Patents by Inventor Benjamin V. BOOHER, JR.

Benjamin V. BOOHER, JR. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Energy absorbing football helmet
    Patent number: 10791786
    Abstract: A football helmet including a one-piece outer shell defining an exterior and an interior. The shell includes a plurality of slots penetrating at least partially through the shell from the exterior to the interior of the shell. Each slot may be disposed adjacent to at least one other slot and each pair of adjacent slots defines an energy absorbing beam portion between the adjacent slots. Each beam portion is configured to deform and absorb energy when the exterior of the shell is impacted from a normal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin V. Booher, Sr., Benjamin V. Booher, Jr.
  • ENERGY ABSORBING FOOTBALL HELMET
    Publication number: 20190045869
    Abstract: A football helmet including a one-piece outer shell defining an exterior and an interior. The shell includes a plurality of slots penetrating at least partially through the shell from the exterior to the interior of the shell. Each slot may be disposed adjacent to at least one other slot and each pair of adjacent slots defines an energy absorbing beam portion between the adjacent slots. Each beam portion is configured to deform and absorb energy when the exterior of the shell is impacted from a normal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin V. BOOHER, SR., Benjamin V. BOOHER, JR.
  • Energy absorbing football helmet
    Patent number: 10098402
    Abstract: A football helmet including a one-piece outer shell defining an exterior and an interior. The shell includes a plurality of slots penetrating at least partially through the shell from the exterior to the interior of the shell. Each slot may be disposed adjacent to at least one other slot and each pair of adjacent slots defines an energy absorbing beam portion between the adjacent slots. Each beam portion is configured to deform and absorb energy when the exterior of the shell is impacted from a normal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Inventors: Benjamin V. Booher, Sr., Benjamin V. Booher, Jr.
  • ENERGY ABSORBING FOOTBALL HELMET
    Publication number: 20170135433
    Abstract: A football helmet including a one-piece outer shell defining an exterior and an interior. The shell includes a plurality of slots penetrating at least partially through the shell from the exterior to the interior of the shell. Each slot may be disposed adjacent to at least one other slot and each pair of adjacent slots defines an energy absorbing beam portion between the adjacent slots. Each beam portion is configured to deform and absorb energy when the exterior of the shell is impacted from a normal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin V. BOOHER, SR., Benjamin V. BOOHER, JR.