US 12,232,555 B2
Position-specific helmet protection
Cord Santiago, Seattle, WA (US); Kurt Fischer, Edmonds, WA (US); Travis Glover, Seattle, WA (US); Valerie V. Carricaburu, Bellevue, WA (US); Adam Frank, Seattle, WA (US); Andre Stone, Lynnwood, WA (US); Jason Neubauer, Sammamish, WA (US); Per Reinhall, Seattle, WA (US); and David Marver, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to VICIS IP, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by VICIS IP, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Feb. 13, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/440,883.
Application 18/440,883 is a continuation of application No. 16/984,677, filed on Aug. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,930,876.
Application 16/984,677 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2019/016654, filed on Feb. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/626,580, filed on Feb. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0180277 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A42B 3/06 (2006.01); A42C 2/00 (2006.01)
CPC A42B 3/063 (2013.01) [A42C 2/007 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A position-specific helmet comprising:
an outer layer comprising a position-specific region that includes an impact zone;
an impact mitigation layer; and
a supplemental impact protective element coupled to at least a portion of the position-specific region of the outer layer, the supplemental impact protective element comprising:
a curved body having edges sized and shaped to contact an external surface of the outer layer; and
a supplemental impact mitigation structure positioned between the curved body and the external surface.