B68B 1/04
Bridles
Official title: Bridles; Reins
B68B1/04 (Bridles) appears on 143 US grants and 129 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B68B- Granted patents
- 143
- Published applications
- 129
- Assignees
- 48
- Inventors
- 208
- Latest grant
- 18 Nov 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 |
| 2003 | 7 | 4 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 6 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 5 | 12 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 9 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 10 |
| 2018 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Modular horse bit system30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217520 A1
- Ecto-crown ergonomic crown piece system for equine bridles with integrated browband passage23 Jul 2026US 2026/0209027 A1
- Training aid for a horse25 Sep 2025US 2025/0296830 A1
- Method and Device for Training Horses11 Sep 2025US 2025/0282606 A1
- Equine halter attachment31 Jul 2025US 2025/0243050 A1Thinline, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Animal training method and apparatus38US 5,566,645 A1996
- Multi-purpose utility strap and method therefor36US 7,103,943 B22006
- Bridle bit23US 5,062,255 A1991
- Human and animal physiological comparatives, communication and developers' tool kit17US 10,660,546 B22020
- Horse training halter17US 4,589,248 A1986