Abstract: A protective apparel system for use with a surgical helmet having a headlamp and including a protective apparel apparatus comprising a surgical garment, wherein the garment defines a sterile barrier between the wearer and the environment. The system includes a lens assembly adjacent to the surgical garment on the environment side and configured to cooperate with a coupling member for use with the headlamp. The lens assembly may include a control member and a lens, wherein the control member is be manipulatable by a wearer. The control member may be configured wherein manipulation by the wearer may reposition the lens of the lens assembly to adjust the direction and/or intensity of the light from the headlamp without breaching the sterile barrier.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein provide a hard hat with a removable light assembly. The hard hat includes an outer shell with one or more windows. The removable light assembly is removably coupled to an interior surface of the outer shell. The removable light assembly includes a support structure and one or more lights (e.g., light emitting diodes (LEDs)) coupled to the support structure and positioned behind respective windows of the one or more windows. In embodiments, the light assembly may include an arm that extends from the support structure to an underside of a brim of the outer shell. A power control element may be disposed on the end of the arm to control the one or more lights. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: A tilt angle adjustment mechanism capable of both discrete and fine adjustment includes a bracket, a housing tiltably connected to the bracket and a wheel disposed between the bracket and the housing and rotatably connected to the bracket. A spiral guiding member is provided on the wheel and engages with a curved row of evenly spaced detents at the housing to fix the housing to the wheel at plural predetermined tilt angles defined by the detents to achieve discrete tilt angle adjustment of the housing, and rotation of the wheel drives the spiral guiding member to slide through the curved row of detents and causes the tilt angle of the housing to continuously change with the rotation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an illuminating knitted hat comprising a hat body and an illuminating structure, wherein the illuminating structure comprises a light-condensing component, a light-scattering component and a main control circuit board, wherein a switching button is connected to a surface of the main control circuit board, and a charging interface is connected to the main control circuit board; by applying a pressing force to the switching button, the main control circuit board and lampwicks or a light panel are powered on to form a loop, so that the lampwicks are powered on to emit condensed light or the light panel is powered on to emit scattered light, thereby achieving the effect of illuminating, achieving the function of a condensing light by a downlight or illuminating by scattering light, increasing the illuminating range or scope.

Abstract: A headlamp for killing microorganisms on a surface is disclosed. The headlamp includes a head strap for donning the headlamp onto a head, a light source emitting ultraviolet light that sanitizes surfaces in which the ultraviolet light contacts, and an adjustment mechanism that adjusts the light source with respect to the head strap in a direction the user is looking such that the light emitted from the light source contacts said surface. A proximity sensor powers on the light source when the user is within a predetermined distance away from the surface. A timer powers off the light source when the light source has contacted the surface for predetermined amount of time. An indicator provides a que that the surface is safe to touch. A motion detector powers the light source on when motion is detected proximate thereto and powers off the light source absent motion proximate thereto.

Abstract: An illuminating face protection device, including a main body to be worn on a head of a user and protect a face of the user, a top illuminating unit disposed on at least a portion of the main body to emit a first beam of light and illuminate a surrounding area, a first side illuminating unit disposed on at least a portion of the main body to emit a second beam of light and illuminate the surrounding area, and a second side illuminating unit disposed on at least a portion of the main body to emit a third beam of light and illuminate the surrounding area.

Abstract: A lighting system for a hat includes a front housing containing lighting elements that mates with a back plate positioned on the inside of the hat. Driver circuitry controls operation of the LEDs for various lighting modes, and a cover for the front housing is translucent and designed in the shape of a recognizable logo or other design. Electric power comes from a battery located on the back plate, and is provided through the hate using prongs or projections that pass through the hat, from the back plate to a circuit connector in the front housing. The circuit connector is electrically coupled to circuitry on a circuit board in the front housing.

Abstract: The broad view headlamp includes a plurality of light sources that illuminate an area in front of the headlamp, an area adjacent to each side of the headlamp, and an area below the headlamp. The headlamp includes a number of lighting modes, such that any one of the light sources can be operated individually or in combination with any one or more of the remaining light sources. The headlamp housing has multiple lighting compartments, each having one or more light sources disposed therein. Each compartment includes an optical lens. The various light sources, together with the optical lenses, allow the headlamp to illuminate a view area extending to, at least, the outer boundaries of the far peripheral vision of the human eye, i.e., 110 degrees to the right and left of center. Thus, the total combined view area illuminated by the headlamp is at least 220 degrees.

