US 10080394

Here's a concise summary of US patent 10080394:

US Patent 10,080,394: Headband with Protective Insert

• Title: Headband with protective insert
• Assignee: Individual
• Inventor: Shane Michael Johnston
• Filing Date: April 7, 2016
• Issue Date: September 25, 2018
• Abstract: The patent describes a headband featuring one or more protective inserts. These inserts are designed to be strategically placed to shield specific, impact-vulnerable areas of a person's head, depending on the activity or sport. The inserts can be directly attached to the headband or housed within pouches that are attached to the headband. The headband can be worn independently or beneath other headgear, and is designed to integrate with additional headgear in terms of form, fit, and functionality.

Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims:

• Claim 1: This claim describes a protective headgear that includes a headband with an open top. The headband is designed to fit around a person's head and has multiple pouches attached to its outer surface. Inside these pouches are several protective inserts. These inserts are positioned to cover at least two specific regions of the head (from a list including frontal, parietal, sphenoidal, temporal, and occipital areas) when the headband is worn.
• Claim 16: This claim outlines a protective headgear comprising a headband intended to fit around a person's head. The headband has an outer surface configured to accept a detachable pouch. A first detachable pouch is attached to this outer surface at a specific location and is designed to hold a protective insert. A first protective insert is at least partially enclosed within this pouch and positioned to cover at least one specific region of the head (from the same list as Claim 1) when the headband is worn.
• Claim 19: This claim describes a protective headgear consisting of a headband that fits around a person's head. Its outer surface is designed to accommodate detachable protective inserts. The claim specifies a first detachable protective insert attached to the headband's outer surface at a first location, and a second detachable protective insert attached at a second location. These inserts are positioned to cover at least two specific head regions (from the same list as Claim 1) when the headband is worn.

CAFC 2026 Dockets:
As of April 26, 2026, the provided patent information indicates that US Patent 10,080,394 is involved in litigation. A case, 1:26-cv-02211, has been filed in the Georgia Northern District Court. However, a search of "US10080394 CAFC dockets 2026" did not yield any results specifically indicating litigation before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in 2026. The identified litigation is at the District Court level. Therefore, there is no authoritative information to suggest current CAFC 2026 dockets for this patent.Here's a concise summary of US patent 10080394:

US Patent 10,080,394: Headband with Protective Insert

• Title: Headband with protective insert
• Assignee: Individual
• Inventor: Shane Michael Johnston
• Filing Date: April 7, 2016
• Issue Date: September 25, 2018
• Abstract: The patent describes a headband featuring one or more protective inserts. The inserts may be strategically positioned to provide protection for specific areas of a person's head that are most vulnerable to impact, depending on the sport or other activity. The inserts may be directly attached to the headband, or may be enclosed in pouches which are directly attached to the headband. The headband may be worn with or without additional headgear, and may be configured to cooperate with the additional headgear as to form, fit, and functionality.

Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims:

• Claim 1: This claim describes a protective headgear comprising a headband designed to fit around a person's head, leaving the top open. This headband includes multiple pouches attached to its outer surface, each at least partially enclosing a protective insert. These inserts are specifically positioned to cover at least two of the following regions of the head: frontal, left parietal, right parietal, left sphenoidal, right sphenoidal, left temporal, right temporal, and occipital.
• Claim 16: This claim outlines a protective headgear that includes a headband configured to fit around a person's head. The headband has an outer surface that can receive a detachable pouch. A first detachable pouch is attached to this outer surface at a specific spot and is designed to hold a protective insert. A first protective insert is at least partially contained within this pouch and is positioned to cover at least one of the frontal, left parietal, right parietal, left sphenoidal, right sphenoidal, left temporal, right temporal, and occipital regions of the head when worn.
• Claim 19: This claim describes a protective headgear comprising a headband configured to fit around a person's head. The headband's outer surface is designed to receive detachable protective inserts. The claim specifies a first detachable protective insert attached to the outer surface at a first location and a second detachable protective insert attached at a second location. These protective inserts are positioned to at least partially cover at least two of the frontal, left parietal, right parietal, left sphenoidal, right sphenoidal, left temporal, right temporal, and occipital regions of the head when the headband is worn.

CAFC 2026 Dockets:
As of April 26, 2026, the available information indicates that US Patent 10,080,394 has litigation associated with its family, specifically a case filed in the Georgia Northern District Court (case number 1:26-cv-02211). However, searches for "US10080394 CAFC dockets 2026" did not yield any results specifically indicating current litigation or dockets before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) for this patent in 2026. Therefore, no authoritative information on CAFC 2026 dockets for this patent is available.