A42B 3/046
Means for detecting hazards or accidents
Official title: {Means for detecting hazards or accidents}
A42B3/046 (Means for detecting hazards or accidents) appears on 396 US grants and 522 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A42B- Granted patents
- 396
- Published applications
- 522
- Assignees
- 218
- Inventors
- 811
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 7 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 5 | 7 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 5 | 23 |
| 2012 | 10 | 29 |
| 2013 | 14 | 21 |
| 2014 | 11 | 23 |
| 2015 | 24 | 35 |
| 2016 | 26 | 46 |
| 2017 | 34 | 48 |
| 2018 | 28 | 30 |
| 2019 | 42 | 49 |
| 2020 | 39 | 32 |
| 2021 | 27 | 29 |
| 2022 | 28 | 29 |
| 2023 | 19 | 23 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 |
| 2025 | 17 | 26 |
| 2026 | 12 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Voltage detection devices and systems29 Sep 2026US 12,745,815 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Method and system for providing alerts to a user4 Aug 2026US 12,696,946 B2GoPro, Inc.
- System and method for monitoring, identifying location and direction of impact events in real-time4 Aug 2026US 12,700,259 B2Quintessential Design Inc.
- Airbag-helmet and airbag adapted for being used as a part of such an airbag-helmet9 Jun 2026US 12,648,606 B2Autoliv Development AB
- Blunt force sensor array2 Jun 2026US 12,642,483 B2The Johns Hopkins University
- Body impact evaluation system and wearable measurement system therefor20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240275 A1Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (Epfl)
- Blind Spot Detection System Using Directional Microphone Array20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240276 A1GoPro, Inc.
- Impact detection system integrated with helmet18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165409 A1
- Detection and characterization of head impacts11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157658 A1The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Impact indicator4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153394 A1Higs AB
Most cited
By later US patents
- Movement and event systems and associated methods259US 7,627,451 B2Apple Inc. · 2009
- Product integrity systems and associated methods242US 7,174,277 B2PhatRat Technology, Inc. · 2007
- Sport performance systems for measuring athletic performance, and associated methods240US 7,162,392 B2PhatRat Technology, Inc. · 2007
- Helmet system including at least three accelerometers and mass memory and method for recording in real-time orthogonal acceleration data of a head225US 5,978,972 AThe Johns Hopkins University · 1999
- Personal items network, and associated methods209US 7,552,031 B2Apple Inc. · 2009