A42C 2/007
Manufacturing custom-sized helmets
Official title: {Manufacturing custom-sized helmets}
A42C2/007 (Manufacturing custom-sized helmets) appears on 94 US grants and 101 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A42C- Granted patents
- 94
- Published applications
- 101
- Assignees
- 35
- Inventors
- 112
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2022 | 6 | 8 |
| 2023 | 3 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 |
| 2025 | 10 | 15 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and method for forming protective sports helmet for a player engaged in a sports activity29 Sep 2026US 12,745,817 B2Bell Sports, Inc.
- System and method of assembling a protective sports helmet14 Jul 2026US 12,678,682 B2Riddell, Inc.
- System and method for creating a custom protective equipment item2 Jun 2026US 12,644,695 B2
- System and method for creating protective football equipment24 Mar 2026US 12,584,732 B2Riddell, Inc.
- System and method of assembling a protective sports helmet3 Mar 2026US 12,564,777 B2Riddell, Inc.
- Position-specific helmet protection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305750 A1Vicis IP, LLC
- System and method for creating a custom protective equipment11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160540 A1Riddell, Inc.
- Removeable helmet cover and methods of manufacture12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041185 A1Game Day Skinz Inc.
- Helmets comprising additively-manufactured components13 Nov 2025US 2025/0344796 A1Bauer Hockey, LLC
- Mesostructures and process for helmet fit2 Oct 2025US 2025/0302138 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Individually fitted helmet liner155US 4,432,099 AGentex Corporation · 1984
- Protective crash helmet146US 4,586,200 A1986
- Custom-fitted helmet and method of making same145US 4,345,338 AGentex Corporation · 1982
- Flight helmet with headset98US 5,003,631 ANorthrop Corporation · 1991
- Form-fitting, energy-absorbing material and method for making the same98US 5,056,162 AKaiser Aerospace & Electronics Corporation · 1991