A42B 3/042
Optical devices
Official title: {Optical devices (night vision goggles G02B23/12)}
A42B3/042 (Optical devices) appears on 401 US grants and 469 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A42B- Granted patents
- 401
- Published applications
- 469
- Assignees
- 251
- Inventors
- 905
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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| 2024 | 36 | 31 |
| 2025 | 22 | 18 |
| 2026 | 9 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Helmet accessory mounting system11 Aug 2026US 12,702,182 B2Gentex Corporation
- Head unit system with connector for peripheral device2 Jun 2026US 12,642,327 B2Stryker Corporation
- Safety headwear systems and accessories28 Apr 2026US 12,611,000 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Visual communication system for a helmet21 Apr 2026US 12,604,942 B2GoPro, Inc.
- Helmet camera system, fastening device, helmet system, and camera system14 Apr 2026US 12,599,189 B2Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
- Mounting systems suitable for mounting vision systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309973 A1Swift Universal Optical Systems LLC
- A hard hat with an integrated electronic subsystem24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283291 A1Xyz Reality Limited
- Enhanced spacesuits10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264894 A1Blue Collar Space Inc
- Impact-resistant micro-camera for helmet10 Sep 2026US 2026/0270538 A1
- Adapter, configured to releasably attach a camera to a full-face type helmet, and a full-face type helmet comprising such an adapter27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248224 A1Nigeki B.V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Helmet mount for night vision device209US 6,457,179 B1Norotos, Inc. · 2002
- Electromagnetic communications and switching system206US 4,688,037 AMcDonnell Douglas Corporation · 1987
- Camera system for capturing a sporting activity from the perspective of the participant202US 6,028,627 A2000
- Night vision viewing system171US 4,775,217 AGEC Avionics Limited · 1988
- Head/helmet mounted passive and active infrared imaging system with/without parallax169US 6,456,261 B12002