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Is a closet organizer patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a closet organizer have been patented many times, but "a closet organizer" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows
  • 24 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “closet organizersystemshelf” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 15 best keyword matches we examined, 1 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: WANG WEN-TSAN (2), CHESBROUGH RICHARD MERRELL (1), MCNICHOLAS ADRIENNE (1), RUBBERMAID INC (1).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A47B (13), A47G (3), A47F (2), G06Q (1).

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 closet organizer

  1. Closet organizer US-11910919-B2 2024 · CHESBROUGH RICHARD MERRELL
    A closet organizer can be configured to cooperate with a closet rod and to support a hanger hook. The closet organizer can have a main body with a longitudinal axis. The main body can include a plurality of ridges, a plurality of …
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  2. Hanging closet organizer with rigid adjustable shelves US-9259082-B2 2016 · NEATFREAK GROUP INC
    Hanging close organizers providing highly rigid and highly stable shelves for supporting shoes and garments are relatively inexpensive to manufacture while, at the same time, provide a relatively large number of potential position…
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  3. Portable closet system US-2015053520-A1 2015 · FINDLAY MICHAEL
    A freestanding device with framed cavities to transport articles of clothing or other items on hangers that can be affixed in an open position to provide unobstructed access to the clothing or other items retained inside. The devi…
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  4. Closet organizer shelving system US-8579127-B2 2013 · DYCK HENRY V
    Shelves and other load supporting panels are releasably mountable between pairs of uprights by sandwiching the rear ends of the panels between an upper, rear mounting bracket and a lower, forward mounting bracket at each end of th…
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  5. Closet organizer system US-2011042335-A1 2011 · MCNICHOLAS ADRIENNE
    A closet organizer system is provided. In one embodiment, the closet organizer system includes a closet organizer unit having one or two flexible support members to be detachably secured to a closet rod, and a storage compartment.…
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  6. Closet organizer US-8033405-B2 2011 · WANG WEN-TSAN
    A closet organizer includes a shelf that has horizontal partition panels fixedly connected between two vertical side panels thereof to divide the internal space of the shelf into multiple vertically spaced receiving spaces, and -…
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  7. Hanging closet organizer US-2010133217-A1 2010 · WANG WEN-TSAN
    A hanging closet organizer includes a plurality of partition panels each having a plurality of vertical insertion slots, a plurality of suspending belts respectively inserted through insertion slots, and a plurality of stub rods i…
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  8. Modular closet systems and method for constructing a storage structure US-2008000863-A1 2008 · DIBELLO BRAD
    Modular closet systems and method. A modular closet system includes a plurality of stackable units. A modular closet system includes one stackable unit. Each unit includes a box having a first side panel, a second side panel, a to…
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  9. Adjustable closet organizer system US-7296697-B2 2007 · RUBBERMAID INC
    An organizer system has a length adjustable horizontal top rail, a plurality of length adjustable vertical uprights, and a plurality of mounting brackets attachable to the uprights. The mounting brackets are mounted to the upright…
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  10. Closet organizer US-2007080120-A1 2007 · GREINER LORI
    A configurable closet organizer that includes a plurality of surfaces that can be configured to have storage features according to a user's needs.
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  11. Automated closet system and methods US-7133740-B1 2006 · STENSON JOEL
    Automated closet systems and related methods that use digital imagery, RFID/barcode identification of garment hangers, and computer-controlled conveyors, to provide for image-based garment storage and retrieval. Digital garment ph…
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  12. Closet organizer US-2005023229-A1 2005
    Closet Organizer with a plurality of disks, each disk having a central circuar cut out portion and each disk having a radial slit from the cut out portion to the outer edge. The trailing edge of the slit of one the disk is attache…
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  13. Closet shelf dust protection system US-2004004050-A1 2004
    A dust shield system which prevents dust from settling on clothing and other stored items without interfering with access to, or visibility of, garments and other items stored in a closet. The dust shield is removably attachable t…
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  14. Closet organizer suspension system US-6357608-B1 2002
    A closet organizer suspension system which uses shelving supported by notched vertical poles in conjunction with tension rods screwed upwardly into the studs and/or top plates of walls, and custom hardware and accessories. Also us…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a closet organizer been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Household products tend to differ in the mechanism (how something attaches, folds, dispenses or cleans) rather than the basic idea.

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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.