US 2017/0303621 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND INFLATION

System and method for airbag deployment and inflation

OwnerPaul G. Allen, Philip V. Bayly +17inventors

InventorsPaul G. Allen, Philip V. Bayly, David L. Brody, Jesse R. Cheatham, III, Richard G. Ellenbogen, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Eric C. Leuthardt, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Robert C. Petroski, Raul Radovitzky, Anthony V. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Clarence T. Tegreene, Nicholas W. Touran, Lowell L. Wood, JR., Victoria Y.H. Wood

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Abstract

A helmet with an airbag assembly coupled to the shell of the helmet. The airbag assembly includes an airbag and an inflation device. The inflation device is configured to at least partially inflate the airbag upon deployment of the airbag assembly. The helmet also includes a s processing circuit disposed at least partially within the shell. The processing circuit is configured to receive helmet data regarding a second helmet, transmit deployment data regarding inflation of the airbag assembly, and control operation of the inflation device to inflate the airbag based on the helmet data.

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Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

receiving, by a processing circuit of a first helmet, first data regarding the first helmet, wherein a first airbag is coupled to the first helmet;
receiving, by the processing circuit, second data regarding a second helmet, wherein a second airbag is coupled to the second helmet;
determining, by the processing circuit, impact data based on the first data and the second data;
communicating, by the processing circuit, deployment instructions to an inflation device regarding inflation of the first airbag based on the impact data such that the first airbag deploys from the first helmet to receive at least one of the second helmet and the second airbag;
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communicating, by the processing circuit, deployment instructions regarding inflation of the second airbag.

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