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Is a underwear patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a underwear have been patented many times, but "a underwear" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 1,172 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “underwear” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 194 best keyword matches we examined, 73 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: KIMBERLY CLARK CO (8), DELTA GALIL IND LTD (5), LEE SARA CORP (3), Bombas LLC (2).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A41B (148), A61F (59), A41D (25), A41C (17).
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 underwear
- Underwear garment US-12484640-B2 2025 · PIFE INC
A garment that includes a main body, a waistband positioned along an upper side of the main body, and a pouch positioned centrally and frontally on the main body with respect to the user. The pouch includes an auxiliary pouch, an …
View on Google Patents - Underwear with pouch with curved double darts US-2022079250-A1 2022 · Bombas LLC
An underwear includes a front body portion, a rear body portion, and a waistband attached to edges of the front body portion and the rear body portion. The underwear further includes a front pouch attached to the front body portio…
View on Google Patents - Male Underwear Garment with Protective Flap US-2022256936-A1 2022 · HALL BRANDON
The present invention relates to a male underwear garment with an attached protective fabric attachment. The fabric attachment can be integrated to the inner lining of a male underwear garment during manufacturing and functions as…
View on Google Patents - SHEATH Dual Pouch Underwear US-2019254353-A1 2019 · PATTON ROBERT MICHAEL
Dual Pouch Underwear for use by all humans is underwear or undergarment specifically designed to create anatomical separation of male parts (real or prosthetic). The larger pouch separates the testicles from the inner thighs and p…
View on Google Patents - Dual-layer fabric, in particular for sports and underwear, with improved breathable and insulating properties US-9725835-B2 2017 · VAGLIO TESSITORE FILIPPO
A knitted dual-layer fabric for manufacturing garments such as underwear and sportswear for wearing in the outdoors is described. The dual-layer fabric comprises a first layer, the first layer being an inner layer adapted to be in…
View on Google Patents - Method of making disposable pants having underwear-like waistbands, and pant made thereby US-9474658-B2 2016 · KIMBERLY CLARK CO
A method of manufacturing disposable absorbent garments and a garment made thereby. In particular embodiments, the method comprises removing notches or holes of a garment web or webs adjacent to front and back waist edges to defin…
View on Google Patents - Men's underwear garment US-2014026295-A1 2014 · MCINTYRE JONOTHON M W
A men's support undergarment with a brief and adjustable bolster. The brief has two leg openings and a torso opening that is fitted with an elastomeric waistband. The adjustable bolster has a foam core covered in an elastic br…
View on Google Patents - Process for making a pant-like disposable absorbent garment having an underwear-like waistband graphic, and garment made thereby US-8377028-B2 2013 · KIMBERLY CLARK CO
A process for making a pant-like disposable absorbent garment comprising: providing a front panel and back panels and an absorbent insert which extends between the front and back panels; printing a front waistband graphic on the f…
View on Google Patents - Underwear garment for treating of skin imperfections WO-2013008107-A1 2013 · CALZIFICIO FRANZONI G MAURO & C S R L UNIPERSONALE
The present invention relates to an underwear garment made with a cotton-based knitted fabric and at least one elastic yarn suitable to exert a slight pressure on the anatomical part it is worn on, where a molecular film is deposi…
View on Google Patents - Preparation method of body shaper underwear capable of coupling outer garment and undergarment into one piece of clothing, and body shaper underwear manufactured thereby WO-2012173298-A1 2012 · LIM HO TACK
A preparation method of a body shaper underwear of the present invention comprises: the first step of manufacturing a fabric for making a body shaper underwear with elasticity and a cut line which widens or narrows through an open…
View on Google Patents - Underwear garment for a male US-7958571-B2 2011 · SAXX APPAREL LTD
An underwear garment for use by a male, that is, a person having a penis and a scrotum, may be characterized as including a genital pouch and a pair of side panels collectively formed in a mid-section of a front wall depending fro…
View on Google Patents - Men's anatomical underwear/swimwear and athletic support garment US-2007180600-A1 2007 · ALLEMANN FRANK V
A circular knit male brief is provided. The brief is a single pouch supporting the male genitals without straps, waistband or buttocks cover, retained by an integrated adjustable collar closure around the base of the genitals. spe…
View on Google Patents - Continuously knit hosiery and underwear garments having variably graduated diameters US-6502430-B1 2003 · LEE SARA CORP
Continuously knit hosiery and underwear garments provide variably graduated diameters. In a blank having panty, thigh, knee, ankle, and foot portions are separated from each other by outwardly and inwardly graduated diameter porti…
View on Google Patents - Hygienic garment for men's underwear WO-0137687-A1 2001 · GALIANA CARRILLO MAURICIO
The invention relates to a hygienic elastic garment for men's underwear, which forms part and is sewn to classic underpants. It has a tear-shaped vertical opening extending from the elastic on the waistband of the underpants u…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a underwear 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.