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Is a boxing glove patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a boxing glove have been patented many times, but "a boxing glove" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 125 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “boxing glovebagpad” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 47 best keyword matches we examined, 23 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2001.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: BOXRAW LTD (3), NG WAI-JIM (2), ITBD INTERNATIONAL INC (1), RAMOS ENRIQUE O (1).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A63B (42), A41D (15), G09F (2), A41F (2).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a boxing glove
- Open Palm Boxing Glove US-2025127250-A1 2025 · WILLIAMS CARY
The present invention provides a novel boxing glove compatible with lifting weights while wearing the gloves. Thus, the gloves allow a person to keep on the boxing gloves to hit the punching bag as well as lift weights. The glove …
View on Google Patents - Boxing glove with shock-absorbing lattice US-12403383-B2 2025 · PULSE SPORTS LLC
Disclosed herein is a boxing glove that includes an interior liner. The interior liner comprises an exterior surface and an interior surface. The interior surface defines an interior pocket configured to receive a hand of a user. …
View on Google Patents - A carpometacarpal joint stabilising boxing glove WO-2023049960-A1 2023 · LAM JASON
A carpometacarpal joint stabilising boxing glove has a cuff and a compartment. The glove comprises a longitudinally orientated restraint able to be tensioned between the cuff and the compartment across a carpometacarpal dorsal reg…
View on Google Patents - Boxing glove WO-2023111584-A1 2023 · BOXRAW LTD
A boxing glove (2) comprises a hand portion (4) for receiving a wearer's hand, the hand portion (4) including a fist portion (8) for receiving the wearer's fingers, a thumb portion (18) for receiving the wearer's thumb…
View on Google Patents - Boxing glove US-2021016153-A1 2021 · RODDY KEVIN MICHAEL
An improved boxing glove provides the athlete the ability to quickly don or remove the boxing glove over a smaller mixed martial arts glove allowing the athlete to quickly transition between event modes. The boxing glove has an op…
View on Google Patents - Smart boxing glove for use with bluetooth light WO-2017101678-A1 2017 · SHENZHEN RONGCHENG TECH CO LTD
Disclosed is a smart boxing glove for use with a Bluetooth light. The glove comprises a glove base portion, an air pressure portion, a circuit portion, a circuit fixing portion, and a Bluetooth light portion. The glove can not onl…
View on Google Patents - Boxing glove US-2015113694-A1 2015 · RAMOS ENRIQUE O
A pre-functionalized boxing glove that includes a padded main body, a padded thumb-receiving portion, a supportive wrist portion, and a moisture removal apparatus secured to the thumb-receiving portion or the wrist portion. The pr…
View on Google Patents - Boxing glove WO-2012116670-A1 2012 · BUEDEKER ANDREAS
The invention relates to a glove (1) for boxing, comprising a central area (4) for receiving the metacarpus and the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger and the small finger, a pouch (5) for receiving the thumb, and a …
View on Google Patents - Uni boxing glove US-7904967-B1 2011 · CUMMINGS AURILLO
A uni boxing glove for use in boxing practice and matches is provided. The uni glove covers the left and right hands, fingers, thumb, and a portion of both wrists of a user. The glove comprises a punching portion, protrusion forme…
View on Google Patents - Protective boxing glove US-2011277205-A1 2011 · CUADRADO XAVIER A
A protective boxing glove includes a palm-side portion and back-side portion together forming a hand receiving opening and having a series of finger stalls for receiving and at least partially covering the fingers. The palm and ba…
View on Google Patents - Kick boxing glove with flexible inner wrist/forearm padding US-2004177431-A1 2004 · ITBD INTERNATIONAL INC
A kick boxing glove has an extended rear portion attached to a front section having a thumb, finger and palm portion. The extended rear portion has a leather outside layer and fabric inner layer with a molded foam in between for c…
View on Google Patents - Boxing gloves incorporating multi-layer, anti-absorbent materials US-6704936-B1 2004 · TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT INC
A Boxing glove having an inner mitt into which a boxer's hand is placed. The inner mitt utilizes a two layer palm lining which forms the front of the mitt and opposes a waterproof Taffeta pad lining which forms the back of the…
View on Google Patents - Boxing glove US-6178553-B1 2001
A boxing glove for preventing injuries to an opponent's eyes and thumb. The boxing glove includes a glove member having a main body, a thumb-receiving portion integrally extending along the length of a side of the main body, a…
View on Google Patents - Boxing glove with inflatable wrist cuff US-6202213-B1 2001
A boxing glove includes a glove body defining a hand-receiving part for receiving a hand enclosed therein and a wrist-receiving part in communication with the hand-receiving part. The wrist-receiving part has a mouth opposite the …
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a boxing glove been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Sports equipment patents tend to cover the grip, impact absorption, training feedback, and how gear is adjusted.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.