A42B 3/044
Lighting devices
Official title: {Lighting devices, e.g. helmets with lamps}
A42B3/044 (Lighting devices) appears on 359 US grants and 376 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A42B- Granted patents
- 359
- Published applications
- 376
- Assignees
- 149
- Inventors
- 623
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 | 11 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 | 11 |
| 2008 | 2 | 10 |
| 2009 | 3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9 | 11 |
| 2011 | 8 | 10 |
| 2012 | 12 | 13 |
| 2013 | 15 | 19 |
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| 2017 | 12 | 19 |
| 2018 | 22 | 30 |
| 2019 | 21 | 31 |
| 2020 | 20 | 23 |
| 2021 | 21 | 28 |
| 2022 | 24 | 18 |
| 2023 | 11 | 17 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 |
| 2025 | 16 | 13 |
| 2026 | 16 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Arrangement25 Aug 2026US 12,714,175 B2Uvex Arbeitsschutz GmbH
- Helmet provided with an accessory fastening assembly18 Aug 2026US 12,708,166 B2Cookie Composites Group Pty Ltd.
- Helmet accessory mounting system21 Jul 2026US 12,685,358 B2Gentex Corporation
- Foldable wide-angle headlamp7 Jul 2026US 12,674,565 B1
- Structural arrangement for a motor helmet with automated visor23 Jun 2026US 12,660,878 B2
- Illumination device assembly for helmets17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272094 A1
- Protective apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272096 A1New Wisdom Investment Limited
- Hardhat with lightpipe system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240274 A1Cygnus Safety Products LLC
- Safety Headwear Systems and Accessories23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206898 A1Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Headwear-mountable attachment device for supporting a lighting device or other tool or accessory, or kit including same23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206899 A1Streamlight, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Illuminated safety helmet193US 5,357,409 A1994
- Illuminated safety helmet with layer for electrically connecting light emitting diodes193US 5,758,947 A1998
- Protective helmet with dual adjustment illumination means121US 4,521,831 A1985
- LED illuminated protective headwear116US 5,871,271 A1999
- Light-strip apparatus105US 5,469,342 A1995