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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2016
Applicant:
William R. Johnson, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Inventor:
William R. Johnson, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A41D 13/015 (2006.01); A63B 71/08 (2006.01); B60R 21/04 (2006.01); B60N 2/42 (2006.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01); B60R 21/0132 (2006.01); A42B 3/12 (2006.01); A63B 71/10 (2006.01); A42B 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/04 (2013.01); A42B 3/046 (2013.01); A42B 3/121 (2013.01); A63B 71/081 (2013.01); A63B 71/10 (2013.01); B60N 2/42 (2013.01); B60R 21/0132 (2013.01); B64D 11/0619 (2014.12); B60R 2021/0407 (2013.01);
Abstract
A protective device such as a seat or helmet contains impact attenuating fluid (e.g., CO, Air or Water) containing cells, sensors and electrically actuated exhaust valves for cushioning impact and decelerating a user (e.g., the contacting body part of the user) after an impact. Accelerometers and a pressure sensor supply signals to a microcontroller, which opens an exhaust valve if accelerations (or pressure) exceed a threshold. Expelling fluid provides a cushioning and damping effect, decelerating the wearer's head. Acceleration data, fluid pressure data and GPS position data may be wirelessly communicated to a monitor computer system.