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Clothing Patent Leaders in 2024 2024

Primary CPC class A41 · Section A

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

Recent years: 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 684 patents in 2024.peak 6841996: 278 patents19961997: 292 patents1998: 363 patents1999: 414 patents19992000: 419 patents2001: 397 patents2002: 384 patents20022003: 264 patents2004: 286 patents2005: 258 patents20052006: 288 patents2007: 232 patents2008: 219 patents20082009: 182 patents2010: 358 patents2011: 308 patents20112012: 367 patents2013: 343 patents2014: 389 patents20142015: 391 patents2016: 412 patents2017: 444 patents20172018: 471 patents2019: 574 patents2020: 576 patents20202021: 514 patents2022: 559 patents2023: 597 patents20232024: 684 patents2025: 644 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Iustinia Koshkaroff 9 Nike
2 James L. Hull 7 Summit Glove
3 Austin Orand 5 Nike
#4 Giovanni Mazzarolo 5 Alpinestars Research Srl
#5 Kyle Blakely 5 Under Armour
#6 Peter P. Williams, II 5 Nike
#7 Toshihito YANAGISAWA 5 Toyoda Gosei Co.
#8 Wataru Miura 5 Toyoda Gosei Co.
#9 Yusuke Kawamura 5 Toyoda Gosei Co.
#10 Christopher Andon 4 Nike
#11 Daniel P. Morgan 4 Nike
#12 Daniel Stuart 4 Nike
#13 Elizabeth Munoz-Guzman 4 Torrid
#14 Eun Kyung Lee 4 Samsung
#15 Luke A. Pezzimenti 4 Nike
#16 Nina Yashkova 4 Nike
#17 Sahara Lotti 4 Lashify
#18 Steven H. Walker 4 Nike
#19 Ursula Giovanna Todaro 4 Mast Industries (Far East) Limited
#20 Angelica Melendez 3 Spanx
#21 Bethany Young 3 Spanx
#22 Bobby LeGaye 3 Nike
#23 Chong Ban Wong 3 Top Glove International Sdn. Bhd.
#24 Elena Novosiolova 3 Spanx
#25 Hideki Iijima 3 Kansai Paint Co.
#26 Hindi R. Zeidman 3 —
#27 Honoka Iimura 3 Artnature
#28 Jennifer Johnson 3 Spanx
#29 Jiro Obama 3 Artnature
#30 Ka Lai Tam 3 Mast Industries (Far East) Limited
#31 Kyle Schepke 3 Nike
#32 Mark Bruce 3 Nike
#33 Suet Hing Yip 3 Mast Industries (Far East) Limited
#34 Timothy P. Hopkins 3 Nike
#35 Toru Ichita 3 Artnature
#36 Wataru Mio 3 Kaneka
#37 Wendy Hanson Allen 3 Spanx
#38 Zhenqiang Liu 3 Regina Miracle International (Group) Limited
#39 Adam Parkinson 2 Nike
#40 Aisha McCain 2 Create To Overcome
#41 Andrue Kerr 2 Zhik Pty
#42 Andarage Naveen Pradeep Kumara 2 Ansell Limited
#43 Ashley A. Burnsed, Jr. 2 Blue Force Gear
#44 Benjamin Bell 2 Levi Strauss &
#45 Benjamin Jeremiah Sintay 2 —
#46 Bruce Moncada 2 —
#47 Brian James VanDerWoude 2 Stryker
#48 Brittany Autumn WOODWARD 2 Lululemon Athletica Canada
#49 Christopher Ka-Yin LAM 2 Lululemon Athletica Canada
#50 Christopher Schultz 2 Levi Strauss &
#51 Collin Bailey 2 Nike
#52 Cynthia Bolker 2 —
#53 Daniel James Plant 2 Rheon Labs
#54 David Turner 2 Nike
#55 David Brian Wiant 2 —
#56 Debdulal Mahanty 2 Levi Strauss &
#57 Deneb Torano 2 Spanx
#58 Edward R. Rowland 2 Team Nexbelt Operating
#59 E Qin 2 —
#60 Franck Giron 2 L'Oreal
#61 Henri Samain 2 L'Oreal
#62 Heather A. Strobel 2 Torrid
#63 Hiroshi Fujinaga 2 Kaneka
#64 Ho-Siang Hsieh 2 —
#65 Hyun Joo Shim 2 Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co.
#66 Jason Berns 2 Under Armour
#67 James Barton Sights 2 —
#68 Jennifer Baratta 2 Mast Industries (Far East) Limited
#69 Jean-Baptiste Blanc 2 L'Oreal
#70 Jennifer Schultz 2 Levi Strauss &
#71 Jieun Kim 2 Samsung
#72 Joseph Simon Blecha 2 Lululemon Athletica Canada
#73 Jorge E. Carbo, Jr. 2 Nike
#74 Jolene Danielson 2 Spanx
#75 Joe Gault 2 Nike
#76 Joanna Griffiths 2 Knix Wear
#77 John Andrew Strasemeier 2 The Procter & Gamble
#78 Joshua Wexelbaum 2 Lucida
#79 Joshua Patrick Williams 2 Nike
#80 Julia BORNSTEIN 2 —
#81 Julie Power 2 Knix Wear
#82 Jyh-yao Raphael Li 2 Inteplast Group
#83 Kaoru Ishihara 2 The Procter & Gamble
#84 Kao Hing Paul Lee 2 —
#85 Katie Paquet 2 Spanx
#86 Ka Ping Tsui 2 —
#87 Kathryn Ann York 2 Lion Group
#88 Kenneth T. Craig 2 Nike
#89 Kenneth Kurtzweg 2 —
#90 Kelsey Smith 2 Spanx
#91 Kevin C. Sze 2 Nike
#92 Keiko Takechi 2 Kaneka
#93 Kichul Ahn 2 Kiss Nail Products
#94 Koshali Gayathri Fernando 2 Ansell Limited
#95 Koichi Morimoto 2 The Procter & Gamble
#96 Lisa M. Butler 2 Global Trademarks
#97 Linda Kritikos 2 Knix Wear
#98 Lisa Stanton 2 Bravado Holding Ag
#99 Lok Ting Wong 2 —
#100 Makoto Kawamoto 2 Seiko Epson

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Nike 47
2 Unknown 18
3 Under Armour 9
#4 Spanx 8
#5 Summit Glove 7
#6 Kaneka 6
#7 Lululemon Athletica Canada 6
#8 Alpinestars Research S.P.A. 5
#9 Toyoda Gosei Co. 5
#10 Adidas Ag 4
#11 Ansell Limited 4
#12 Lashify 4
#13 Levi Strauss & 4
#14 Mast Industries (Far East) Limited 4
#15 Regina Miracle International (Group) Limited 4
#16 The Gap 4
#17 Torrid 4
#18 Honeywell 4
#19 LG 4
#20 Artnature 3
#21 Createme Technologies 3
#22 Geox S.P.A. 3
#23 Juki 3
#24 L'Oreal 3
#25 Showa Glove 3
#26 Stryker 3
#27 Top Glove International Sdn. Bhd. 3
#28 3M 2
#29 Amazon 2
#30 Blue Force Gear 2
#31 Bravado Holding Ag 2
#32 Create To Overcome 2
#33 Drymax Technologies 2
#34 Global Trademarks 2
#35 Inteplast Group 2
#36 Kiss Nail Products 2
#37 Knix Wear 2
#38 Lion Group 2
#39 Lucida 2
#40 Nantworks 2
#41 North Carolina State University 2
#42 Oceanit Laboratories 2
#43 Rheon Labs 2
#44 Shake-N-Go Fashion 2
#45 Team Nexbelt Operating 2
#46 The Procter & Gamble 2
#47 Wm. T. Burnett Ip 2
#48 Workaround Gmbh 2
#49 Zhik Pty 2
#50 NVIDIA 2
#51 2Nd Skull 1
#52 5.11 1
#53 A7 Fitness 1
#54 Akerson Ip 1
#55 American Brands 1
#56 Amer Sports Canada 1
#57 Ampac Enterprises 1
#58 Aod Holdings 1
#59 Ariat International 1
#60 Asics 1
#61 Assos Of Switzerland Gmbh 1
#62 Aver Technologies 1
#63 Battelle Memorial Institute 1
#64 Beijing Funate Innovation Technology Co. 1
#65 Blauer Manufacturing Company 1
#66 Brownmed 1
#67 Bsn Medical Gmbh 1
#68 Burlington Industries 1
#69 Capital One Services 1
#70 Careandwear Ii 1
#71 Cascade Maverik Lacrosse 1
#72 Chance Line Industrial Co. 1
#73 Chico'S Brands Investments 1
#74 Chung Ang University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation 1
#75 Clo Virtual Fashion 1
#76 Dashamerica 1
#77 Delta Galil Industries 1
#78 Denka Company Limited 1
#79 Design Blue 1
#80 Dic 1
#81 Dick'S Sporting Goods 1
#82 D. Swarovski Kg 1
#83 Easton Diamond Sports 1
#84 Ebay 1
#85 Eni-Jr286 1
#86 Ezbra Advanced Wound Care 1
#87 Falke Kgaa 1
#88 Fameccanica.Data S.P.A. 1
#89 Fasten Swim Group 1
#90 Fast Retailing Co. 1
#91 Fidlock Gmbh 1
#92 Florida A&M University 1
#93 Florida State University 1
#94 Fung Lead Medical And Sports Co. 1
#95 Fxi Inc. Limited 1
#96 Gentherm Incorporated 1
#97 Harley-Davidson Motor Company 1
#98 Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises 1
#99 Hojeon Limited 1
#100 Honda Motor Co. 1