Abstract: Illumination devices include a frame intended to be worn by a user and one or more light sources (e.g., LEDs) positioned by the frame so as to be near a user's zygomatic bones and oriented to project light in a direction of the user's view when the illumination device is worn on the wearer's head. The frame may be shaped to be worn over the user's ears and behind the user's head, and may be made of one or more of plastic, metal and/or a metal alloy, carbon fiber, wood, cellulose acetate, natural horn and/or bone, leather, and an epoxy resin. An optional strap may be retractably attached to connect portions of the frame over the wearer's head. The LEDs may be included in respective panels swivelly mounted to booms of the frame and the panels may further include imaging devices, such as a camera, and/or a projector.

Abstract: A helmet lighting system includes a display attachable to a helmet which is selectively illuminated in response to receiving a wireless signal transmitted from a wireless transmitter operably coupled to a brake or direction signal light of the motorcycle. The display includes flexible base housing attachable to an outer surface of the helmet that at least partially houses an illumination module. A flexible applique overlies the illumination module and is at least partially transparent or translucent so as to pass light from LEDs of the illumination module therethrough. The applique is removably attachable to the base housing and/or the illumination module and may be replaced with other appliques having different logos or indicia.

Abstract: A user-wearable fluorescence based visualization system comprising a multi-light lamp assembly that provides for the selected output of light using multiple light emitting sources, wherein the outputted light may be tailored to generate response wavelength by the interaction of the emitted light and a tissue illuminated by the emitted light, through the process of fluorescence, and a viewing system that allows a practitioner view the fluorescent light generated by the tissue, and distinguish between healthy and diseased tissues.

Abstract: A portable LED spotlight comprises a main light, a connecting frame, side light assemblies and a base is provided. Slots are formed in two sides of the connecting frame. Positioning pins are disposed at the bottoms of the slots. Mounting plates matched with the slots are disposed on the side light assemblies which are connected to the connecting frame through the mounting plates. Each mounting plate includes a connecting block. Grooves allowing the positioning pins to be clamped in the each mounting plate are formed in the connecting blocks. Contacts are disposed on two sides of the grooves. A rotary knob is disposed on the base.

Abstract: A headlamp with—a headband; a light source located at the front of the headband is presented. The headlamp has a load balancing device with two strands. The first strand has a first end (A) and a second end (B) respectively attached on one left front fixing point and one left rear fixing point of said headband. The second strand has a first end (A?) and a second end (B?) respectively attached on one right front fixing point and one right rear fixing point of said headband. There is an element wherein the first and second strands are thread up so as to bring closer the two strands at one common point C.

Abstract: A hard hat with symmetric front and back mounting ridges to support a headlamp is described. The hard hat provides mounting ridges to receive insertion slots of a rigid mounting bracket that fit around the ridges. The rigid mounting bracket includes channels to loop a strap through the channels and support a lamp on the bracket. The strap may include a hook and loop fastener system to enable attachment of a variety of lamps to the rigid support bracket. In this way, the hard hat can support a wide variety of headlamps attached to the rigid mounting bracket without destructive alterations to the hard hat. Clips may be added to the rigid mounting bracket to secure or lock the bracket in place during operation and prevent accidental knocks or jarring of the headlamp.

Abstract: A medical headlamp headband assembly, having a preferred orientation relative to a wearer's head, and comprising a closed form headband, adapted to encircle a human head horizontally, thereby defining a head-facing side and having a tightness adjustment feature in a rear central location relative to a wearer's head when the headband assembly is worn in its preferred orientation. A tightness adjustment subassembly, at a central rear location, is opposed to the front location. A resiliently deformable wing-set is supported by the headstrap subassembly on the head-facing side, about the tightness adjustment subassembly and including a central part and two wings, each extending laterally outwardly from the central part. Each wing extends forward as it extends laterally from the central part, to contact the wearer's head at a rear side location, thereby holding the tightness adjustment assembly back from the wearer's head.

