A41D 13/06
Knee or foot
Official title: Knee or foot {(protectors for the legs of players or sportsmen A63B71/1225)}
A41D13/06 (Knee or foot) appears on 504 US grants and 596 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A41D- Granted patents
- 504
- Published applications
- 596
- Assignees
- 231
- Inventors
- 949
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 2 |
| 2002 | 20 | 5 |
| 2003 | 8 | 10 |
| 2004 | 11 | 21 |
| 2005 | 7 | 8 |
| 2006 | 9 | 26 |
| 2007 | 9 | 22 |
| 2008 | 8 | 24 |
| 2009 | 15 | 17 |
| 2010 | 18 | 26 |
| 2011 | 20 | 19 |
| 2012 | 13 | 32 |
| 2013 | 9 | 27 |
| 2014 | 13 | 34 |
| 2015 | 18 | 26 |
| 2016 | 17 | 28 |
| 2017 | 19 | 33 |
| 2018 | 14 | 45 |
| 2019 | 19 | 31 |
| 2020 | 17 | 31 |
| 2021 | 23 | 28 |
| 2022 | 9 | 24 |
| 2023 | 15 | 19 |
| 2024 | 17 | 20 |
| 2025 | 20 | 16 |
| 2026 | 11 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Hockey goalkeeper leg pads6 Oct 2026US 12,752,176 B2Bauer Hockey, LLC
- Lattice structure and method of manufacture18 Aug 2026US 12,708,158 B2Unknown Behaviors Ltd.
- Padding material for protective equipment18 Aug 2026US 12,708,159 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Energy absorbing system2 Jun 2026US 12,642,314 B2RE-ZRO Limited
- Outdoor base layer including integrated knee protection26 May 2026US 12,635,738 B2Out West-Livin' Wild, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Body protective device270US 5,168,576 A1992
- Body protective pads130US 4,272,850 AW. H. Brine Company · 1981
- Body protective device126US 5,423,087 A1995
- Knee brace with kneecap-encircling flexible resilient pad113US 4,116,236 ASurgical Applicance Industries, Inc. · 1978
- Orthopedic brace including a protector assembly108US 7,749,183 B2Ossur Hf · 2010