A42B 3/066
Specially adapted for cycling helmets
Official title: {specially adapted for cycling helmets, e.g. for soft shelled helmets}
A42B3/066 (Specially adapted for cycling helmets) appears on 126 US grants and 134 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A42B- Granted patents
- 126
- Published applications
- 134
- Assignees
- 55
- Inventors
- 183
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 9 |
| 2016 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4 | 14 |
| 2018 | 4 | 19 |
| 2019 | 16 | 20 |
| 2020 | 9 | 17 |
| 2021 | 9 | 5 |
| 2022 | 9 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 |
| 2026 | 6 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Machine vendible expandable helmet and manufacture of same22 Sep 2026US 12,740,611 B2Membrain Safety Solutions, LLC
- Protective helmet25 Aug 2026US 12,714,172 B2ABUS August Bremicker Söhne KG
- Cycling helmet11 Aug 2026US 12,702,181 B2Trek Bicycle Corporation
- Cycling helmet with an energy diverting layer19 May 2026US 12,628,896 B2Trek Bicycle Corporation
- Protective helmet with multiple pseudo-spherical energy management liners24 Mar 2026US 12,582,188 B2Bell Sports, Inc.
- Cycling helmet with an energy diverting layer10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262777 A1Trek Bicycle Corporation
- Systems and Methods for Vented Helmets30 Oct 2025US 2025/0331597 A1Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
- Machine vendible expandable helmet and manufacture of same28 Aug 2025US 2025/0268331 A1Membrain Safety Solutions, LLC
- Helmet support assembly, and helmet5 Jun 2025US 2025/0176651 A1
- Impact absorbing elements with joining structure10 Apr 2025US 2025/0113884 A1Park & Diamond Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Protective helmet120US 6,070,271 A2000
- Protective rim configuration for hard-shelled safety helmet118US 4,996,724 AInnova-Dex Sports, Inc. · 1991
- Bicycle helmet107US 5,450,631 ASpecialized Bicycle Components, Inc. · 1995
- Helmet104US 5,012,533 AK. W. Hochschorner GmbH · 1991
- Helmet91US 5,272,773 AShoei Kako Kabushiki Kaisha · 1993