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Is a baseball cap patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a baseball cap have been patented many times, but "a baseball cap" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 154,506 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “baseball cap” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 1483 best keyword matches we examined, 513 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: CANON KK (39), KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC (21), SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (17), DADA CORP (13).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): H04N (211), A42B (205), G06F (125), H10D (63).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a baseball cap
- Baseball style cap, sun visor cap, and gym wrap device having improved moisture absorption and cooling US-12439987-B1 2025 · SAVE YOUR DO LLC
A baseball style cap having a crown portion, a brim, and a sweatband is provided. The sweatband has a first polyester mesh fabric layer and a moisture activated cooling mesh fabric layer. The first polyester mesh fabric layer has …
View on Google Patents - Baseball cap with knitted and air permeable seamless crown formed as a one whole piece US-2019343208-A1 2019 · CHING SIU SING
A baseball cap with knitted and air permeable seamless crown formed as a one whole piece, having the crown and a peak; the crown has a dome shape, and is knitted by blended use of polyester yarn and shaping filaments; two sides of…
View on Google Patents - Baseball style cap with interchangeable bill or crown portion US-9615617-B2 2017 · DAVIDSON DERRELLE P
A baseball cap with an interchangeable bill is disclosed whereby the user can change the bill of the cap with ease. The design of this product creates a separable bill and crown that integrates into one piece, the adjustment means…
View on Google Patents - Precut, ready-to-assemble crown- or baseball cap-type promotional headgear WO-2014068200-A1 2014 · PARTOUCHE JACQUES
The invention relates to a ready-to-assemble crown- or baseball cap-type promotional headgear made from printed or non-printed semi-rigid material, characterised in that it is formed by two precut main parts, namely: a first part …
View on Google Patents - Baseball Cap with the Visor Affixed at and Acute Angle US-2011296583-A1 2011 · WIMBLEY GARY
A cap for a user may include a body section which may include a crown section including a front section; and a visor section at an acute angle with respect to the front section. The front section may include indicia and the visor …
View on Google Patents - Baseball cap with neck protection visor US-8020218-B2 2011 · STINGONE RICHARD
The head covering includes a skull portion, a visor and an expandable section for connecting the visor and the skull portion. The expandable section is moveable between an expanded position and a retracted position to move the vis…
View on Google Patents - Combination baseball cap sweat protector and front crown shaper US-2010138980-A1 2010 · DUDA MICHAEL EDWARD
The Combination Baseball Cap Sweat Protector and Crown Shaper has a first component for absorbing perspiration from the users skin and the second component holds the first component in place and helps to maintain the original fron…
View on Google Patents - Cover for a baseball cap US-2008034475-A1 2008 · BOORD RICHARD NILS
A cover for a conventional baseball cap which has a dome-shaped crown with a visor protruding from the front peripheral edge of crown. The cover is a dome-shaped fabric dimensioned to overly the baseball cap crown and it is provid…
View on Google Patents - Adjustable baseball cap US-7278173-B2 2007 · NIKE INC
The invention is an article of headwear that incorporates an adjustment system for accommodating individuals with various head dimensions. The headwear may be formed of a crown and a visor. With respect to the crown, the adjustmen…
View on Google Patents - Stationary Guard and Brace For a Baseball Cap-Type Visor US-2007283482-A1 2007 · LAWRENCE LONNIE L
A visor guard and brace adapted to shape and protect the visor of a baseball cap is provided. The brace preferably comprises a rigid “U” shaped plate slid over the edge of the visor, although the brace may alternatively be flat or…
View on Google Patents - Adjustable and reversible baseball cap US-6966071-B1 2005 · CASCONE CRAIG
A reversible baseball style cap provides a crown having first and second layers of material that together form a dome shape that enables a user to wear and conform the crown to the user's head, and wherein either layer can be …
View on Google Patents - Ornamental bending device for a baseball cap type visor US-6655558-B2 2003
An ornamental visor-bending device with a strand that is bent, formed and cut, comprises a laterally arched member running substantially from one side of a baseball cap type visor to the other side. The device further includes end…
View on Google Patents - Visor for a baseball cap US-6237156-B1 2001 · ELLMAN LOUIS
An adjustable visor ( 40 ) having the means for adjustment built into the visor ( 40 ) enabling the wearer of the cap ( 44 ) to change the angle of the visor ( 40 ) to a multitude of positions by means of a hinge ( 20 ) without re…
View on Google Patents - Detachable visor cover for baseball caps US-6044495-A 2000 · ELLMAN LOUIS
A detachable visor cover (20) having the means for attachment built into the detachable visor cover (20) enabling the wearer of baseball/golf or like cap to slide on and slide off the detachable visor cover (20) by use of a slide/…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a baseball cap been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Accessories and apparel are often protected by design patents as much as utility patents; how something fastens, adjusts or is shaped is usually the difference.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.