Patents by Inventor Kenneth David Phillips

Kenneth David Phillips 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 headgear and protective armour and a method of modifying protective headgear and protective armour
    Patent number: 8615817
    Abstract: The present invention provides protective headgear comprising a shell (26) having an inwardly facing surface which in use faces the head (10) of a user of the headgear and an outwardly facing surface which in use faces away from the head (10) of a user. An outer layer (28) overlies at least a portion of the outwardly facing surface of the shell (26) and rupturing means (30) is provided for fixedly attaching the outer layer (28) to the remainder of the headgear at one or more locations. The rupturing means (30) is configured so as to fail when a force greater than a selected threshold is received on an outer surface (28) of the headgear which acts in an at least part tangential direction to rotate the headgear and the head (10) of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Phillips Helmets Limited
    Inventor: Kenneth David Phillips
  • Protective headgear and protective armour and a method of modifying protective headgear and protective armour
    Publication number: 20040168246
    Abstract: The present invention provides protective headgear comprising a shell (26) having an inwardly facing surface which in use faces the head (10) of a user of the headgear and an outwardly facing surface which in use faces away from the head (10) of a user. An outer layer (28) overlies at least a portion of the outwardly facing surface of the shell (26) and rupturing means (30) is provided for fixedly attaching the outer layer (28) to the remainder of the headgear at one or more locations. The rupturing means (30) is configured so as to fail when a force greater than a selected threshold is received on an outer surface (28) of the headgear which acts in an at least part tangential direction to rotate the headgear and the head (10) of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventor: Kenneth David Phillips