A63B 71/08
Body-protectors for players or sportsmen , i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of
Official title: Body-protectors for players or sportsmen {, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions} (protective clothing or garments for sporting purposes A41D13/00)
A63B71/08 (Body-protectors for players or sportsmen , i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of) appears on 3,279 US grants and 3,614 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
- 3,279
- Published applications
- 3,614
- Assignees
- 1,078
- Inventors
- 4,884
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2019 | 165 | 232 |
| 2020 | 153 | 183 |
| 2021 | 126 | 133 |
| 2022 | 117 | 151 |
| 2023 | 127 | 152 |
| 2024 | 100 | 107 |
| 2025 | 107 | 103 |
| 2026 | 64 | 89 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Mouthguard with hydration system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,175 B2
- Hockey goalkeeper leg pads6 Oct 2026US 12,752,176 B2Bauer Hockey, LLC
- Customized protective devices and systems and methods for producing the same29 Sep 2026US 12,745,809 B2Protect3D, Inc.
- Sports equipment with alterable characteristic29 Sep 2026US 12,746,442 B2Bauer Hockey, LLC
- Prenatal activity assistance device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,450 B2The Third Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University (GZ Critical Pregnant Women Center)
- Fielder's protective mask8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306933 A1Markwort Sporting Goods Company
- Golf club grip apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306934 A1
- Removable liner systems for protective headgear, protective headgear equipped therewith, and methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295366 A1
- Stitchless dorsal padding for protective sports gloves and other protective gear1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295367 A1Wm. T. Burnett IP, LLC
- Apparatus and method for stabilizing a human anatomical joint24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283827 A1Stoko Design Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sport monitoring system for determining airtime, speed, power absorbed and other factors such as drop distance559US 6,539,336 B1PhatRat Technologies, Inc. · 2003
- Shoes and garments employing one or more of accelerometers, wireless transmitters, processors, altimeters, to determine information such as speed to persons wearing the shoes or garments359US 7,457,724 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2008
- Systems and methods for determining performance data346US 7,092,846 B2PhatRat Technology, Inc. · 2006
- Smart device307US 9,849,364 B22017
- System and methods for determining performance data298US 6,959,259 B2PhatRat Technology, Inc. · 2005