A61F 11/12
External mounting means
A61F11/12 (External mounting means) appears on 184 US grants and 198 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 184
- Published applications
- 198
- Assignees
- 90
- Inventors
- 284
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 9 |
| 2006 | 0 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 10 | 9 |
| 2011 | 7 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 |
| 2015 | 5 | 9 |
| 2016 | 6 | 15 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 7 | 9 |
| 2019 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020 | 5 | 12 |
| 2021 | 5 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 | 10 |
| 2023 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 |
| 2025 | 14 | 15 |
| 2026 | 6 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Hearing protection25 Aug 2026US 12,714,604 B2Minuendo AS
- Earplug system and methods21 Jul 2026US 12,685,673 B1Apothecary Products, Inc.
- Pair of earpiece faceplates14 Jul 2026US D1,134,304 S1Decibullz LLC · Design
- Occlusion device capable of occluding an ear canal19 May 2026US 12,629,286 B2ST TipTech, LLC
- Adjustable hearing protection device28 Apr 2026US 12,611,334 B2
- Occlusion device capable of occluding an ear canal8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306301 A1ST Portfolio Holdings, LLC
- External ear canal pressure regulation device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199136 A1Nocira, LLC
- External ear canal pressure regulation system16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199137 A1Nocira, LLC
- Earplug25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174600 A1SwedSafe AB
- Malleable earplug attachment to safety glasses26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083593 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Eyewear supported by a wearer's concha of an ear165US 6,176,576 B1Radians, Inc. · 2001
- Protective hearing devices with multi-band automatic amplitude control and active noise attenuation117US 6,801,629 B2Sonic Innovations, Inc. · 2004
- Clip-style hearing protector111US 7,648,005 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 2010
- Ear plug assembly109US 4,253,452 ASpecialty Composites Corporation · 1981
- Bandless hearing protector and method104US 7,708,110 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 2010