Protective Clothing

Patent Alert | October 2026
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27 / 10 / 2026
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This month's patent alert highlights recent innovations in protective clothing and specifically firefighter clothing systems. Protective clothing is a rapidly evolving field that combines textile engineering with the search for ultimate properties combinations, such as comfort and protection against different hazards. Centexbel plays a key role in both the testing and certification of protective clothing. 

Selected patents

  1. Protective clothing with safety belt
  2. Emergency breathing apparatus for forest firefighters  
  3. Process Of Producing Firefighting Innerwear Material Having Excellent Comfortablity  
  4. Arc flash protective balaclava   
  5. Fabric and use of the fabric in a protective garment for fire fighting 
  6. Flame resistant lining fabric with stretch properties   
  7. Firefighter glove assembly   
  8. Fire suit  

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