Patents by Inventor Daniel James Plant
Daniel James Plant 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).
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Publication number: 20240140036Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus and computer program products for use in manufacturing an anatomical protective item for one or more users. Embodiments of anatomical protective items may comprise a single layer of energy controlling cells. Input data associated with one or more users is obtained. The obtained input data is processed to identify one or more energy controlling criteria for the anatomical protective item. A packing process is employed to generate each energy controlling cell in the single layer. Each energy controlling cell comprises one or more walls which extend from an upper surface of the single layer to a lower surface of the single layer. The packing process is performed at least on the basis of the identified one or more energy controlling criteria. The anatomical protective item comprising the single layer of energy controlling cells is manufactured.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Daniel James PLANT, Olga GROSSMAN
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Patent number: 11954991Abstract: Example apparatus, methods, circuitry, and computer program products are provided for use in impact detection. Example apparatus comprises a plurality of sensors. The apparatus is configured to determine whether a user is wearing an item in which the apparatus is comprised, and in response to a positive determination, operate the apparatus in an active operating mode. The active operating mode comprises operating one or more sensors in the plurality of sensors to generate data associated with motion of the user at a first sampling rate.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Rheon Labs LimitedInventors: Thomas M W Burton, Daniel James Plant
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Patent number: 11950652Abstract: The present disclosure relates to flexible energy absorbing systems and body armor, helmets and protective garments incorporating flexible energy absorbing systems. A flexible energy absorbing system may comprise a first plurality of cells having a first re-entrant geometry and a second plurality of cells having a second, different geometry. The first plurality of cells and the second plurality of cells may comprise an elastomeric material.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: RHEON LBAS LTDInventor: Daniel James Plant
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Patent number: 11890813Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus and computer program products for use in manufacturing an anatomical protective item for one or more users. Embodiments of anatomical protective items may comprise a single layer of energy controlling cells. Input data associated with one or more users is obtained. The obtained input data is processed to identify one or more energy controlling criteria for the anatomical protective item. A packing process is employed to generate each energy controlling cell in the single layer. Each energy controlling cell comprises one or more walls which extend from an upper surface of the single layer to a lower surface of the single layer. The packing process is performed at least on the basis of the identified one or more energy controlling criteria. The anatomical protective item comprising the single layer of energy controlling cells is manufactured.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: RHEON LABS LIMITEDInventors: Daniel James Plant, Olga Grossman
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Patent number: 11746849Abstract: A flexible energy absorbing system comprising a material coated, impregnated and/or combined with a strain rate sensitive substance is disclosed. It is formed so as to define repeating adjacent cells, each cell having a re-entrant geometry such that, upon impact, the material locally densifies at the impact site.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: RHEON LABS LTDInventor: Daniel James Plant
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Publication number: 20230225429Abstract: Wearable item comprising a motion control system and a method of manufacturing thereof. The wearable item comprises a body-close wearable item which, when worn by a user, at least a part of the wearable item is positioned adjacent to the body of the user. The motion control system comprises at least one layer of strain-rate sensitive material configured to control motion of one or more body parts of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Daniel James Plant, Sophie Rebecca Owen, Roman Chaika
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Publication number: 20230008082Abstract: The present disclosure relates to flexible energy absorbing systems and body armor, helmets and protective garments incorporating flexible energy absorbing systems. A flexible energy absorbing system may comprise a first plurality of cells having a first re-entrant geometry and a second plurality of cells having a second, different geometry. The first plurality of cells and the second plurality of cells may comprise an elastomeric material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Inventor: Daniel James PLANT
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Patent number: 11457683Abstract: The present disclosure relates to flexible energy absorbing systems and body armor, helmets and protective garments incorporating flexible energy absorbing systems. A flexible energy absorbing system may comprise a first plurality of cells having a first re-entrant geometry and a second plurality of cells having a second, different geometry. The first plurality of cells and the second plurality of cells may comprise an elastomeric material.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: RHEON LABS LIMITEDInventor: Daniel James Plant
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Publication number: 20220262222Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide measures, including apparatus, methods, circuitry, and computer program products for use in impact detection. Example apparatus comprises a plurality of sensors. The apparatus is configured to determine whether a user is wearing an item in which the apparatus is comprised, and in response to a positive determination, operate the apparatus in an active operating mode. The active operating mode comprises operating one or more sensors in the plurality to generate data associated with motion of the user at a first sampling rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Thomas MW Burton, Daniel James Plant
