A45C 7/0077
Collapsible to a minimal configuration
Official title: {collapsible to a minimal configuration, e.g. for storage purposes}
A45C7/0077 (Collapsible to a minimal configuration) appears on 304 US grants and 496 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A45C- Granted patents
- 304
- Published applications
- 496
- Assignees
- 172
- Inventors
- 642
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
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| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 10 |
| 2003 | 13 | 22 |
| 2004 | 6 | 9 |
| 2005 | 4 | 17 |
| 2006 | 7 | 21 |
| 2007 | 7 | 14 |
| 2008 | 3 | 19 |
| 2009 | 6 | 15 |
| 2010 | 9 | 21 |
| 2011 | 8 | 40 |
| 2012 | 6 | 20 |
| 2013 | 5 | 18 |
| 2014 | 15 | 23 |
| 2015 | 10 | 25 |
| 2016 | 18 | 22 |
| 2017 | 9 | 19 |
| 2018 | 20 | 25 |
| 2019 | 10 | 25 |
| 2020 | 19 | 27 |
| 2021 | 12 | 28 |
| 2022 | 19 | 23 |
| 2023 | 13 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 18 |
| 2025 | 11 | 10 |
| 2026 | 2 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Multifunctional dual carry bag system10 Feb 2026US 12,543,830 B2
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- Multipurpose transformable bag30 Dec 2025US 12,507,789 B2
- Foldable tackle bag23 Dec 2025US 12,501,974 B2
- Food transportation systems17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276240 A1Vesture Corporation
- Charging system and charging cradle for food transportation systems10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266508 A1Vesture Corporation
- Compact reusable tote16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198664 A1
- Collapsible wine carrier9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192973 A1
- Quick Bag18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165435 A1New Century Products Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Collapsible cooler apparatus356US 5,562,228 A1996
- Divided insulated container349US 6,247,328 B1California Innovations Inc. · 2001
- Collapsible insulated container304US 8,209,995 B2Packit, LLC · 2012
- Insulated container and liner293US 6,582,124 B2California Innovations Inc. · 2003
- Container with cover263US 7,162,890 B2California Innovations Inc. · 2007