Abstract: A head-worn system has one or more illumination, imaging, communication, and/or other controlled elements electrically connected to a switch element (e.g., a piezo switch) positioned on the head-worn system so as to be overlying an area of a wearer's masseter muscle when worn on the wearer's person. The switch element is configured to be activated responsive to clenching of the wearer's jaw. The one or more controlled elements may be arranged to provide directional lighting/imaging from the point of view of the wearer, for example from the area of the wearer's zygomatic bones, when the head-worn system is worn on the wearer's person.

Abstract: A head-mountable light includes a user-adjustable spot size. Light from an LED travels through beam-forming optical elements supported at the front opening of a housing to form a spot of light at a working distance. An adjustable iris, situated between the LED and the beam forming optical elements, enables a user to adjust the iris and vary the size of the aperture and the spot size of the light at the working distance. The manually operated iris size control may comprise a rotatable ring on the exterior of the housing, and the plurality of beam-forming optical elements may comprise a singlet lens followed by a doublet lens. The light from the LED strikes the beam-dispersing element directly without an intervening condensing optical element (i.e., condensing lens). The assembly further includes a mechanical connector adapted to couple the housing to a pair of eyeglass frames, headband or other head-worn structure.

Abstract: A headlight device that can be mounted to a surgical face shield, helmet, or other type of headgear with dual-sided peel and stick adhesive or magnets allowing for various mounting locations.

Abstract: Head-mounted accessories for surgeons and medical/dental practitioners are equipped with no-touch controls including, in different embodiments, passive and active infrared detection, voice operation, and capacitive proximity control. Compared to infrared, capacitive proximity control may be more omni-directional, whereas IR, particularly active IR, tends to be more effective in a cone of operation. Compared to voice activation, capacitive sensing is less expensive and less prone to false activation based upon ambient noise or other voices. The invention may be used to control other medical/dental accessories such as a head-mounted video camera, in which case the controller is further operative to at least turn the video camera ON or OFF. More preferably, a controller is additionally operative to control the focus or zoom of the video camera in accordance with touch-free commands.

Abstract: Illumination devices as include a frame intended to be worn by a user and one or more light sources (e.g., LEDs) positioned by the frame so as to be near a user's zygomatic bones and oriented to project light in a direction of the user's view when the illumination device is worn on the wearer's head. The frame may be shaped to be worn over the user's ears and behind the user's head, and may be made of one or more of plastic, metal and/or a metal alloy, carbon fiber, wood, cellulose acetate, natural horn and/or bone, leather, and an epoxy resin. An optional strap may be retractably attached to connect portions of the frame over the wearer's head. The LEDs may be included in respective panels swivelly mounted to booms of the frame and the panels may further include imaging devices, such as a camera, and/or a projector.

Abstract: Described herein is an illumination device for projecting light in a predetermined illumination pattern on a surface. The illumination device includes a light module having a light source and a light pipe configured to transmit light in any suitable manner. The illumination device also includes a housing having a cavity, an entrance opening for receiving the light emitted from the light source, and an aperture at a second housing end. Within the housing between the entrance opening and the aperture is a screen at least partially disposed in the cavity, the screen having at least one opening defining a base pattern configuration corresponding to the predetermined illumination pattern. The light pipe is configured to selectively transmit light from the light source to the cavity and may be linear or non-linear such that the light source and the surface to be illuminated do not need to face one another.

Abstract: A medical headlamp assembly, including a headlamp subassembly and a headstrap subassembly, that has a headstrap having an interior surface that touches the user's head when the headstrap is being worn. Battery holders are supported by the headstrap away from the headstrap interior surface, so that batteries held by the battery holders have no interior surface that is closer than 2 mm away from the headstrap interior surface, and thereby, away from the user's head. Also, battery contacts are positioned to be contacted by batteries held in the battery holders. Finally, an electrical network is electrically connected to the battery contacts and a headlamp subassembly connector, physically connected to the headlamp subassembly and electrically connects the headlamp subassembly to the electrical network.

