A42B 3/18
Face protection devices
A42B3/18 (Face protection devices) appears on 1,434 US grants and 1,529 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A42B- Granted patents
- 1,434
- Published applications
- 1,529
- Assignees
- 564
- Inventors
- 2,203
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 4 |
| 2002 | 26 | 18 |
| 2003 | 19 | 26 |
| 2004 | 31 | 36 |
| 2005 | 27 | 24 |
| 2006 | 16 | 36 |
| 2007 | 11 | 33 |
| 2008 | 10 | 31 |
| 2009 | 11 | 49 |
| 2010 | 19 | 34 |
| 2011 | 24 | 52 |
| 2012 | 34 | 54 |
| 2013 | 32 | 64 |
| 2014 | 31 | 62 |
| 2015 | 35 | 79 |
| 2016 | 61 | 79 |
| 2017 | 56 | 108 |
| 2018 | 49 | 93 |
| 2019 | 75 | 96 |
| 2020 | 77 | 92 |
| 2021 | 72 | 100 |
| 2022 | 79 | 100 |
| 2023 | 76 | 69 |
| 2024 | 71 | 61 |
| 2025 | 77 | 86 |
| 2026 | 49 | 43 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Personal protection system including medical garment with a shield6 Oct 2026US 12,751,515 B2Stryker Corporation
- Shield for helmet comprising first and second wireless modules and an angular position sensor, helmet, and head-up display device22 Sep 2026US 12,742,965 B2E-Lead Electronic Co., Ltd.
- Lower protective cage for a helmet and helmet having same15 Sep 2026US 12,733,704 B2
- Buffering structure for protective gears25 Aug 2026US 12,714,174 B2
- Arrangement25 Aug 2026US 12,714,175 B2Uvex Arbeitsschutz GmbH
- Connecting structure of helmet24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283293 A1Jiangyin Dafeima Automobile Technology Co., Ltd.
- Helmet chinbar assembly17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272098 A1TLD Acquisition, LLC
- Helmet with internal ventilation system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272099 A1Bell Sports, Inc.
- Protective helmet10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262779 A1
- Helmet Shield Lock27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248230 A1Zamp, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents