A45F 5/1516
Holders or carriers for portable handheld communication devices
Official title: {Holders or carriers for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. pagers or smart phones}
A45F5/1516 (Holders or carriers for portable handheld communication devices) appears on 1,084 US grants and 1,614 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A45F- Granted patents
- 1,084
- Published applications
- 1,614
- Assignees
- 508
- Inventors
- 2,379
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 5 |
| 2002 | 17 | 19 |
| 2003 | 20 | 35 |
| 2004 | 17 | 40 |
| 2005 | 12 | 33 |
| 2006 | 14 | 59 |
| 2007 | 9 | 46 |
| 2008 | 17 | 50 |
| 2009 | 13 | 43 |
| 2010 | 20 | 32 |
| 2011 | 15 | 23 |
| 2012 | 21 | 51 |
| 2013 | 25 | 65 |
| 2014 | 41 | 97 |
| 2015 | 48 | 95 |
| 2016 | 60 | 105 |
| 2017 | 68 | 92 |
| 2018 | 73 | 110 |
| 2019 | 96 | 126 |
| 2020 | 93 | 104 |
| 2021 | 77 | 103 |
| 2022 | 68 | 65 |
| 2023 | 50 | 61 |
| 2024 | 49 | 59 |
| 2025 | 45 | 69 |
| 2026 | 18 | 27 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Configurations for grips for portable handheld devices15 Sep 2026US 12,736,177 B2ohSnap, Inc.
- Protective device for wireless positioning equipment8 Sep 2026US 12,727,658 B1Hangzhou Xiyang E-Commerce Co., Ltd
- Sleek case for a mobile device25 Aug 2026US 12,714,212 B21Lss, Inc
- Wearable computing device accessory for mitigating radio frequency radiation21 Jul 2026US 12,690,181 B2Zebra Technologies Corporation
- Leg-mounted media display device23 Jun 2026US 12,660,908 B2
- Back clip for electronic device and electronic device assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305805 A1Shanghai Sunmi Technology Co., Ltd.
- Leg-Mounted Media Display Device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294095 A1
- Mobile electronic device holster24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283338 A1
- Mobile device holder with activation interface, recording system, and methods for the use and assembly thereof24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292333 A1ZAGG Inc
- Magnetic closure system for a container with electromagnetic shielding27 Aug 2026US 2026/0255560 A1Yondr, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Portable charger for mobile phone327US 7,166,987 B2R. F. Tech Co., Ltd · 2007
- Case for electrical device and method of using same209US 7,735,644 B2Belkin International, Inc. · 2010
- Rotational holster for an electronic device181US 6,752,299 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2004
- Separable clip assembly142US 5,664,292 AE-Lead Electronic Co., Ltd. · 1997
- Device and method for holding a handheld object140US 6,502,727 B12003