Patents by Inventor Neil Wylie Ferrier

Neil Wylie Ferrier 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).

  • Sports helmet having modular components
    Patent number: 11019872
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are sports helmets having modular components. A modular component includes an eyewear adapter that is releasably attachable to the helmet and configured to interface with corresponding eyewear in an orientation that permits a wearer of the helmet to see through the eyewear. The eyewear adapter is configured such that, in use, the eyewear adapter enhances the fit or function of the eyewear relative to the use of the helmet and the eyewear without the eyewear adapter. A modular component includes electronics modules that can be mechanically and electrically coupled to the helmet. A modular component includes other functional modules that affect the aerodynamics of the helmet, the air flow of the helmet, the fit of the helmet, or the look of the helmet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Oakley, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Anthony Calilung, Brian Andrew Lewis-Clark, Neil Wylie Ferrier, Chad Michael McKonly, Benjamin John Meunier, Ryan Neil Saylor, Eric Yoshinari
  • SPORTS HELMET HAVING MODULAR COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20180303190
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are sports helmets having modular components. A modular component includes an eyewear adapter that is releasably attachable to the helmet and configured to interface with corresponding eyewear in an orientation that permits a wearer of the helmet to see through the eyewear. The eyewear adapter is configured such that, in use, the eyewear adapter enhances the fit or function of the eyewear relative to the use of the helmet and the eyewear without the eyewear adapter. A modular component includes electronics modules that can be mechanically and electrically coupled to the helmet. A modular component includes other functional modules that affect the aerodynamics of the helmet, the air flow of the helmet, the fit of the helmet, or the look of the helmet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Ryan Anthony Calilung, Brian Andrew Lewis-Clark, Neil Wylie Ferrier, Chad Michael McKonly, Benjamin John Meunier, Ryan Neil Saylor, Eric Yoshinari
  • Eyeglass
    Patent number: D584335
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Oakley, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Baden, Peter Yee, Gardner Wade, Carlos Reyes, Steve Ogren, Neil Wylie Ferrier