A45F 5/1026
The carrying element being flexible
Official title: {the carrying element being flexible, e.g. plastic bag handle}
A45F5/1026 (The carrying element being flexible) appears on 182 US grants and 179 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A45F- Granted patents
- 182
- Published applications
- 179
- Assignees
- 48
- Inventors
- 347
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 9 |
| 2004 | 5 | 18 |
| 2005 | 3 | 9 |
| 2006 | 5 | 11 |
| 2007 | 2 | 16 |
| 2008 | 4 | 14 |
| 2009 | 4 | 9 |
| 2010 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 3 | 13 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A45F 5/1046And supported above the grip surface of the carrying handle74
- A45F 2005/1033And supported below the grip surface of the carrying handleIndexing code71
- A45F 2005/104And supported near the lateral ends of the grip surface of theIndexing code26
- A45F 2005/1053Carrying handles intended for receiving parcel cords or package bandsIndexing code6
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Releasably mountable hand grip for handles140US 4,890,355 A1990
- Weight-cushioning device for handles and method of constructing same113US 4,262,385 A1981
- Handle for bags particularly of net or plastic material80US 4,112,541 A1978
- Auxiliary handle72US 4,982,989 ASwenco Limited · 1991
- Detachable hand grip for carrying bags and the like72US 5,257,845 A1993