Patents by Inventor Will Ayres

Will Ayres 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).

  • Outer carrier with overhead-deployable pouch for armor or other insert
    Patent number: 12228379
    Abstract: An armor system can include a carrier configured to be donned into a worn position on a torso of a wearer. The carrier can include a front panel configured to be positioned along an anterior of the torso in the worn position. The carrier can further include a rear panel configured to be positioned along a posterior of the torso in the worn position. The armor system can further include an armor pouch attached or attachable by at least one strap to the carrier so as to be reconfigurable by overhead movement between (i) a loading configuration in which the armor pouch is suspended by the strap and hanging along and exterior to the front panel, and (ii) a protection configuration in which the armor pouch is suspended by the strap and is overlaying an exterior portion of the rear panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: 5.11, Inc.
    Inventors: John Ly, Jodie Udzenija, Shannon Martin, Will Ayres
  • OUTER CARRIER WITH OVERHEAD-DEPLOYABLE POUCH FOR ARMOR OR OTHER INSERT
    Publication number: 20230417511
    Abstract: An armor system can include a carrier configured to be donned into a worn position on a torso of a wearer. The carrier can include a front panel configured to be positioned along an anterior of the torso in the worn position. The carrier can further include a rear panel configured to be positioned along a posterior of the torso in the worn position. The armor system can further include an armor pouch attached or attachable by at least one strap to the carrier so as to be reconfigurable by overhead movement between (i) a loading configuration in which the armor pouch is suspended by the strap and hanging along and exterior to the front panel, and (ii) a protection configuration in which the armor pouch is suspended by the strap and is overlaying an exterior portion of the rear panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: John Ly, Jodie Udzenija, Shannon Martin, Will Ayres