A motion restrictor device is wearable with a helmet to reduce the risk of head or spine injury caused by injurious movement of the helmet. The device includes a harness wearable by a user of the helmet and a helmet-engaging component supported on the harness. The helmet-engaging component presents laterally spaced apart, fore-and-aft extending helmet-engagement surfaces positioned on opposite sides of the neck of the user when the device is worn.

Systems and methods for integrated automated sports data collection and analytics are disclosed. Different types of data, for example but not limited, location data, movement data, impact data and biometric data for individual players are collected via wearable sensors in real time during a sports activity and transmitted to a cloud-based platform together with other sports data, including video, timing, scoring, statistics, and events with time code. The cloud-based platform is operable to aggregate, correlate, organize and synchronize various data related to the sports activity; store, query and retrieve various live data and historical data in and from a proprietary database; and perform analytics and provide intelligence to different parties involved in a sports activity, including coaches, trainers, medical staff, live announcers, broadcasters, displays, viewers, and fans and etc. These different parties may subscribe to licensed access to the cloud-based platform for tailored data feeds with real time push.

The invention features methods and devices for controlling bleeding from blood vessels that may be damaged as a result of trauma or impact with an object, such as a bullet or shrapnel. The device may be wearable by a user and include one or more components, such as wound sealant and multiple inflatable balloons/bladders. The device may be integrated into a garment, e.g., a vest, jacket, trousers, or full body suit. Once triggered (automatically or manually), the device may be used to deliver wound sealant to a wound site and/or pressure to the wound site by selective inflation of one or more balloons over exsanguinating blood vessels that may be damaged, thereby stopping or minimizing the bleeding. Alternatively, or in addition, the device may be used to stabilize a wounded wearer for, e.g., transportation purposes, or to provide buoyancy. Devices of the invention may also be used as a blood pressure monitor, as a massaging device, and as a breast pump.

Devices and methods of the invention may also be used for repairing or stabilizing machines, such as vehicles (e.g., automobiles and boats).

A suspension unit is provided which is removably coupleable to a helmet shell to enhance user safety and helmet functionality. The suspension unit includes: a suspension assembly configured to interface with a suspension attachment scheme of the helmet shell; one or more sensors carried by the suspension assembly and arranged to obtain biometric, environmental, location, motion, impact and/or other data; and a control system carried by the suspension assembly, the control system including at least a power source and a communication module, and being operatively coupled to the one or more sensors to obtain the biometric, environmental, location, motion, impact and/or other data and to transmit, via the communication module, a data signal to a computing device or network based at least in part on said data from which to enhance user safety and helmet functionality.

Various embodiments of safety headwear are provided. The safety headwear includes one or more of a hard hat, such as a safety helmet, and a respirator. The safety headwear monitors one or more conditions, such as biometric and/or atmospheric conditions. The safety headwear analyzes the results of the monitoring to determine whether to generate an alarm to the wearer of the safety headwear.

A near field communications (NFC) enabled buckle for helmet and method of using the same are disclosed. A first coupling end and a second coupling end are configured for releasable cooperative joining of the ends. An NFC chip is carried by one of the first coupling end and the second coupling end. The NFC chip is configured to couple to an NFC enabled communications device. The user may register the NFC chip with a tracking and alert system. An app allows the user to program the NFC chip with one or more of identification data, medical data, and emergency notification data. In the event the rider is involved in an accident, a first responder may read the data on the NFC chip and use the encoded data to render assistance. An app allows user activation of an SOS by tapping their NFC enabled communications device on the NFC enabled buckle.

A system for detecting impacts includes a housing configured to be worn by a user. An accelerometer is connected with the housing. The accelerometer is configured to detect an acceleration indicative of an impact experienced by the user. An inaudible tone chip is positioned about the housing. The inaudible tone chip is configured to transmit ultrasonic tones including data of the impact to a remote device. A remote device includes a receiver. The receiver is configured to receive the ultrasonic tones transmitted by the inaudible tone chip.

The invention relates to a multi-step method with a number of processes and sub-processes that interact to allow for the selection, design and/or manufacture of a protective sports helmet for a specific player, or a recreational sports helmet for a specific person wearing the helmet. Once the desired protective sports helmet or recreational sports helmet is selected, information is collected from the individual player or wearer regarding the shape of his/her head and information about the impacts he/she has received while participating in the sport or activity. The collected information is processed to develop a bespoke energy attenuation assembly for use in the protective helmet. The energy attenuation assembly includes at least one energy attenuation member with a unique structural makeup and/or chemical composition. The energy attenuation assembly is purposely engineered to improve comfort and fit, as well as how the helmet responds when an impact or series of impacts are received by the helmet.

Various embodiments relating to methods for evaluating injury mitigation performance of helmets that are used for snow sports (e.g., skiing or snowboarding) are described. In one embodiment, a method for evaluating injury mitigation performance of a helmet includes applying a first and a second impact configuration to a helmet. The first and the second impact configurations include a plurality of impacts between the helmet and a metal plate. The metal plate is tilted at a first predetermined angle for the first impact configuration and at a second predetermined angle for the second impact configuration. The method further includes generating acceleration and velocity data based on impacts that occur as part of the two impact configurations. The method further includes determining injury risk values based on the generated acceleration and velocity data. The method also includes determining an overall injury risk metric based on the injury risk values and exposure values.

Various embodiments relating to methods for evaluating injury mitigation performance of helmets that are used for contact sports (e.g., rugby) are described. In one embodiment, a method for evaluating injury mitigation performance of a helmet includes applying first, second, and third impact configurations to a first helmet. The method further includes generating acceleration and velocity data based on impacts that occur as part of the three impact configurations. The method further includes determining injury risk values based on the generated acceleration and velocity data. The method also includes determining an overall risk metric based on the injury risk values and exposure values.