A45F 5/02
Fastening articles to the garment
A45F5/02 (Fastening articles to the garment) appears on 2,723 US grants and 3,312 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A45F- Granted patents
- 2,723
- Published applications
- 3,312
- Assignees
- 1,024
- Inventors
- 4,977
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 19 | 0 |
| 1977 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | 19 | 0 |
| 1989 | 27 | 0 |
| 1990 | 29 | 0 |
| 1991 | 27 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 25 | 0 |
| 1994 | 30 | 0 |
| 1995 | 41 | 0 |
| 1996 | 48 | 0 |
| 1997 | 48 | 0 |
| 1998 | 61 | 0 |
| 1999 | 57 | 0 |
| 2000 | 61 | 0 |
| 2001 | 65 | 16 |
| 2002 | 57 | 61 |
| 2003 | 70 | 110 |
| 2004 | 59 | 130 |
| 2005 | 43 | 124 |
| 2006 | 39 | 159 |
| 2007 | 42 | 152 |
| 2008 | 42 | 146 |
| 2009 | 29 | 125 |
| 2010 | 56 | 114 |
| 2011 | 47 | 115 |
| 2012 | 62 | 120 |
| 2013 | 65 | 95 |
| 2014 | 75 | 138 |
| 2015 | 93 | 156 |
| 2016 | 112 | 162 |
| 2017 | 119 | 168 |
| 2018 | 129 | 174 |
| 2019 | 167 | 188 |
| 2020 | 140 | 163 |
| 2021 | 109 | 135 |
| 2022 | 125 | 137 |
| 2023 | 96 | 110 |
| 2024 | 101 | 101 |
| 2025 | 97 | 119 |
| 2026 | 56 | 94 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A45F 5/021To the belt1,543
- A45F 2005/025With a holder or item rotatably connected to the fastening deviceIndexing code241
- A45F 5/022Within pockets155
- A45F 2005/023To a fastening element of the garmentIndexing code95
- A45F 5/04Holding handkerchiefs, napkins, or the like41
- A45F 5/06Holding hats or other garments31
- A45F 5/08Holding flowers25
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