Material for Mitigating Impact Forces with Collision Durations in Nanoseconds to Milliseconds Range
- Detailed Technology Description
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- Supplementary Information
- Patent Number: US20130312287A1
Application Number: US13879616A
Inventor: Gupta, Vijay | Citron, Jason K. | Youssef, George H.
Priority Date: 15 Oct 2010
Priority Number: US20130312287A1
Application Date: 7 Aug 2013
Publication Date: 28 Nov 2013
IPC Current: A43B000732
US Class: 36102
Assignee Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
Title: MATERIAL FOR MITIGATING IMPACT FORCES WITH COLLISION DURATIONS IN NANOSECONDS TO MILLISECONDS RANGE
Usefulness: MATERIAL FOR MITIGATING IMPACT FORCES WITH COLLISION DURATIONS IN NANOSECONDS TO MILLISECONDS RANGE
Summary: Shoe for use during a sports activity. Uses include but are not limited to walking, running, jumping, aerobics, fast baseball, football, skiing, boxing, racquet sports, whitewater rafting, boarding, high mobility multipurpose military vehicle riding, ground vehicle riding e.g. bicycle/motorcycle riding, and debris/bird hitting of an aircraft such as helicopter, drone and spaceship.
Novelty: Shoe for use during e.g. sports activity, has polyurea material layer i.e. insole, formed below upper structure and above outsole and comprising mixture including four to one ratio of soft phase to hard phase
- Industry
- Textile/fashion
- Sub Category
- Shoes
- Application No.
- US13879616A
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Additional Technologies by these Inventors
Tech ID/UC Case
23693/2011-177-0
Related Cases
2011-177-0
- *Abstract
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Professor Gupta and colleagues have developed a material (and method of production thereof) that is extremely effective in mitigating impact forces across a wide range of collision-durations. Because of the wide range of applicability, this material could be used in virtually all areas of recreational and professional sports to reduce impact forces and the probability of concussions and traumatic brain injury to football players and our soldiers by insertion of only a 2 mm thick layer in helmets. Inserts in current running shoes have resulted in reduction in knee forces.
- *Principal Investigator
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Name: Jason Citron
Department:
Name: Vijay Gupta
Department:
Name: George Youssef
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- Country/Region
- USA
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