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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2024
Vicis Ip, Llc, New York, NY (US);
Andre H.P. Stone, Seattle, WA (US);
Anton P. Alferness, Seattle, WA (US);
Mike Czerski, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason Neubauer, Seattle, WA (US);
Adam Frank, Seattle, WA (US);
VICIS IP, LLC, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A helmet includes an outer shell, an impact absorbing layer positioned inside the outer shell, and a foam layer interior to the impact absorbing layer. The impact absorbing layer includes a plurality of impact absorbing structures positioned inside the outer shell, wherein at least a portion of the outer shell is flexible to transmit an impact force to a localized section of the plurality of impact absorbing structures. One or more of the plurality of impact absorbing structures include a plurality of filaments, wherein ends of at least some of the filaments are joined at a node and the at least some of the filaments are capable of buckling and absorbing energy when subjected to the impact force.