US 11627771

Patent Analyst Report: US 11,627,771

Date of Analysis: April 26, 2026

This report provides a concise summary of United States Patent 11,627,771, including its key bibliographic details and a plain-language overview of its independent claims.

Bibliographic Information:

• Title: Headband with protective insert
• Assignee: Individual
• Inventor: Shane Michael Johnston
• Filing Date: May 21, 2020
• Issue Date: April 18, 2023
• Abstract: "A headband with 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:

An independent claim represents the broadest definition of the invention. US Patent 11,627,771 contains one independent claim.

• Claim 1: This claim describes a piece of protective headgear. In simple terms, it consists of a basic headband designed to fit around a person's head. Attached to the outside of this headband are multiple pouches, and inside each of these pouches is a protective insert.

A search of the dockets for the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) for 2026 did not yield any specific information regarding litigation or appeals related to US Patent 11,627,771. This does not definitively mean no such actions exist, but none were readily identifiable in the public dockets searched.