A47K 10/02
Towels
Official title: Towels (paper towels A47K10/16)
A47K10/02 (Towels) appears on 188 US grants and 310 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47K- Granted patents
- 188
- Published applications
- 310
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 417
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 11 |
| 2013 | 4 | 11 |
| 2014 | 7 | 13 |
| 2015 | 5 | 25 |
| 2016 | 10 | 21 |
| 2017 | 10 | 26 |
| 2018 | 9 | 18 |
| 2019 | 16 | 14 |
| 2020 | 7 | 18 |
| 2021 | 9 | 19 |
| 2022 | 8 | 14 |
| 2023 | 8 | 23 |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 |
| 2026 | 13 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Towel heating device8 Sep 2026US 12,727,722 B2Guangzhou Hansong Tuojiang Technology Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus for retaining dissipated heat4 Aug 2026US 12,696,998 B2
- Towel heating device21 Jul 2026US 12,685,412 B2Guangzhou Hansong Tuojiang Technology Co., Ltd.
- Towel14 Jul 2026US 12,677,996 B2
- Towel heating barrel14 Jul 2026US 12,677,997 B1Guangzhou Hansong Tuojiang Technology Co., Ltd.
- Towel8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305884 A1
- Treat-Trainer TidyTowel13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232147 A1
- Towel with magnetic fixing function13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232148 A1
- Wiping Product and Method for Making Same6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224075 A1Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Towel, holder and method of hanging a towel to dry23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207016 A1Towels Won't Tell B.V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tissue webs having a regular pattern of densified areas154US 4,942,077 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1990
- Beach towel for use with a pillow111US 4,231,125 A1980
- Weighted towel110US 4,634,618 A1987
- Fabric crepe/draw process for producing absorbent sheet106US 7,789,995 B2Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP · 2010
- Towel and mounting method and means104US 4,403,366 A1983