Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Daniel Allison
Jeffrey Daniel Allison 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: 20240148095Abstract: Protective devices, such as, for example, helmets, have one or more efficient, fluid-containing shock absorbers in place of protective devices' original shock absorbing material to minimize the overall weight of the protective devices. The more efficient, fluid-containing shock absorbers yield improved impact force attenuation but occupy substantially less volume and, consequently, less weight, than the original shock absorbing material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Nicholas James Cecchi, Hossein Vahid Alizadeh, David Benjamin Camarillo, Christoph Eduard Mack, Jeffrey Daniel Allison, Gordon Lee Avery
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Publication number: 20240093746Abstract: Impact protection for people and goods involved in athletics, transportation, industrial, and military activities comprises a hybrid crush zone shock absorber apparatus, systems, and methods of using the same. More specifically, the present invention reduces forces transmitted to a person or item exposed to impact. Primary applications are in protective articles such as helmets and body padding, surfaces which people or goods may impact, and shock isolation packaging. In addition to reduction in transmitted impact forces, our invention provides clear, irreversible visual indication of the state of readiness of the protective gear to which it is fitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Jeffrey Daniel Allison, Christoph Eduard Mack
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Publication number: 20240049828Abstract: A novel liquid-based system and shock absorber for reducing the forces experienced during high-energy impacts is provided. Individual shock absorbing devices can be used in parallel or in series to create a tunable network that is based on the specific energy absorption requirements for each application. Each shock absorbing device consists of a flexible, primary fluid-filled reservoir that, when impacted, ejects the liquid at high pressure through an array of orifices into a secondary flexible, low-pressure collection reservoir, where it is temporarily stored before the liquid returns to the primary reservoir where the device is ready for the next impact. Optionally, the shock absorbing device may be a single-use device, where the liquid ejects from but does not return to the reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Jeffrey Daniel Allison, Christoph Eduard Mack, Gordon Lee Avery, JR., Ryan Gundling, Ryan Long
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Publication number: 20210212883Abstract: A thermally active roller apparatus, which includes a core; a compliant layer disposed about the core; a cover disposed about the compliant layer; a heating element; and a thermally conductive layer disposed around the heating element. Included is a thermally active roller apparatus in which the compliant layer may be formed from two or more portions having different stiffnesses. A thermally active or non-thermally active roller apparatus that includes a compliant layer comprising at least two portions of different stiffnesses and wherein the at least two portions are interdigitated to lock them together.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2020Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: MedRock, Inc.Inventors: Tony ROCKLIN, Jeffrey Daniel ALLISON
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Patent number: 10159295Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a protective pad that is comprised of an impact shell and a damping component. The damping component may be formed by a plurality of connecting members that are separated from the impact shell by a plurality of extension members that extend between the damping lattice and the impact shell. The damping component may also be formed by a sheet-like form that is separated from the impact shell by a plurality of extension members that extend between the damping sheet and the impact shell. The damping component is formed from an elastomer that aids in absorbing a portion of an impact force that is distributed across the damping component by the impact shell. The geometry of the damping component may be configured to provide a difference of impact attenuation at specific locations of the protective pad.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2012Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Catherine Fenner Frey, Sam Fisher, Jeffrey Daniel Allison
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Publication number: 20170020774Abstract: A thermally active roller apparatus, which includes a core; an intermediate compliant layer disposed about the core; a cover disposed about the intermediate compliant layer; and a heating element. Included is a thermally active roller apparatus in which the compliant layer may be formed from two or more portions having different stiffnesses. A thermally active or non-thermally active roller apparatus that includes a compliant layer comprising at least two portions of different stiffnesses and wherein the at least two portions are interdigitated to lock them together.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Tony Rocklin, Jeffrey Daniel Allison
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Patent number: 8863346Abstract: The hands-free dental appliance includes upper and lower tray members (12, 14) for receiving the teeth of the user, the tray members having teeth contact members such as bristles. A power assembly (28) moves the tray member in a reciprocal manner, resulting in cleaning of the surfaces of the teeth by the bristles. A grounding system (30) with bite portions (32, 34, 36) for biting contact whereby the user's teeth grounds the appliance to the user's mouth structure, reacting both static and dynamic forces, the grounding system being either separate from the tray members or flexibly connected to the tray members, allowing the tray members to move and clean the teeth without the user having to hold or otherwise manipulate the appliance.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2010Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Patrick A. Headstrom, Tijn Pieter Lodewijk Huttenhuis, Jeffrey Daniel Allison, Lawrence David Azzano
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Publication number: 20130234376Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a protective pad that is comprised of an impact shell and a damping component. The damping component may be formed by a plurality of connecting members that are separated from the impact shell by a plurality of extension members that extend between the damping lattice and the impact shell. The damping component may also be formed by a sheet-like form that is separated from the impact shell by a plurality of extension members that extend between the damping sheet and the impact shell. The damping component is formed from an elastomer that aids in absorbing a portion of an impact force that is distributed across the damping component by the impact shell. The geometry of the damping component may be configured to provide a difference of impact attenuation at specific locations of the protective pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2012Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: Nike, Inc.Inventors: Catherine Fenner Frey, Sam Fisher, Jeffrey Daniel Allison
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Publication number: 20120141954Abstract: The hands-free dental appliance includes upper and lower tray members (12, 14) for receiving the teeth of the user, the tray members having teeth contact members such as bristles. A power assembly (28) moves the tray member in a reciprocal manner, resulting in cleaning of the surfaces of the teeth by the bristles. A grounding system (30) with bite portions (32, 34, 36) for biting contact whereby the user's teeth grounds the appliance to the user's mouth structure, reacting both static and dynamic forces, the grounding system being either separate from the tray members or flexibly connected to the tray members, allowing the tray members to move and clean the teeth without the user having to hold or otherwise manipulate the appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Patrick A. Headstrom, Tijn Pieter Lodewijk Huttenhuis, Jeffrey Daniel Allison, Lawrence David Azzano
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Patent number: 5874697Abstract: Disclosed are keyswitches and a keyboard assembly comprising a sheet member having a plurality of key faces fixed thereon in a conventional keyboard arrangement, a plurality of cutouts in the sheet member partially surrounding each key face, and a plurality of living hinges in the sheet member at one side of each key face, whereby the key face may be depressed, causing the key face to pivot about the living hinges to operate a corresponding set of electrical contacts, indicating operation of the key. A conventional rubber spring may transmit the pivot motion of the key face to the electrical contacts.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 1997Date of Patent: February 23, 1999Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Edwin Joseph Selker, William Marvin Dyer, Jeffrey Daniel Allison