A42B 3/003
Helmet covers
Official title: {Helmet covers}
A42B3/003 (Helmet covers) appears on 75 US grants and 83 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A42B- Granted patents
- 75
- Published applications
- 83
- Assignees
- 40
- Inventors
- 172
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 8 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Shell, kit, helmet and methods of manufacture of a shell25 Aug 2026US 12,714,176 B2Mips AB
- Removeable helmet cover and methods of manufacture28 Oct 2025US 12,453,390 B2
- Outer shell for a safety helmet6 May 2025US 12,290,129 B2Schuberth GmbH
- Dual helmet22 Apr 2025US 12,279,666 B2
- Helmet11 Feb 2025US 12,220,014 B2Nfm AS
- Removeable helmet cover and methods of manufacture12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041185 A1Game Day Skinz Inc.
- Shell, kit, helmet and methods of manufacture of a shell22 Aug 2024US 2024/0277101 A1Mips AB
- Blunt helmet appliqué8 Feb 2024US 2024/0044618 A1Team Wendy, LLC
- Removeable helmet cover and methods of manufacture24 Aug 2023US 2023/0263259 A1Game Day Skinz Inc.
- Dual helmet25 May 2023US 2023/0157401 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Helmet cover140US 4,937,888 A1990
- Helmet having a readily removable and replaceable protective layer127US 5,732,414 ACreative Football Concepts, Inc. · 1998
- Cap for sports helmet89US 5,519,895 A1996
- Shock-absorbing helmet cover78US 5,724,681 A1998
- Protective sports hat insert device77US 7,096,512 B22006