A45C 7/0059
Flexible luggage
Official title: {Flexible luggage; Hand bags}
A45C7/0059 (Flexible luggage) appears on 856 US grants and 1,176 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A45C- Granted patents
- 856
- Published applications
- 1,176
- Assignees
- 422
- Inventors
- 1,687
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 20 | 37 |
| 2003 | 36 | 51 |
| 2004 | 20 | 29 |
| 2005 | 13 | 34 |
| 2006 | 18 | 63 |
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| 2009 | 13 | 48 |
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| 2021 | 30 | 72 |
| 2022 | 50 | 56 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 |
| 2024 | 35 | 42 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 |
| 2026 | 8 | 35 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A45C 7/0077Collapsible to a minimal configuration304
- A45C 7/0086Comprising a plurality of separable elements which can be used independently of218
- A45C 7/0063Comprising an integrated expansion device199
- A45C 7/0095Comprising a plurality of hinged panels to be unfolded in one plane162
- A45C 7/009With interchangeable elements forming the storage space49
Recent patents
- Expandable container21 Apr 2026US 12,604,954 B2
- Packaging container and folding methods for packaging container14 Apr 2026US 12,600,523 B2Deutsche Post AG
- Bag convertible between folded and unfolded configurations24 Mar 2026US 12,582,206 B1
- Storage device system24 Feb 2026US 12,559,287 B2Keter Plastic Ltd.
- Multifunctional dual carry bag system10 Feb 2026US 12,543,830 B2
- Storage bag8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305782 A1Lecache LLC
- Sports Equipment Bag8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305784 A1
- User reconfigurable bag1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294059 A1
- Food transportation systems17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276240 A1Vesture Corporation
- Charging system and charging cradle for food transportation systems10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266508 A1Vesture Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Collapsible cooler apparatus356US 5,562,228 A1996
- Convertible cooler and cushion355US 4,679,242 A1987
- Divided insulated container349US 6,247,328 B1California Innovations Inc. · 2001
- Collapsible container321US 5,913,448 ARubbermaid Incorporated · 1999
- Collapsible insulated container304US 8,209,995 B2Packit, LLC · 2012