Abstract: Lighting circuits using LED light engines and strips of linear lighting using these circuits are described. The lighting circuits are designed to produce different levels of light output at least in part using onboard components. In some embodiments, the circuit contains several current-setting elements, such as resistors, which are coupled to their own terminals such that the light output of the lighting circuit is determined by which of the terminals are connected to power. In other embodiments, a transistor in the lighting circuit may be adapted to allow or prevent current flow in the circuit based on a control signal applied to its gate. The circuit thus has separate power and control signal lines, and an external device, such as a pulse-width modulation signal generator, may be applied to the control signal line to modulate the light output.

Abstract: A medical headlamp assembly, including a headlamp subassembly and a headstrap subassembly, that has a headstrap having an interior surface that touches the user's head when the headstrap is being worn. Battery holders are supported by the headstrap away from the headstrap interior surface, so that batteries held by the battery holders have no interior surface that is closer than 2 mm away from the headstrap interior surface, and thereby, away from the user's head. Also, battery contacts are positioned to be contacted by batteries held in the battery holders. Finally, an electrical network is electrically connected to the battery contacts and a headlamp subassembly connector, physically connected to the headlamp subassembly and electrically connects the headlamp subassembly to the electrical network.

Abstract: The hard hat with integrated electronic systems is a hard hat comprising a shell, headband, sweatband, suspension harness, and size adjustment ratchet and knob. The hard hat also comprises electronics, which allow the user to listen to radio broadcasts, determine the time, receive and initiate mobile phone calls, issues voice commands to a paired device, or combinations thereof. A pair of audio transducers mounted adjacent to the ears allows the user to hear radio broadcasts and mobile phone audio. A microphone mounted on the control panel allows the user to talk during a mobile phone call or speak voice commands. A microprocessor within the hard hat controller manages devices and routes signals. A control display and operator controls accessible on the exterior side of the hard hat allows the user to change settings and pair the hard hat with a smart phone.

Abstract: A headphone, which adjusts its decorative light by rotation, includes a headgear, earmuffs, light-emitting components and light covers. Each earmuff includes a translucent housing or a transparent housing. The light-emitting components are located in the earmuff, corresponds to the translucent housing. Light covers cover the earmuffs. First connecting members of the light covers are pivotally connected to the headgear so that the light covers can be easily rotated and the earmuffs can be adjusted to suit the user's head. The rotation of the light covers, which is relative to the translucent housing, changes the light-transmitting area of the translucent housings, so the headphone provides a variety of light effects and gorgeous visual experience.

Abstract: A headlamp includes a tubular housing; an electrical conductor entering the housing and connected to an electrical network; an LED assembly with a ceramic substrate and an LED having a light-emitting front surface; an iris assembly with a toroidal housing, an iris diaphragm and an actuator for adjusting the width of the aperture. A prime lens placed in front of the iris diaphragm and having an annular light block provided proximate a rear surface of the prime lens; and an optical assembly with at least a light focusing lens placed in front of the iris assembly.

Abstract: The present invention is a deployable segmented sport equipment for reducing the impact force on sport equipment worn by a user by using deployable panels. The invention has a body defining a recess, and a panel movable within the recess. The panel includes a panel magnetic element capable of being acted upon by a magnetic force. An electromagnet is provided producing an attractive or repulsive magnetic force on the panel magnetic element. A proximity sensing device capable of sensing an object at a distance from the deployable segmented sport equipment is provided with the body. An electronic controller unit receives signals from the proximity sensing device and controls operation of the controllable magnetic element so as to deploy or retract the panel from or into the recess. The panel being deployed prior to impact with the object, with the repulsive force being controlled to absorb the impact force after impact.

Abstract: A head wearable device includes a headpiece, a housing attached to the headpiece, a luminaire attached to the headpiece, the luminaire including a luminaire housing and at least one light source located within the luminaire housing, a duct system connecting the luminaire to the housing, a ball joint rotatably connecting the duct system to the luminaire, and an air moving device configured to induce a cooling air flow through an inlet in the luminaire housing, through the heatsink, through the ball joint, through the duct system, and out of an exhaust in the housing attached to of the headpiece.

Abstract: A medical headlamp having a front from which light is selectively emitted. The headlamp includes a beam origination portion that produces a light beam and an iris assembly, positioned in front of the beam origination portion, having a user accessible actuator and an iris, responsive to the actuator to block a user selectable portion of the light beam. The iris is also responsive to the actuator to block none of the light beam, for maximum efficiency, when a user so selects.

