A47G 25/14
Clothing hangers
Official title: Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers (A47G25/60 takes precedence; wardrobes with extensible garment holders A47B61/02)
A47G25/14 (Clothing hangers) appears on 1,422 US grants and 992 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47G- Granted patents
- 1,422
- Published applications
- 992
- Assignees
- 347
- Inventors
- 1,771
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 33 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | 17 | 0 |
| 1982 | 17 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | 23 | 0 |
| 1988 | 31 | 0 |
| 1989 | 32 | 0 |
| 1990 | 31 | 0 |
| 1991 | 53 | 0 |
| 1992 | 32 | 0 |
| 1993 | 26 | 0 |
| 1994 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | 32 | 0 |
| 1996 | 41 | 0 |
| 1997 | 39 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 44 | 0 |
| 2000 | 60 | 0 |
| 2001 | 54 | 14 |
| 2002 | 37 | 22 |
| 2003 | 17 | 35 |
| 2004 | 24 | 48 |
| 2005 | 26 | 45 |
| 2006 | 22 | 46 |
| 2007 | 43 | 53 |
| 2008 | 28 | 42 |
| 2009 | 13 | 40 |
| 2010 | 28 | 46 |
| 2011 | 22 | 39 |
| 2012 | 26 | 43 |
| 2013 | 19 | 32 |
| 2014 | 21 | 34 |
| 2015 | 26 | 48 |
| 2016 | 52 | 45 |
| 2017 | 26 | 40 |
| 2018 | 26 | 47 |
| 2019 | 29 | 33 |
| 2020 | 26 | 47 |
| 2021 | 25 | 38 |
| 2022 | 41 | 49 |
| 2023 | 26 | 34 |
| 2024 | 34 | 27 |
| 2025 | 31 | 25 |
| 2026 | 23 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A47G 25/28Hangers characterised by their shape406
- A47G 25/48Hangers with clamps or the like400
- A47G 25/1407With identification means277
- A47G 25/1442Handling hangers197
- A47G 25/40Collapsible hangers186
- A47G 25/20With devices for preserving the shape of the clothes123
- A47G 25/44Slidable hangers112
- A47G 25/18For two or more similar garments104
Recent patents
- Hanger with a double torsion spring coil clip and hook swing limiter6 Oct 2026US 12,751,571 B2Uniplast Industries, Inc.
- Clothing treatment apparatus15 Sep 2026US 12,735,830 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Support strap for a fashion article8 Sep 2026US D1,146,253 S1No Sacrifice Bags Inc. · Design
- Hanger device25 Aug 2026US 12,716,162 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Garment stretching apparatus11 Aug 2026US 12,702,243 B2
- Hanger with a double torsion spring coil clip and hook swing limiter17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272198 A1Uniplast Industries, Inc.
- Wall-Mounted Garment Hanging Device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248309 A1
- Collapsible clothing hanger13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232125 A1
- Clothing treatment apparatus6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224061 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- System for electricity- free couture air drying over rigid arms2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182762 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Inventory tracking and management apparatus with multi-function encoding unit111US 5,962,834 A1999
- Garment hanger with size indicator103US 4,115,940 AA. & E. Warbern, Inc. · 1978
- Garment carrier102US 4,778,088 A1988
- Clothes drying apparatus101US 4,682,424 A1987
- Garment hanger with grip95US 4,623,079 A1986