A62B 18/00
Breathing masks or helmets
Official title: Breathing masks or helmets, e.g. affording protection against chemical agents or for use at high altitudes {or incorporating a pump or compressor for reducing the inhalation effort}(A62B17/00 takes precedence; anaesthetic masks A61M16/06)
A62B18/00 (Breathing masks or helmets) appears on 2,272 US grants and 3,095 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A62B- Granted patents
- 2,272
- Published applications
- 3,095
- Assignees
- 1,038
- Inventors
- 5,158
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 19 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 30 | 0 |
| 1991 | 39 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 19 | 0 |
| 1994 | 27 | 0 |
| 1995 | 25 | 0 |
| 1996 | 31 | 0 |
| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 8 |
| 2002 | 35 | 30 |
| 2003 | 34 | 52 |
| 2004 | 28 | 47 |
| 2005 | 36 | 65 |
| 2006 | 46 | 61 |
| 2007 | 29 | 84 |
| 2008 | 16 | 46 |
| 2009 | 28 | 57 |
| 2010 | 42 | 63 |
| 2011 | 36 | 56 |
| 2012 | 47 | 55 |
| 2013 | 51 | 96 |
| 2014 | 41 | 93 |
| 2015 | 64 | 105 |
| 2016 | 52 | 104 |
| 2017 | 63 | 129 |
| 2018 | 69 | 135 |
| 2019 | 89 | 126 |
| 2020 | 135 | 151 |
| 2021 | 135 | 353 |
| 2022 | 159 | 438 |
| 2023 | 135 | 337 |
| 2024 | 168 | 216 |
| 2025 | 162 | 117 |
| 2026 | 98 | 71 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Hardhat with air conduit15 Sep 2026US 12,734,377 B23M Innovative Properties Company
- Personal protective anti-viral face mask15 Sep 2026US 12,734,378 B2lowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
- Mask apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,728,298 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Adjustable face mask assembly and method of using the same8 Sep 2026US 12,728,299 B2PIP Manufacturing, Inc.
- Reusable head gear with replaceable microfilter assemblies powered air circulation, earthing and communication protocol8 Sep 2026US 12,728,300 B2
- Respiratory Mask Having a Filter Unit and a Removable Cap for the Filter Unit1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295309 A1Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
- Lung Demand Regulator1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295310 A1Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
- Mask with translucent flap1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295311 A1Makrite Industries Inc.
- Mask and a powered respirator device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284449 A1
- Dual breathable gas supply apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285454 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Microphone mounting structure for a sound amplifying respirator and/or bubble suit1,193US 6,430,298 B12002
- Respiratory mask having gas washout vent and gas washout vent for respiratory mask682US 6,581,594 B1ResMed Limited · 2003
- Nonvolatile memory devices, channel boosting methods thereof, programming methods thereof, and memory systems including the same613US 8,654,587 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2014
- Respiratory facial mask581US 5,662,101 ARespironics, Inc. · 1997
- Miniature respiratory apparatus542US 4,915,105 A1990