F41H 5/0471
Layered armour containing fibre- or fabric-reinforced layers
Official title: {Layered armour containing fibre- or fabric-reinforced layers (in combination with ceramic layers F41H5/0428, with metal layers F41H5/0457)}
F41H5/0471 (Layered armour containing fibre- or fabric-reinforced layers) appears on 840 US grants and 999 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41H- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 34 | 30 |
| 2024 | 21 | 37 |
| 2025 | 30 | 17 |
| 2026 | 17 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Apparatuses, systems and methods for equipment for protecting the human body by absorbing and dissipating forces imparted to the body1 Sep 2026US 12,721,385 B2Matscitechno Licensing Company
- Ballistic headset cover14 Jul 2026US 12,680,789 B2
- Implosion shield apparatus and method14 Jul 2026US 12,680,801 B2Quanta Associates, L. P.
- Ballistic-resistant molded article7 Jul 2026US 12,674,649 B2Avient Protective Materials B.V.
- Soft armor edge enhancement30 Jun 2026US 12,669,312 B2
- Compact rifle protection ballistic shield8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309469 A1Verco Materials, LLC
- Hybrid ballistic-resistant molded article1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298589 A1Avient Protective Materials B.V.
- Armor system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227159 A1American Defense Structures, LLC
- High buoyancy composite materials9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194330 A1Honeywell International Inc.
- Edge Securement for Ballistic Resistant Panel Assembly2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185807 A1Central Lake Armor Express, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Frag shield528US 7,629,277 B2Honeywell International Inc. · 2009
- Porous polymeric membrane toughened composites189US 6,737,158 B1Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc. · 2004
- Ballistic-resistant composite article181US 4,623,574 AAllied Corporation · 1986
- Ballistic-resistant article171US 4,457,985 AAllied Corporation · 1984
- Ballistic-resistant article153US 4,403,012 AAllied Corporation · 1983