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Adaptive & Modular Garment Design
Design principles and features in apparel that allow for adjustability, customization, easy replacement of components, or specific fit to accommodate diverse body shapes, activities, or medical requirements.
4,403 US filings from 1,163 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,160 · 2024: 1,411 · 2025: 1,259 · 2026 YTD: 573
Outerwear & Apparel
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Procter & Gamble Company | 302 | 74 | 114 | 78 | 36 | -31.6% |
| 2 | NIKE, Inc. | 178 | 43 | 60 | 48 | 27 | -20.0% |
| 3 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | 82 | 31 | 28 | 18 | 5 | -35.7% |
| 4 | ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG | 65 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 12 | +19.0% |
| 5 | Acushnet Company | 44 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Levi Strauss & Co. | 41 | 20 | 16 | 5 | · | -68.8% |
| 7 | Under Armour, Inc. | 41 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 4 | +8.3% |
| 8 | DAIO PAPER CORPORATION | 37 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 7 | +9.1% |
| 9 | LULULEMON ATHLETICA CANADA INC. | 37 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 4 | +20.0% |
| 10 | ONTEX BV | 33 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 1 | +62.5% |
| 11 | ONTEX GROUP NV | 32 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 1 | +50.0% |
| 12 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | 29 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 1 | +9.1% |
| 13 | CURT G. JOA, INC. | 29 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | +33.3% |
| 14 | ZUIKO CORPORATION | 29 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | +16.7% |
| 15 | Karsten Manufacturing Corporation | 27 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 1 | -42.9% |
| 16 | Fameccanica.Data S.p.A. | 26 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | -16.7% |
| 17 | OSSUR ICELAND EHF | 26 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 6 | -69.2% |
| 18 | Spanx, LLC | 22 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | +14.3% |
| 19 | Coloplast A/S | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +50.0% |
| 20 | Medline Industries, LP | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +150.0% |
| 21 | Stryker Corporation | 18 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 22 | adidas AG | 17 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 23 | Hollister Incorporated | 16 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 24 | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -50.0% |
| 25 | MAS Innovation (Private) Limited | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | -57.1% |