A61B 5/6803
Head-worn items
Official title: {Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles}
A61B5/6803 (Head-worn items) appears on 2,427 US grants and 4,045 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,427
- Published applications
- 4,045
- Assignees
- 1,442
- Inventors
- 6,703
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2025 | 247 | 310 |
| 2026 | 132 | 194 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for measuring biologic parameters1,280US 7,187,960 B22007
- Reservoir electrodes for electroencephalograph headgear appliance863US 6,301,493 B1Physiometrix, Inc. · 2001
- Depth of consciousness monitor including oximeter801US 8,821,397 B2Masimo Corporation · 2014
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