Patents by Inventor Christopher R Hoy

Christopher R Hoy 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).

  • Protective helmet with cervical spine protection and additional brain protection
    Patent number: 8561217
    Abstract: A protective helmet, which includes a motion restrictor device, is disclosed which has at least one strut member associated with the helmet and a harness assembly, and the at least one strut member includes a locking assembly associated with the strut member, which upon a predetermined force being sensed by a force sensor or a predetermined amount of or rate of acceleration being sensed by an acceleration sensor, stops substantially all relative motion between the ends of the strut member and the predetermined force is substantially transferred from the helmet to the harness assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Inventors: Scott W. Nagely, Ian D. Kovacevich, Christopher R. Hoy
  • PROTECTIVE HELMET WITH CERVICAL SPINE PROTECTION AND ADDITIONAL BRAIN PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20120222197
    Abstract: A protective helmet, which includes a motion restrictor device, is disclosed which has at least one strut member associated with the helmet and a harness assembly, and the at least one strut member includes a locking assembly associated with the strut member, which upon a predetermined force being sensed by a force sensor or a predetermined amount of or rate of acceleration being sensed by an acceleration sensor, stops substantially all relative motion between the ends of the strut member and the predetermined force is substantially transferred from the helmet to the harness assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Scott W. Nagely, Ian D. Kovacevich, Christopher R. Hoy
  • Protective helmet with cervical spine protection and additional brain protection
    Patent number: 8181281
    Abstract: A protective helmet, which includes a motion restrictor device, is disclosed which has at least one strut member associated with the helmet and a harness assembly, and the at least one strut member includes a locking assembly associated with the strut member, which upon a predetermined force being sensed by a force sensor or a predetermined amount of or rate of acceleration being sensed by an acceleration sensor, stops substantially all relative motion between the ends of the strut member and the predetermined force is substantially transferred from the helmet to the harness assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventors: Scott W. Nagely, Ian D. Kovacevich, Christopher R. Hoy
  • PROTECTIVE HELMET WITH CERVICAL SPINE PROTECTION AND ADDITIONAL BRAIN PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20110185481
    Abstract: A protective helmet, which includes a motion restrictor device, is disclosed which has at least one strut member associated with the helmet and a harness assembly, and the at least one strut member includes a locking assembly associated with the strut member, which upon a predetermined force being sensed by a force sensor or a predetermined amount of or rate of acceleration being sensed by an acceleration sensor, stops substantially all relative motion between the ends of the strut member and the predetermined force is substantially transferred from the helmet to the harness assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Scott W. Nagely, Ian D. Kovacevich, Christopher R. Hoy
  • Protective helmet with cervical spine protection and additional brain protection
    Patent number: 7941873
    Abstract: A protective helmet, which includes a motion restrictor device, is disclosed which has at least one strut member associated with the helmet and a harness assembly, and the at least one strut member includes a locking assembly associated with the strut member, which upon a predetermined force being sensed by a force sensor or a predetermined amount of or rate of acceleration being sensed by an acceleration sensor, stops substantially all relative motion between the ends of the strut member and the predetermined force is substantially transferred from the helmet to the harness assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Inventors: Scott W. Nagely, Ian D Kovacevich, Christopher R Hoy