US2022015489A1PendingUtilityA1
Concussion resistent smart helmet
Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jul 14, 2020Filed: Jul 14, 2020Published: Jan 20, 2022
Est. expiryJul 14, 2040(~14 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Peter L. Levy
A42B 3/064A42B 3/046A42B 3/067
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Abstract
A concussion resistant smart helmet is disclosed having outer construction to redirect all tangential component force impacts to the helmet edges and away from user, reduce, redistribute and absorb normal component force impact. The absorbing layer is recyclable and contains sensor and logic for recording impact forces transmitted to helmet interior boundary.
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exact text as granted — not AI-modifiedWhat is claimed is:
1 . A concussion resistant smart helmet comprising:
a helmet with a perforated outer hard shell on an outer helmet layer with perforated regions or openings, hard shell the exterior of an outer layer and coupled to helmet edges adjacent to a neck or shoulders; an inner layer snuggly fitting within the outer layer, layers coupled to the helmet edges adjacent to a neck or shoulders and replaceably coupled to the helmet; a layer of independently slidable freely in all direction tiles snuggly fitted in the outer layer between the outer hard shell and outer layer shell base, tiles protruding the outer shell perforated regions and having polygonal shape commensurate with margins to each tile accommodating outer hard base shell protrusion region; the slidable tiles with spring-like material spacers for transferring any tangential component forces from impacted tile to tile to edge helmet tangential force component transfer, and a removable-replaceable energy absorbing layer between an inner shell liner and a helmet wearer's head, whereby external force impacts to the helmet are decoupled to normal and tangential components in the helmet layers, tangential component forces are redirected to the helmet edges and the normal component forces are distributed and absorbed by the absorbing layer.
2 . The concussion resistant smart helmet of claim 1 , wherein the helmet outer and inner shell material comes from a set of material including plastic, composite, graphite, graphene-titanium, graphene layers, metal and elastic plastic.
3 . The concussion resistant smart helmet of claim 1 wherein the slidable tile interstitial material is made from a set of materials including rubber, foam, and elastic synthetic.
4 . The concussion resistant smart helmet of claim 1 further comprising an absorbing layer removable coupled at circumferential edge for decoupling from the helmet whereby damaged absorbing material can be removed and replaced with undamaged absorbing layer material.
5 . The concussion resistant smart helmet of claim 1 further comprising a smart absorbing layer with liner having at least one 3D force or 3D accelerometer sensor coupled to power, memory and wifi logic for digitally recording helmet individual and cumulative impact forces reaching the bottom of the absorbing layer.
6 . The concussion resistant smart helmet of claim 1 further comprising an absorbing layer made from a set of energy absorbing materials including honey comb, Styrofoam, Expanded Polystyrene, EPS, graphene-titanium, graphene layers, composites and combinations.
7 . A method for a concussion resistant smart helmet comprising the steps of:
providing a helmet with a perforated outer hard shell on an outer helmet layer with perforated regions or openings, hard shell the exterior of an outer layer and coupled to helmet edges adjacent to a neck or shoulders; providing the helmet with an inner layer snuggly fitting within the outer layer, layers coupled to the helmet edges adjacent to a neck or shoulders and replaceably coupled to the helmet; placing a layer of independently slidable freely in all direction tiles snuggly fitted in the outer layer between the outer hard shell and outer layer shell base, tiles protruding the outer shell perforated regions and having polygonal shape commensurate with margins to each tile accommodating outer hard base shell protrusion region; spacing the slidable tiles with spring-like material spacers for transferring any tangential component forces from impacted tile to tile to edge helmet tangential force component transfer, and inserting removable-replaceable energy absorbing layer between an inner shell liner and a helmet wearer's head, whereby external force impacts to the helmet are decoupled to normal and tangential components in the helmet layers, tangential component forces are redirected to the helmet edges and the normal component forces are distributed and absorbed by the absorbing layer.
8 . A method for a concussion resistant smart helmet as in claim 7 further comprising the steps of having the helmet outer and inner shell material made from a set of material including plastic, composite, graphene-titanium, graphene layers, metal and elastic plastic.
9 . A method for a concussion resistant smart helmet as in claim 7 further comprising the steps of having slidable tile interstitial material made from a set of materials including rubber, foam, and elastic synthetic.
10 . A method for a concussion resistant smart helmet as in claim 7 further comprising the steps of making absorbing layer removable coupled at circumferential edge for decoupling from the helmet whereby damaged absorbing material can be removed and replaced with undamaged absorbing layer material.
11 . A method for a concussion resistant smart helmet as in claim 7 further comprising the steps of making a smart absorbing layer with liner having at least one 3D force or 3D accelerometer sensor coupled to power, memory and wifi logic for digitally recording helmet individual and cumulative impact forces reaching the bottom of the absorbing layer.
12 . A method for a concussion resistant smart helmet as in claim 7 further comprising the steps of having an absorbing layer made from a set of energy absorbing materials including honey comb, Styrofoam, Expanded Polystyrene, EPS, graphite, composites, graphene layers and combinations.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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