The energy absorbing lining material is intended to be used for helmets and other impact receiving articles. The dot-dot-dash broken lines depict the boundaries of the claim and form no part thereof. The evenly spaced broken lines depict portions of the energy absorbing lining material that form no part of the claimed design.

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›1.independentI claim the ornamental design for an energy absorbing lining material, as shown and described.

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-2016353825-A1	A1	8 Dec 2016	13 May 2016	published	Energy-absorbing structure with defined multi-phasic crush properties
US	US-11298913-B2	B2	12 Apr 2022	13 May 2016	granted	Energy-absorbing structure with defined multi-phasic crush properties
USthis patent	US-D964046-S	S1	20 Sep 2022	5 Feb 2020	granted	Energy absorbing lining material
US	US-2022324194-A1	A1	13 Oct 2022	27 Jan 2022	published	Energy-absorbing structure with defined multi-phasic crush properties
US	US-12017436-B2	B2	25 Jun 2024	27 Jan 2022	granted	Energy-absorbing structure with defined multi-phasic crush properties
EP	EP-3303871-A1	A1	11 Apr 2018	13 May 2016	published	Energieabsorbierende struktur mit definierten mehrphasigen quetscheigenschaftende
EP	EP-3303871-A4	A4	27 Feb 2019	13 May 2016	published	Energy-absorbing structure with defined multi-phasic crush properties
EP	EP-3303871-B1	B1	17 Feb 2021	13 May 2016	granted	Energy-absorbing structure with defined multi-phasic crush properties
CN	CN-108124417-A	A	5 Jun 2018	13 May 2016	published	具有限定的多阶段压溃特性的能量吸收结构zh
CN	CN-114468454-A	A	13 May 2022	13 May 2016	published	Energy absorbing structure with defined multi-stage crush characteristics
WO	WO-2016195974-A1	A1	8 Dec 2016	13 May 2016	published	Energy-absorbing structure with defined multi-phasic crush properties

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