Patents by Inventor Clint Mattacola

Clint Mattacola 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).

  • Helmet pads with slip layers
    Patent number: 11246369
    Abstract: A helmet comprises an impact-absorbing shell and a pad assembly secured to an inner surface of the impact-absorbing shell. The pad assembly includes an outer low-friction layer, an inner low-friction layer, and a middle low-friction layer sandwiched between and slidable relative to the inner low friction layer and the outer low-friction layer. The middle low-friction layer is secured (e.g., with a hook-and-loop fastener) to the impact-absorbing shell such that the inner low-friction layer can slide relative to both the middle low-friction layer and the impact-absorbing shell. The outer low-friction layer can comprise an annulus-shaped sheet having a central opening, and the middle low-friction layer can comprises a disk-shaped sheet, such that the disk-shaped sheet is secured to the impact-absorbing shell through the central opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Mike Krynock, Clint Mattacola, Jason Walton
  • HELMET PADS WITH SLIP LAYERS
    Publication number: 20190297984
    Abstract: A helmet comprises an impact-absorbing shell and a pad assembly secured to an inner surface of the impact-absorbing shell. The pad assembly includes an outer low-friction layer, an inner low-friction layer, and a middle low-friction layer sandwiched between and slidable relative to the inner low friction layer and the outer low-friction layer. The middle low-friction layer is secured (e.g., with a hook-and-loop fastener) to the impact-absorbing shell such that the inner low-friction layer can slide relative to both the middle low-friction layer and the impact-absorbing shell. The outer low-friction layer can comprise an annulus-shaped sheet having a central opening, and the middle low-friction layer can comprises a disk-shaped sheet, such that the disk-shaped sheet is secured to the impact-absorbing shell through the central opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Mike Krynock, Clint Mattacola, Jason Walton