Alpinestars Research Srl

Alpinestars Research S.p.a.

Alpinestars Spa

Giovanni Mazzarolo

Colin Ballantyne

Roberto Parissenti

Marco Signorelli

Lorenzo Nardo

Duco W Noordzij

David Charles Rogers

Filippo Galassini

Edward R Hall

Daniele Vanin

Sebastian Hess

Sergio Conte

Coliln Ballantyne

Tomaso Bacigalupo

Stefano Agostinetto

Paolo Visentin

Andrea Baldan

Roberto Gorza

Paolo Piovesan

Stefano Borsato

Edward Hall

Protective helmet to be worn and to protect the head of a user against impacts and including a rigid outer shell delimiting an inner space for housing the head of user and including a front opening. The protective helmet includes a shield removably coupled to the outer shell and adapted to move at least between an operative position wherein the shield covers the front opening without allowing entrance of air in the inner space and an inoperative position wherein the inner space is accessible from the outside through the front opening, the shield being provided with a front hole. The protective helmet includes a locking device to lock the shield in the operative position. The locking device is positioned on the outer shell and includes a rotatable engaging member to engage the front hole of the shield when in the operative position.

Protective helmet

A garment () comprising an inflatable protection device () and a housing (), the inflatable protection device () comprising at least one inflatable bag () housed in the housing () and designed to move between a rest condition, where it is in a deflated status and an operating condition, where it is in an inflated status and inflation means () connected with the inflatable bag () and designed, once triggered, for selectively inflating the inflatable bag (). The at least one inflatable bag () is manufactured with an elastic material and, in said rest condition, occupies a limited portion of said housing ().

Garment comprising an inflatable protection device

The present invention relates to a method for joining a first protective material () together with a second protective material () consisting of a thermally insulating fabric having a mesh configuration. The method comprises the steps of: providing a plurality of separate gluing points () on an inner surface () of the first protective material (); hot-pressing the second protective material () onto the first protective material (), in order to melt the plurality of separate gluing points (), so as to firmly fix the second protective material () to the first protective material (). The present invention relates furthermore to a protective garment, in particular for motorcyclists, comprising an article made using this method.

Method for joining together two protective materials and protective garment comprising an article made using this method

A wearable protection device, including a protective helmet with at least one first inflatable chamber for moving between a rest condition in a deflated status and an operating condition in an inflated status, and a wearable element including an inflator unit and an activation system to trigger the inflator unit if a danger situation for the user of the wearable protection device is identified. The wearable element includes at least one second inflatable chamber for moving between a rest condition when in deflated status and an operating condition when in inflated status. The inflator unit is connected to the first inflatable chamber and/or the second inflatable chamber. The inflator unit inflates the first inflatable chamber and/or the second inflatable chamber in the operating condition when a danger situation for the user of the wearable protection device is identified by the activation system.

Wearable protection device

A wearable protection device including a modular frame with at least two shaped members and hinge means for hinging the shaped members therebetween at corresponding hinging points and around respective rotation axes. Each of the hinge means includes a pivot element and a disc element which are permanently coupled by riveting of the pivot element. After the riveting, the pivot element () is closely aligned or flush with the disc element. Also provided is a method of assembling said wearable protection device and a motorcycle boot including the wearable protection device.

Wearable protection device, method of assembling said wearable protection device and motorcycle boot comprising said wearable protection device

A protective helmet including an outer shell, an impact absorbing liner positioned inside to the outer shell and shaped so as to correspond to the shape of the wearer's head, and a comfort liner positioned at an inner surface of the impact absorbing liner so as to be in contact with the wearer's head and attached to the outer shell and/or to the impact absorbing liner by means of at least one connecting means. The comfort liner is provided with at least one elastic joint which is positioned in proximity of said at least one connecting means for joining said at least one connecting means to the comfort liner.

Wearable protection device including at least one inflatable bag configured to assume alternately a rest configuration in a deflated state, and an active configuration in an inflated state, and inflation means in fluid communication with the inflatable bag and configured to introduce therein an inflation fluid once they have been triggered. The wearable protection device further includes at least one pressure detecting device associated with the at least one inflatable bag and configured for directly or indirectly detecting the pressure inside the at least one inflatable bag. A method for evaluating if an inflatable bag of a wearable protection device is reusable once it has been inflated.

