US 12,389,969 B2
Helmet for monitoring rider condition
Michael K. Jones, Boise, ID (US); and Jeremy Len Lathrop, Meridian, ID (US)
Assigned to Western Power Sports, LLC, Boise, ID (US)
Appl. No. 17/927,417
Filed by Western Power Sports, LLC, Boise, ID (US)
PCT Filed Aug. 31, 2022, PCT No. PCT/US2022/042248
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 23, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/034445, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 9, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/239,845, filed on Sep. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0237776 A1, Jul. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. A42B 3/04 (2006.01); A42B 3/30 (2006.01); A42B 3/00 (2006.01); A42B 3/06 (2006.01); A42B 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC A42B 3/046 (2013.01) [A42B 3/30 (2013.01); A42B 3/00 (2013.01); A42B 3/0433 (2013.01); A42B 3/06 (2013.01); A42B 3/12 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A helmet for monitoring a plurality of conditions of a wearer, the helmet comprising:
an outer shell defining an outer shape of the helmet, the outer shell comprising an outer surface, an inner surface, a front part, a rear part, a first side part, and a second side part;
an inner padding arrangement configured to receive the wearer's head therewithin, the inner padding arrangement comprising an inner liner and a foam arrangement, the foam arrangement comprising a holder;
a plurality of sensors placed within the outer shell, the plurality of sensors configured to detect a plurality of parameters associated with the wearer, and further configured to generate a corresponding first set of signals associated with each of the detected plurality of parameters;
an electronic device communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors, the electronic device comprising at least a processing unit, and a transceiver, the electronic device configured to be received within the holder of the inner padding arrangement, the electronic device configured to receive the first set of signals from the plurality of sensors, and further configured to generate a second set of signals indicative of at least one of the plurality of conditions of the wearer; and
one or more indicators communicatively coupled with the electronic device, the one or more indicators configured to receive the second set of signals from the electronic device and further configured to generate a corresponding indication associated with each of the plurality of the conditions of the wearer.