Patents by Inventor Philippe Berthier

Philippe Berthier 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).

  • Patent number: 9854866
    Abstract: A protective helmet including a shell on which are moveably mounted a shield and a chin guard, the chin guard being moveable between a closed position and an open position and having two lateral branches each provided with a guide in which is meshed a guiding finger fixed on the shell, and the shield being moveable between a lowered position and a lifted position and having two lateral arms articulated on the shell, the helmet having an automatic lifting mechanism of the shield configured to lift the shield from the lowered position during the closing movement of the chin guard and including at least a cam-follower system including: a rotary cam secured to a guiding finger pivotally mounted on the shell and connected in rotation to the corresponding lateral branch of the chin guard by cooperation of form with the guide, and a follower element secured to a lateral arm of the shield, wherein the cam and the follower element are at least in partial contact along a given cam surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: SHARK
    Inventors: Philippe Berthier, Jean Francois Maillard, Moise Arribard
  • Publication number: 20160015114
    Abstract: A protective helmet including a shell on which are moveably mounted a shield and a chin guard, the chin guard being moveable between a closed position and an open position and having two lateral branches each provided with a guide in which is meshed a guiding finger fixed on the shell, and the shield being moveable between a lowered position and a lifted position and having two lateral arms articulated on the shell, the helmet having an automatic lifting mechanism of the shield configured to lift the shield from the lowered position during the closing movement of the chin guard and including at least a cam-follower system including: a rotary cam secured to a guiding finger pivotally mounted on the shell and connected in rotation to the corresponding lateral branch of the chin guard by cooperation of form with the guide, and a follower element secured to a lateral arm of the shield, wherein the cam and the follower element are at least in partial contact along a given cam surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Philippe BERTHIER, Jean Francois MAILLARD, Moise ARRIBARD
  • Publication number: 20060185051
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for fixing spectacles to a helmet (1). The spectacles comprise at least one screen or glass element (2,3). The device comprises two sides (7, 8, 20, 21) both of which are fitted with a fitting means for attachment to the helmet (1). Each side comprises an articulated structure and comprises a means (23) for pulling back the screen or glass in the direction of the fixing means (18) such that the spectacles are pressed towards the face of the wearer of the helmet. The spectacles are retractable in relation to the outer front part of the outer shell (11) of the helmet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Andre Teston, Philippe Berthier