The present invention relates to a protective helmet () comprising: an outer shell (); an impact absorbing liner (), positioned inside the outer shell (), and a comfort liner (), positioned at an inner surface of the impact absorbing liner (), so as to be in contact with the user's head during the use of the protective helmet (). The comfort liner () comprises at least one cheek pad () including a padding layer () and a pad back plate (). The at least one cheek pad () is coupled to the impact absorbing liner () by means of magnetic coupling means () provided at the interface surface (P) between the pad back plate () and the impact absorbing liner (). The magnetic coupling means comprise at least one projection (), provided with a first magnetic element (), designed to be inserted inside at least one recessed seat () in proximity of which a second magnetic element () is arranged. According to the invention, the at least one recessed seat () has a different size and shape with respect to said at least one projection (). Said at least one projection () is adapted to move inside said at least one recessed seat () between a first position, wherein the first magnetic element () and the second magnetic element () are faced to each other, and a second position, wherein the first magnetic element () and the second magnetic element () are spaced apart, so that the pad back plate () is releasable from the impact absorbing liner ().

A wearable protection device including at least one inflatable member for moving between a rest configuration in a deflated status and an active configuration in an inflated status. The at least one inflatable member including at least one elongated portion which departs from a connecting body and the at least one elongated portion being in fluid communication with the connecting body. At least one part of the at least one elongated portion is enwrapped by at least one constraint which is designed to limit the expansion of said at least one elongated portion when the inflatable member moves in the active configuration.

A wearable airbag device having at least one inflatable bag including a first side and a second side defining a gas inflatable volume therebetween. The at least one inflatable bag includes a plurality of airflow passages defined between said first side and second side.

Wearable airbag device

The present invention relates to a standalone wearable protector, including a thin layer supporting fabric, at least one inflatable bag housed in a seat provided in said supporting fabric, at least one gas generator acting as inflating means connected to said inflatable bag and fastened directly or indirectly to said supporting fabric, a control unit also fastened directly or indirectly to said supporting fabric and suitable for activating said inflating means and sensing means connected to said control unit and provided on said supporting fabric. The present invention also relates to a protective clothing assembly comprising a protective garment made of material resistant to abrasion and friction stresses and said standalone wearable protector.

Standalone wearable protector and protective clothing assembly

A garment comprising an inflatable protective device. The inflatable protective device includes at least one inflatable bag, an inflator unit designed for inflating the at least one inflatable bag, sensors designed for monitoring the user's body for detecting shocks or unexpected movements, and a control unit designed for processing the data provided by the sensors and for activating the inflator unit if, on the basis of the data received by the sensors, a danger situation is identified. The control unit includes storing means containing at least two different setup parameter sets and/or firmwares of the control unit for controlling the activation of the inflator unit. The control unit is further provided with selecting means for selecting one of the said at least two different setup parameter sets and/or firmwares. Also a method for adjusting the operational modes of the inflatable protective device of the garment.

Garment provided with an inflatable protective device and associated method for adjusting operational modes of the inflatable protective device

A wearable protection device including at least one inflatable member designed to move between a rest condition in a deflated status and an operating condition in an inflated status, and an inflator device designed to be coupled to the at least one inflatable member for inflating said at least one inflatable member once the inflator device is triggered. The wearable protection device includes a safety device designed to signal an unsafe state of the wearable protection device if the inflator device is decoupled or not properly coupled to said at least one inflatable member.

Protective helmet () designed to be worn by a user and to protect the head (H) of the user during an impact. The protective helmet () comprises a rigid outer shell () and a comfort liner () having an inner surface (), designed to be in contact with the user's head (H) when the helmet () is worn by the user, and an outer surface (), opposite to the inner surface (). The helmet () further comprises an impact absorbing liner () interposed between the rigid outer shell () and the comfort liner () and having an inner surface () facing the outer surface () of the comfort liner (). The inner surface () of the impact absorbing liner () comprises at least one layer () made of an epoxy resin in contact with the comfort liner () in use.

A patella protection system, and a knee brace including such a patella protection system. The patella protection system including an upper member to be positioned in proximity of an upper part of the wearer's leg, a lower member to be positioned in proximity of a lower part of the wearer's leg and an intermediate guard member to be positioned over the patella and operatively connected to the upper member and the lower member. The upper member and the lower member are designed to move within the intermediate guard member between a straight configuration and an angled/angulated configuration.

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Coste di Maser, Italy

Giovanni Mazzarolo