Multilayer lattice protective equipment
US11864610B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB32B2571/00
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An article of protective equipment for protecting a body part of a user includes a lattice structure with a plurality of struts forming three dimensional volumetric structures. The lattice structure includes a plurality of internal layers, each internal layer having at least one different physical property from the other internal layers, wherein the plurality of internal layers comprises at least one internal layer having physical properties such that the at least one internal layer is capable of compressing more than at least one other internal layer in response to an impact to the article of protective equipment.
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