Abstract: A medical headlamp assembly, including a headlamp subassembly and a headstrap subassembly, that has a headstrap having an interior surface that touches the user's head when the headstrap is being worn. Battery holders are supported by the headstrap away from the headstrap interior surface, so that batteries held by the battery holders have no interior surface that is closer than 2 mm away from the headstrap interior surface, and thereby, away from the user's head. Also, battery contacts are positioned to be contacted by batteries held in the battery holders. Finally, an electrical network is electrically connected to the battery contacts and a headlamp subassembly connector, physically connected to the headlamp subassembly and electrically connects the headlamp subassembly to the electrical network.

Abstract: An apparatus for illuminating an area is disclosed. The apparatus includes a frame and a spectrally-tunable lighting module comprising one or more light-emitting diodes. The apparatus further includes a control module with a hands-free interface that controls a light output of the spectrally-tunable lighting module in response to one or more lighting commands and a power module within the frame that powers the control module and the spectrally-tunable lighting module. A system and a method for using the apparatus are also disclosed.

Abstract: A set for at least one of gluing, bonding, modeling and repairing of an object. The set includes a pen-type housing with a first end, a second end, and a reservoir, a light-curable material arranged in the reservoir, and an LED lamp which emits a light having a wavelength or a spectrum of wavelengths at which the light-curable material is selectively cured. The LED lamp is coupled to the pen-type housing at the second end so that the light emitted by the LED lamp is only emitted in a direction which faces away from the first end. The reservoir has an exit opening which selectively discharges the light-curable material at the first end.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light apparatus for headwear including an at least partially hollow, elongate housing for mounting to the headwear, at least one light located inside the elongate housing that is visible from the outside of the elongate housing, and at least one battery for powering the at least one light, such that when the light apparatus is mounted to the headwear, an orientation of the headwear can be determined.

Abstract: A technique relates to a head apparatus for a user. A structure has an opening. A light source includes one or more graphene elements.

Abstract: A helmet strap for fastening a helmet to a head comprises at least one strap belt having a Y shape that has a first arm, a second arm and a third arm to be fastened to the helmet at a respective helmet side by two of the arms and for the remaining arm to be able to extend up to a chin region of the head. In this respect, the strap belt comprises a first part belt that extends without interruption along the first and third arms and a second part belt that extends without interruption along the second and third arms, wherein the first and second part belts are fixedly interconnected along the third arm or are formed materially integrally with one another along the third arm.

Abstract: A light-emitting system is provided which is removably attachable to headgear for personal illumination to enhance visibility of the user to others. The light-emitting system includes a housing that defines a receiving aperture and is configured to surround a portion of the headgear when the light-emitting system is removably attached to the headgear for use. The light-emitting system further includes at least one lens and a plurality of lighting elements coupled to the annular housing which are configured to selectively generate a halo or at least a partial halo of light that radiates outwardly away from the annular housing through the at least one lens to provide enhanced personal illumination.

Abstract: An audio system that is constructed and arranged to be carried by headwear, such as a cap, that has a crown with a lower edge. The audio system has two sound delivery assemblies that are constructed and arranged to deliver sound from a sound-delivery outlets thereof, and a clip for each sound delivery assembly, each clip constructed and arranged to be removably coupled to the lower edge of the crown of the headwear to allow the outlets of the sound delivery assemblies to be located proximate the ear.

Abstract: A headlight (1) for a healthcare worker includes: a base part (10), which has a U-shape, is configured to come into abutment, at a center part of the base part (10), with a back side of a head and neck part of a wearer, and includes a right end part (11) and a left end part (11), each of which is configured to be hung on an upper part of an ear so that the base part (10) is retained on a head; a light source device (20), which extends from both or any one of a vicinity of the end parts (11), includes LEDs as light sources, and is configured to illuminate a region in front of the head; and a controller (30) configured to control an illumination state of the light source device (20). The controller (30) is configured to light the light source device (20) when the base part (10) reaches a predetermined depression angle with a standing state of the wearer serving as a reference.

