage
Official title: Flexible luggage; Handbags (collapsible or extensible luggage, bags or the like A45C7/00)
A45C3/00 (Flexible luggage) appears on 2,164 US grants and 2,529 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A45C- Granted patents
- 2,164
- Published applications
- 2,529
- Assignees
- 934
- Inventors
- 4,117
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 18 | 0 |
| 1979 | 23 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 24 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 23 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | 40 | 0 |
| 1988 | 38 | 0 |
| 1989 | 58 | 0 |
| 1990 | 43 | 0 |
| 1991 | 40 | 0 |
| 1992 | 39 | 0 |
| 1993 | 28 | 0 |
| 1994 | 27 | 0 |
| 1995 | 36 | 0 |
| 1996 | 39 | 0 |
| 1997 | 51 | 0 |
| 1998 | 42 | 0 |
| 1999 | 52 | 0 |
| 2000 | 67 | 0 |
| 2001 | 67 | 14 |
| 2002 | 57 | 81 |
| 2003 | 66 | 89 |
| 2004 | 40 | 87 |
| 2005 | 32 | 81 |
| 2006 | 29 | 104 |
| 2007 | 27 | 104 |
| 2008 | 21 | 79 |
| 2009 | 29 | 100 |
| 2010 | 45 | 90 |
| 2011 | 23 | 88 |
| 2012 | 36 | 109 |
| 2013 | 38 | 92 |
| 2014 | 42 | 100 |
| 2015 | 54 | 105 |
| 2016 | 59 | 117 |
| 2017 | 61 | 132 |
| 2018 | 74 | 130 |
| 2019 | 90 | 145 |
| 2020 | 74 | 130 |
| 2021 | 74 | 156 |
| 2022 | 95 | 124 |
| 2023 | 73 | 84 |
| 2024 | 75 | 74 |
| 2025 | 50 | 66 |
| 2026 | 31 | 48 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Multiple purpose travel bags, travel bag systems, and related methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,527 B2Stitch Golf Holdings, Inc.
- Battery with flexible omnidirectional leads29 Sep 2026US 12,745,827 B2LAT Enterprises, Inc.
- Portable work desk device22 Sep 2026US 12,740,624 B2
- Waterproof bag22 Sep 2026US 12,740,627 B1Shandong Longming Information Technology Co., Ltd
- Bag outer panel element for the external display of controllably selectable images22 Sep 2026US 12,740,628 B2Seamless Digital Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Convertible cooler and cushion355US 4,679,242 A1987
- Divided insulated container349US 6,247,328 B1California Innovations Inc. · 2001
- Insulating container342US 9,139,352 B2YETI Coolers, LLC · 2015
- Collapsible insulated container304US 8,209,995 B2Packit, LLC · 2012
- Insulated container and liner293US 6,582,124 B2California Innovations Inc. · 2003