A42B 3/0446
Intended to light the way ahead
Official title: {intended to light the way ahead}
A42B3/0446 (Intended to light the way ahead) appears on 76 US grants and 91 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A42B- Granted patents
- 76
- Published applications
- 91
- Assignees
- 40
- Inventors
- 141
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 5 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 9 |
| 2026 | 8 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Safety headwear systems and accessories28 Apr 2026US 12,611,000 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Headwear-mountable attachment device for supporting a lighting device or other tool or accessory, or kit including same24 Mar 2026US 12,582,186 B2Streamlight, Inc.
- Hard hat lamp attachment system24 Mar 2026US 12,582,187 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Safety band for hard hat10 Mar 2026US 12,569,022 B2
- 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.
- Helmet light and protective helmet with a helmet light23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206900 A1Pfanner Schutzbekleidung GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Illuminated helmet device77US 6,244,721 B12001
- Fireman's helmet with integral front and rear lights66US 4,945,458 A1990
- Apparatuses and methods for vision assistance60US 7,111,956 B2Light-On, LLC · 2006
- Pivoting projection beam safety helmet56US 5,688,039 A1997
- Safety helmet for miners52US 4,227,520 ACanadian Patents and Development Limited · 1980