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CPC technology class · A41

A41F - Garment Fastenings

Garment fastenings; suspenders. 683 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

683
US patents granted
A41
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+26%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Garment Fastenings ranks #505 of 670 CPC technology areas - 683 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 26% over five years.

#505
of 670 CPC technology areas
683
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Nike
leading assignee (93)
+26%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: NIKE, Inc. (93 patents)

CPC subclass A41F - GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS - covers 683 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class A41 (WEARING APPAREL). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in A41F is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. NIKE, Inc. leads with 93 patents, followed by Dubrosky & Tracy Patent Service Corp. at 13 grants and Boa Technology Inc. at 11.

Filing activity in A41F is up 26% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is A41F innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in A41F, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 26% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads A41F?

The 12 most active assignees in GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Nike is the most active filer in A41F, holding 93 of the 683 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass A41F
Rank Company Patents in A41F
#1 Talon Technologies, Inc. 14
#2 Dubrosky & Tracy Patent Service Corp. 13
#3 Boa Technology Inc. 11
#4 Fidlock Gmbh 9
#5 Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc. 7
#6 HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, Llc 7
#7 Spanx, Llc 7
#8 Amer Sports Canada Inc. 6
#9 The Gap, Inc. 5
#10 TEAM Nexbelt Operating, Inc. 5
#11 Ossur Iceland EHF 4
#12 Outdoor EDGE Cutlery, Llc 4
#13 TIDI Products, Llc 4
#14 S&S Precision, Llc 4
#15 TYR Tactical, Llc 4
#16 Blanqi, Llc 4
#17 KORE Essentials Inc. 4
#18 Slidebelts Inc. 4
#19 Boston Inventions, Llc 4
#20 Lucida, Llc 4

About This Class

CPC subclass A41F belongs to class A41.

683 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading A41F assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 A41F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A41F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 A41F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A41F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 051015202530 051015 Patents in A41F Avg claims / patent (company-wide) TalonDubrosky & Tracy Pate…Boa TechnologyFidlockLululemon Athletica C…Hbi Branded Apparel E…SpanxAmer Sports CanadaThe GapTeam Nexbelt OperatingOssur Iceland EhfOutdoor Edge CutleryTidi ProductsS&S Precision
Top 14 A41F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A41F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class A41F?
CPC subclass A41F covers GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS. It belongs to CPC class A41 (WEARING APPAREL), with 683 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in A41F?
683 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass A41F between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in A41F?
NIKE, Inc. leads A41F with 93 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for A41F collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., A41) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like A41F provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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