B29L 2031/768
Protective equipment
Official title: {Protective equipment (B29L2031/4821 takes precedence)}
B29L2031/768 (Protective equipment) appears on 148 US grants and 217 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29L- Granted patents
- 148
- Published applications
- 217
- Assignees
- 119
- Inventors
- 362
- Latest grant
- 17 Mar 2026
Filings by year
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 5 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 10 |
| 2015 | 8 | 15 |
| 2016 | 3 | 16 |
| 2017 | 11 | 20 |
| 2018 | 10 | 13 |
| 2019 | 11 | 16 |
| 2020 | 9 | 24 |
| 2021 | 18 | 15 |
| 2022 | 16 | 12 |
| 2023 | 12 | 15 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method for producing a foam-backed moulded component, and moulded component17 Mar 2026US 12,576,564 B2
- High buoyancy composite materials3 Mar 2026US 12,566,048 B2
- Polymer nanocomposites and methods of making the same13 Jan 2026US 12,522,713 B2Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
- Method for producing a body protection item and resulting body protection item22 Jul 2025US 12,365,151 B2
- Mouth guard having internal components for sensing impact forces25 Feb 2025US 12,232,889 B2Force Impact Technologies, Inc.
- System and method for generative design and additive manufacturing of non-newtonian smart materials for energy absorption8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310165 A1Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Limited
- Helmet16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198636 A1Vog—Image Police Inc.
- High buoyancy composite materials9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194330 A1Honeywell International Inc.
- Component protection casing19 Mar 2026US 2026/0078689 A1
- High elastomeric modulus and strength polymer constructs and methods of forming12 Feb 2026US 2026/0042251 A1Case Western Reserve University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Coated exterior mirror housing for vehicles197US 6,150,014 ADonnelly Corporation · 2000
- Method of forming bonded seams of spunbonded polyolefin fabric and cleanroom garments including such seams72US 4,938,817 AKappler Safety Group · 1990
- Method of producing a foamed polyurethane body-protecting pad62US 4,292,263 AZimmer USA, Inc. · 1981
- Angled packing material59US 4,883,179 ASoutheast Foam Converting & Packaging, Inc. · 1989
- Fabrics having improved ballistic performance and processes for making the same34US 5,958,804 AHexcel CS Corporation · 1999