Patents by Inventor Blake FELTMAN

Blake FELTMAN 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).

  • COILED CONTAINMENT GUARDRAIL SYSTEM AND TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20210198855
    Abstract: Various embodiments for a coiled containment guardrail system and terminal are described. A guardrail system can include a terminal head configured for placement at a distal end of a guardrail beam, where the terminal head includes a canister having a hollow interior and an impact surface. A chute can be coupled to the terminal head, where the chute is configured to guide a guardrail beam into the terminal head in response to an impact being experienced at the impact surface. The terminal head may further include a flattening device coupled to the chute configured to flatten the guardrail beam in response to the impact being experienced at the terminal head. The canister can be configured to coil and store the guardrail beam as flattened by the flattening device in the hollow interior of the canister.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Dean SICKING, David LITTLEFIELD, Kevin SCHRUM, Blake FELTMAN, Andrew DAMERON, Joseph SCHWERTZ
  • Protective helmets having energy absorbing tethers
    Patent number: 10729200
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a tether system for use with a protective helmet worn by a user includes multiple tethers, each tether having a first end adapted to attach to a shell of the protective helmet and a second end adapted to attach to an article worn by the user, wherein the tethers limit movement of the helmet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: THE UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Dean Sicking, Blake Feltman, James T. Houston
  • PROTECTIVE HELMETS HAVING ENERGY ABSORBING TETHERS
    Publication number: 20170303620
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a tether system for use with a protective helmet worn by a user includes multiple tethers, each tether having a first end adapted to attach to a shell of the protective helmet and a second end adapted to attach to an article worn by the user, wherein the tethers limit movement of the helmet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Dean SICKING, Blake FELTMAN, James T. HOUSTON