Abstract: The present application relates to a handle device for a surgical light. The handle device may include a grip element which is prepared for being arranged on a lamp holding body of the surgical light and which forms a grip surface at an outer area. A sensor module is detachably connected to the grip element, with the sensor module including at least one distance sensor which is designed for detecting a position of an object. The present application further includes a surgical light including such a handle device.

Abstract: A wireless headlight assembly for attachment to an eyewear frame is disclosed. The wireless headlight assembly comprises a battery pod containing a battery connected to an electronic circuit element, which controls the application of power from the battery to an attached headlight assembly containing a headlight, wherein control of the application of power to the headlight assembly is determined, in part, based on the stability of the headlight assembly.

Abstract: The present application relates to a handle device for a surgical light. The handle device may include a grip element which is prepared for being arranged on a lamp holding body of the surgical light and which forms a grip surface at an outer area. A sensor module is detachably connected to the grip element, with the sensor module including at least one distance sensor which is designed for detecting a position of an object. The present application further includes a surgical light including such a handle device.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a main body including a belt-shaped portion mounted along a circumferential direction of a head of a wearer, a storage case provided in the main body and positioned in a forehead region of the wearer when the lighting device is mounted on the wearer, and a light source unit that is incorporated in the storage case and includes a light emitting diode (LED) substrate on which a plurality of LED light sources is mounted. The light source unit includes a condensing lens for condensing light emitted from the plurality of LED light sources, a reflecting mirror for deflecting light emitted from the condensing lens and reflecting the light toward an affected part of a patient, and a radiator plate that radiates heat generated from the LED substrate and extends from a forehead region toward a parietal region of the wearer.

Abstract: Guard padding with sensor is provided, including a cushion pad and a sensor. The cushion pad has auxetic structure and is manufactured by a 3D printing process. The cushion pad has a slot at a side thereof. The sensor manufactured by the 3D printing process is disposed in the slot. The sensor is a pressure sensor, a humidity sensor or a temperature sensor. The pressure sensor generates a pressure signal, the humidity sensor generates a humidity signal and the temperature sensor generates a temperature signal.

Abstract: A headlight device that can be mounted to a surgical face shield, helmet, or other type of headgear with dual-sided peel and stick adhesive or magnets allowing for various mounting locations.

Abstract: An illuminable helmet assembly is disclosed. The helmet assembly may include a helmet body having an outer shell, an energy management layer and a fit system. A light diffuser is coupled to an outer surface of the helmet body, the diffuser having an illumination surface with an outer perimeter and defining a footprint of the illumination surface extending inward from the illumination surface to a center of the helmet body. A light source is positioned adjacent to and in some cases outside of the outer perimeter and the footprint of the illumination surface. The light source is positioned to emit light toward the illumination surface at an acute angle to the illumination surface.

Abstract: Connector inserts and connector receptacles that have a small form factor, readily mate when brought into proximity to each other, and disconnect when subjected to a non-axial force.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide a headphone assembly having a customizable ear cups. Specifically, a user may customize an outer surface of an ear cup assembly by selecting one or more of color to be illuminated on the outer surface and an insert. The insert further diffuses the illuminate light. A trim ring that secures the insert is configured to overlay the lightpipe and a portion of an ear cup subassembly regardless of the presence of the insert.

Abstract: A safety light helmet is a helmet with a light affixed to the top center of the helmet for 360-degree visibility by other riders and vehicles when passing a rider wearing the helmet. The safety light detaches immediately during a collision without causing injury to the rider. The safety light helmet has a plurality of light bulbs operative for displaying a plurality of light patterns. The light is rechargeable.

Abstract: The present invention provides an integrated intelligent head-mounted device comprising a frame mounted on a helmet in a detachable manner, on which a control circuit, a safety detection sensor, a loudspeaker, a microphone and a power supply are disposed or mounted. The integrated intelligent head-mounted device further comprises a health detection sensor disposed inside the helmet. The control circuit is provided with a wireless communication module and a positioning module and electrically connected to the health detection sensor, the video camera, the safety detection sensor, the loudspeaker, the microphone and the power supply. The device can be easily mounted and dismounted on a safety helmet and can monitor the physical condition and ambient condition of the wearer in real time.