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Is a bra patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a bra have been patented many times, but "a bra" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 1,921 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “brassiereb” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 707 best keyword matches we examined, 195 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: FILDAN ACCESSORIES CORP (11), HBI BRANDED APPAREL ENTPR LLC (11), REGINA MIRACLE INT LTD (9), LIU ZHEN QIANG (8).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A41C (639), A41F (138), A41B (61), A41D (53).
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 bra
- Method of Brassiere Size Determination by Direct Measurement of Breast Volume and Chest Circumference Cross-Referenced to Manufactured Bra Cup Volume and Band Length US-2023354939-A1 2023 · DOUGLAS STEVE
A Method of Brassiere Size Determination by Direct Measurement of Breast Volume and Chest Circumference Cross-Referenced to Manufactured Bra Cup Volume and Band Length providing accurate bra size.
View on Google Patents - Strap adjustable brassiere US-11758959-B2 2023 · The Mabon Group
A strap adjustable brassiere has straps that are slidably engaged with a band rail extending along the wing band and/or a cup rail extending along the cup. The wing band rail extends in an incline from a side position toward the c…
View on Google Patents - Brassiere including a support edge starting underneath the cup to rise to the rear attachment of the strap US-10285453-B2 2019 · HANES OPERATIONS EUROPE SAS
A brassiere includes two cups attached by a central link, a lateral band affixed onto a side of each cup and terminating at a central rear hook, and a strap supporting an upper part of each cup. Each strap extends forward via an i…
View on Google Patents - Brassiere with adjustable spacing between cups US-9554599-B2 2017 · BALLAND TIASHA A
The brassiere with adjustable spacing between cups includes an elastic band adapted for releasable mounting about a user's torso and a pair of shoulder straps secured thereto. A pair of fabric cups are secured to the elastic b…
View on Google Patents - Underwire bra WO-2015152846-A1 2015 · UMUL EMRAH
The invention relates to bra (1) which comprises a bra cup (10), an elastic bra band (11), a hook and eye closure (14), and an underwire (12), and an underwire channel (13) with the whole or half or ends of its inner surface (130)…
View on Google Patents - Brassiere cups incorporating padded underwire assemblies and a method of making the same US-8585459-B2 2013 · MARTINET NATHALIE MADELEINE
Brassiere cups, each comprising an inner layer attached to an outer layer. The inner layer comprises an inner foam material that is substantially laminated to an inner fabric lining. The outer layer comprises an outer foam materia…
View on Google Patents - A brassiere or bra comprising cup, band and clasp device WO-2013061133-A3 2013 · PBS ITALIA S R L
A bra (1) cup (2) has a concave surface (2a), a convex surface (2b), and an edge (2c), and has a coupling portion (5) formed on the convex surface (2b) and arranged along the edge (2c), the coupling portion (5) comprising a plural…
View on Google Patents - Brassiere Cup Underwire And Manufacturing Method Therefor US-2012302134-A1 2012 · WAN HO YAU
A brassiere cup underwire and method of manufacturing the underwire and cup therewith. The underwire comprises a plastic strip capable of providing desired “firmness” or “hardness” along its length and thereby providing desired de…
View on Google Patents - Multi-end adjustable fastener straps for bra US-8317569-B2 2012 · FISHER-PACHECO KELLY
A wide chest band extends horizontally outward from each cup of a bra. The connecting end of each of the single chest bands splits into multiple connecting fingers to adjustably connect with mating multiple connecting fingers exte…
View on Google Patents - Brassiere cup underwire US-7841924-B2 2010 · TOP FORM B V I LTD
A brassiere cup underwire includes a flexible plastics strip of varied crosswise dimension along its length so that the degree of support offered by the underwire varies throughout its length.
View on Google Patents - Bra strap fixed or detachable between or on both cups WO-2006072713-A1 2006 · GIRAU SERGE
The invention concerns a strap which is fixedly or removably attached between or on both bra cups enabling women to wear low neck or other garments, without bothering about the support of her breasts and the aesthetics as the stra…
View on Google Patents - Underwire brassiere and cup assembly US-6439960-B1 2002 · FILDAN ACCESSORIES CORP
A swivel wing underwire for a brassiere is received in a pocket permitting the swivel action to enable the underwire to adjust to breasts of different sizes. The tail of the underwire, however, is held in place with a cup by rows …
View on Google Patents - Strapless and backless bra US-6383055-B2 2002 · IMAGINE ENTPR LLC
A strapless and backless bra is provided that can be worn with backless or revealing clothing. The bra includes a first and a second cup each having: 1) an open top end; 2) a closed bottom end; 3) an outer side and an inner side e…
View on Google Patents - Method of attaching an underwire to a brassiere cup US-6190232-B1 2001
The manufacturing and wearing benefits of a brassiere having an underwire embodied in each brassiere cup which has a small radius curvature so that it seats within a cooperating infra mammary fold, and provides uplifting support d…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a bra 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.