F41H 1/00
Personal protection gear
Official title: Personal protection gear (shields for personal use F41H5/08; {footwear for use in minefields A43B3/0026}; for protection against chemical warfare A62B)
F41H1/00 (Personal protection gear) appears on 1,059 US grants and 1,385 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41H- Granted patents
- 1,059
- Published applications
- 1,385
- Assignees
- 531
- Inventors
- 1,938
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 4 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5 | 9 |
| 2004 | 18 | 9 |
| 2005 | 11 | 13 |
| 2006 | 12 | 29 |
| 2007 | 15 | 28 |
| 2008 | 11 | 28 |
| 2009 | 13 | 42 |
| 2010 | 16 | 56 |
| 2011 | 38 | 89 |
| 2012 | 30 | 91 |
| 2013 | 43 | 76 |
| 2014 | 55 | 104 |
| 2015 | 56 | 80 |
| 2016 | 61 | 79 |
| 2017 | 66 | 84 |
| 2018 | 62 | 86 |
| 2019 | 67 | 75 |
| 2020 | 53 | 69 |
| 2021 | 57 | 67 |
| 2022 | 45 | 43 |
| 2023 | 47 | 57 |
| 2024 | 54 | 58 |
| 2025 | 65 | 57 |
| 2026 | 35 | 49 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Reformable epoxy resin for composites and methods thereof8 Sep 2026US 12,728,623 B2Zephyros, Inc.
- Personal protective equipment having a responsive device to notify a wearer when an unmanned aerial vehicle detects an ambient threat using artificial intelligence1 Sep 2026US 12,722,816 B2
- Anti-skip ballistic protector1 Sep 2026US 12,723,847 B2Point Blank Enterprises, Inc.
- Personal ballistic shield with trauma protection25 Aug 2026US 12,716,691 B2Maja LLC
- Devices and systems to mitigate traumatic brain and other injuries caused by concussive or blast forces11 Aug 2026US 12,702,425 B2Tbi Innovations, LLC
- Mounting systems suitable for mounting vision systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309973 A1Swift Universal Optical Systems LLC
- Ballistic helmet with nestable segmented ballistic applique24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287311 A1LineWeight LLC
- Blast overpressure mitigation24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287312 A1OverPressured LLC
- Flexible nonwoven for providing protection from slashing, stabbing and firing weapons as well as shrapnel27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250889 A1SPEKON Sächsische Spezialkonfektion GmbH
- Personal protective vest assembly and methods of assembling same20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243545 A1Safe Life Defense, L.L.C.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Contactless battery charging apparel249US 7,863,859 B2Cynetic Designs Ltd. · 2011
- Temperature conditioning apparatus for the trunk of a human body157US 7,124,593 B22006
- Ballistic-resistant article153US 4,403,012 AAllied Corporation · 1983
- Multi-mission ballistic resistant jacket132US 5,060,314 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1991
- Flexible body armor115US 5,996,115 AARA, Inc. · 1999