A45F 5/1508
Holders or carriers for portable audio devices
Official title: {Holders or carriers for portable audio devices, e.g. headphones or digital music players}
A45F5/1508 (Holders or carriers for portable audio devices) appears on 206 US grants and 357 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A45F- Granted patents
- 206
- Published applications
- 357
- Assignees
- 126
- Inventors
- 512
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 6 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5 | 14 |
| 2005 | 6 | 13 |
| 2006 | 3 | 11 |
| 2007 | 3 | 21 |
| 2008 | 4 | 13 |
| 2009 | 3 | 19 |
| 2010 | 7 | 10 |
| 2011 | 4 | 10 |
| 2012 | 5 | 12 |
| 2013 | 8 | 15 |
| 2014 | 3 | 14 |
| 2015 | 8 | 20 |
| 2016 | 9 | 17 |
| 2017 | 16 | 12 |
| 2018 | 9 | 20 |
| 2019 | 16 | 30 |
| 2020 | 23 | 12 |
| 2021 | 6 | 14 |
| 2022 | 7 | 23 |
| 2023 | 11 | 12 |
| 2024 | 14 | 9 |
| 2025 | 10 | 16 |
| 2026 | 8 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Magnetic accessory holder18 Aug 2026US 12,708,194 B2
- Foldable solar panel16 Jun 2026US 12,658,843 B2LAT Enterprises, Inc.
- System for supplying power to at least one power consuming device using rechargeable battery9 Jun 2026US 12,651,997 B2LAT Enterprises, Inc.
- Wearable and replaceable pouch or skin for holding a portable battery pack28 Apr 2026US 12,611,026 B2LAT Enterprises, Inc.
- Foldable solar panel28 Apr 2026US 12,615,008 B2LAT Enterprises, Inc.
- Unique and special adjustable radio strap made with nylon webbing or the like and having other features17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272152 A1
- Wearable and replaceable pouch or skin for holding a portable battery pack13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232101 A1LAT Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a MediPak Energy Systems
- Foldable solar panel30 Jul 2026US 2026/0221931 A1LAT Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a MediPak Energy Systems
- Magnetic earphones holder2 Jul 2026US 2026/0189841 A1Snik LLC
- Protective case and stand25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174207 A1Otter Products, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Retractable cord device181US 6,616,080 B1Speculative Product Design, LLC · 2003
- Protective enclosure for a hand-held electronic device that both stores and plays digital audio recordings180US 7,050,841 B12006
- Electronic device casing117US 9,101,184 B2Wimo Labs LLC · 2015
- Eyeglasses holder93US 6,691,374 B22004
- Waterproof cover for personal music player90US 7,775,354 B22010