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Patent number: 11322008Abstract: An apparatus and methods for impact detection are disclosed. Example apparatus comprises a plurality of sensors. The apparatus is configured to determine whether a user is wearing an item in which the apparatus is comprised, and in response to a positive determination, operate the apparatus in an active operating mode. The active operating mode comprises operating one or more sensors in the plurality to generate data associated with motion of the user at a first sampling rate.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: RHEON LABS LTD.Inventors: Thomas M W Burton, Daniel James Plant
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Publication number: 20210198485Abstract: A composition comprising a liquid-castable polymer system combined with solid particles of a shear thickening additive; an energy absorbing material formed from the composition; and an article comprising the energy absorbing material on a substrate, for example, a glove (1) including the material of the present disclosure as energy absorbing elements (2a, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e) incorporated onto the surface (4) of a textile substrate to provide protection over the metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2021Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventor: Daniel James PLANT
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Publication number: 20210020015Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide measures, including apparatus, methods, circuitry, and computer program products for use in impact detection. Example apparatus comprises a plurality of sensors. The apparatus is configured to determine whether a user is wearing an item in which the apparatus is comprised, and in response to a positive determination, operate the apparatus in an active operating mode. The active operating mode comprises operating one or more sensors in the plurality to generate data associated with motion of the user at a first sampling rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Thomas MW BURTON, Daniel James PLANT
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Publication number: 20200359728Abstract: The present disclosure relates to flexible energy absorbing systems and body armor, helmets and protective garments incorporating flexible energy absorbing systems. A flexible energy absorbing system may comprise a first plurality of cells having a first re-entrant geometry and a second plurality of cells having a second, different geometry. The first plurality of cells and the second plurality of cells may comprise an elastomeric material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventor: Daniel James PLANT
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Patent number: 10810852Abstract: An apparatus for impact detection is disclosed. An example apparatus comprises a plurality of sensors and is configured to determine whether a user is wearing an item in which the apparatus is comprised, and in response to a positive determination, operate the apparatus in an active operating mode, which includes operating one or more sensors in the plurality of sensors to generate data associated with motion of the user at a first sampling rate.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: RHEON LABS LTDInventors: Thomas M W Burton, Daniel James Plant
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Publication number: 20200282655Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus and computer program products for use in manufacturing an anatomical protective item for one or more users. Embodiments of anatomical protective items may comprise a single layer of energy controlling cells. Input data associated with one or more users is obtained. The obtained input data is processed to identify one or more energy controlling criteria for the anatomical protective item. A packing process is employed to generate each energy controlling cell in the single layer. Each energy controlling cell comprises one or more walls which extend from an upper surface of the single layer to a lower surface of the single layer. The packing process is performed at least on the basis of the identified one or more energy controlling criteria. The anatomical protective item comprising the single layer of energy controlling cells is manufactured.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Daniel James PLANT, Olga GROSSMAN
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Publication number: 20200040958Abstract: A flexible energy absorbing system comprising a material coated, impregnated and/or combined with a strain rate sensitive substance is disclosed. It is formed so as to define repeating adjacent cells, each cell having a re-entrant geometry such that, upon impact, the material locally densifies at the impact site.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventor: Daniel James PLANT
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Publication number: 20190347922Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide measures, including apparatus, methods, circuitry, and computer program products for use in impact detection. Example apparatus comprises a plurality of sensors. The apparatus is configured to determine whether a user is wearing an item in which the apparatus is comprised, and in response to a positive determination, operate the apparatus in an active operating mode. The active operating mode comprises operating one or more sensors in the plurality to generate data associated with motion of the user at a first sampling rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Thomas MW BURTON, Daniel James PLANT
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Patent number: 10408294Abstract: A flexible energy absorbing system comprising a material coated, impregnated and/or combined with a strain rate sensitive substance is disclosed. It is formed so as to define repeating adjacent cells, each cell having a re-entrant geometry such that, upon impact, the material locally densifies at the impact site.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: RHEON LABS LTDInventor: Daniel James Plant
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Publication number: 20180184732Abstract: Disclosed herein are flexible energy absorbing systems and methods of manufacturing flexible energy absorbing systems. The systems include one or more cells of a strain rate sensitive material and having a re-entrant geometry. Some of the systems have an anisotropic geometry to provide a different response to impacts from different directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2018Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventor: Daniel James PLANT
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Patent number: D850756Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Rheon Labs LtdInventor: Daniel James Plant