A42B 1/0188
Protection for the ears
Official title: Protection for the ears, e.g. removable ear muffs
A42B1/0188 (Protection for the ears) appears on 44 US grants and 70 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A42B- Granted patents
- 44
- Published applications
- 70
- Assignees
- 20
- Inventors
- 109
- Latest grant
- 9 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Hearing protection apparatus9 Jun 2026US 12,648,608 B2RLF Montana, LLC
- Supporting unit2 Dec 2025US 12,490,013 B2Merry Electronics(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
- Hearing protection device, collision warning system and method of retrofitting a hearing protection device with a detection unit30 Sep 2025US 12,426,656 B23M Innovative Properties Company
- Compression band for mittens and ears3 Jun 2025US 12,318,319 B2
- Buckle type earmuff18 Mar 2025US 12,250,983 B1Ningbo Huaqia Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
- Hearing protection device, collision warning system and method of retrofitting a hearing protection device with a detection unit1 Jan 2026US 2026/0000142 A13M Innovative Properties Company
- Sound-Attenuating Device and Method of Use Thereof21 Aug 2025US 2025/0266026 A1
- Earmuffs15 May 2025US 2025/0152425 A1Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Earmuff with adjustable noise reduction6 Mar 2025US 2025/0073083 A1
- Hearing Enhancing Garment13 Feb 2025US 2025/0049162 A1
Most cited
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