A42B 3/00
Helmets
Official title: Helmets; Helmet covers {; Other protective head coverings} ({hoods for welders A61F9/06;} defence protection helmets F41H1/04)
A42B3/00 (Helmets) appears on 5,655 US grants and 6,127 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A42B- Granted patents
- 5,655
- Published applications
- 6,127
- Assignees
- 1,968
- Inventors
- 8,530
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 32 | 0 |
| 1977 | 46 | 0 |
| 1978 | 47 | 0 |
| 1979 | 21 | 0 |
| 1980 | 33 | 0 |
| 1981 | 34 | 0 |
| 1982 | 30 | 0 |
| 1983 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | 34 | 0 |
| 1985 | 41 | 0 |
| 1986 | 41 | 0 |
| 1987 | 51 | 0 |
| 1988 | 47 | 0 |
| 1989 | 44 | 0 |
| 1990 | 64 | 0 |
| 1991 | 65 | 0 |
| 1992 | 71 | 0 |
| 1993 | 59 | 0 |
| 1994 | 56 | 0 |
| 1995 | 58 | 0 |
| 1996 | 75 | 0 |
| 1997 | 73 | 0 |
| 1998 | 77 | 0 |
| 1999 | 105 | 0 |
| 2000 | 89 | 0 |
| 2001 | 98 | 22 |
| 2002 | 111 | 86 |
| 2003 | 62 | 81 |
| 2004 | 94 | 117 |
| 2005 | 102 | 133 |
| 2006 | 78 | 153 |
| 2007 | 62 | 157 |
| 2008 | 42 | 127 |
| 2009 | 45 | 159 |
| 2010 | 88 | 157 |
| 2011 | 104 | 183 |
| 2012 | 142 | 225 |
| 2013 | 140 | 274 |
| 2014 | 146 | 287 |
| 2015 | 177 | 331 |
| 2016 | 211 | 339 |
| 2017 | 258 | 370 |
| 2018 | 236 | 391 |
| 2019 | 317 | 402 |
| 2020 | 298 | 356 |
| 2021 | 256 | 378 |
| 2022 | 285 | 330 |
| 2023 | 271 | 287 |
| 2024 | 268 | 299 |
| 2025 | 271 | 272 |
| 2026 | 182 | 211 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Impact protection systems6 Oct 2026US 12,751,514 B2100% Speedlab, LLC
- Personal protection system including medical garment with a shield6 Oct 2026US 12,751,515 B2Stryker Corporation
- Bayonet receiver for helmet6 Oct 2026US 12,751,516 B2LIFT Airborne Technologies LLC
- Systems and methods for smart helmet6 Oct 2026US 12,751,517 B2Polaris Industries Inc.
- Impact absorption elements, systems, and methods of use6 Oct 2026US 12,753,820 B2
- Protection device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305749 A1
- Position-specific helmet protection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305750 A1Vicis IP, LLC
- Helmet8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305751 A1Mips AB
- Modular liner system for protective helmets8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305752 A1Vicis IP, LLC
- Protective Helmet Assembly Having A Conversion Band8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305753 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sport monitoring system for determining airtime, speed, power absorbed and other factors such as drop distance559US 6,539,336 B1PhatRat Technologies, Inc. · 2003
- Shoes and garments employing one or more of accelerometers, wireless transmitters, processors, altimeters, to determine information such as speed to persons wearing the shoes or garments359US 7,457,724 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2008
- Systems and methods for determining performance data346US 7,092,846 B2PhatRat Technology, Inc. · 2006
- System and methods for determining performance data298US 6,959,259 B2PhatRat Technology, Inc. · 2005
- Miniature universal pump and valve for inflatable liners287US 5,846,063 A1998