A42B 3/0466
Means for detecting that the user is wearing a helmet
Official title: {Means for detecting that the user is wearing a helmet}
A42B3/0466 (Means for detecting that the user is wearing a helmet) appears on 45 US grants and 68 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A42B- Granted patents
- 45
- Published applications
- 68
- Assignees
- 41
- Inventors
- 155
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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| 2019 | 4 | 11 |
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| 2021 | 3 | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Helmets with automated systems and methods of using the same16 Jun 2026US 12,653,262 B2POC Sweden AB
- Helmet detection of a motorcycle driver14 Apr 2026US 12,601,821 B2Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
- Smart head protection gear30 Sep 2025US 12,426,658 B2Tvs Motor Company Limited
- Protective helmet with display6 May 2025US 12,290,123 B2Seamless Digital Limited
- Apparatus for automatically managing the helmet1 Apr 2025US 12,263,262 B2
- Head protection device, protection system and head protection method27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248225 A1
- Helmet light, protective helmet with a helmet light and method for operating a helmet light23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206901 A1Pfanner Schutzbekleidung GmbH
- Method and apparatus for improved protective buckle system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174170 A1Apollo Safety, Inc.
- Bluetooth coupled bike helmet12 Mar 2026US 2026/0068982 A1
- Smart helmet system, helmet, and transportation vehicle5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060358 A13Km Pte. Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Safety helmet provided with an interlock signal45US 4,982,452 A1991
- Safety helmet with directional and break signals having AM/FM and two-way communication capability31US 6,157,298 A2000
- Helmet impact monitoring system23US 9,943,128 B2Western Michigan University Research Fund · 2018
- Vehicle helmet warning system14US 5,294,914 A1994
- Retrofit sensor module for a protective head top13US 9,848,666 B13M Innovative Properties Company · 2017