Patent granted to headgear
Physicist Jason Thalken has recently obtained a patent for a headgear design that he hopes can reduce head trauma and the incidence of CTE.
Erik Magraken, British Columbia litigation lawyer, combat sports law consultant, and deeply appreciated UGer recently wrote in his Combat Sports Law blog about a patent that had been granted for a new headgear. He graciously allowed up to reprint it here.
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Martial Arts enthusiast, Physicist and author Jason Thalken has recently obtained a patent for a headgear design that he hopes can reduce head trauma and the incidence of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in contact sports.
In en effort to bring attention to this patent Thalken has published the full text of his patent to Researchgate and is available here:
Headgear for Reducing Head Trauma Patent Material
Thalken tweeted about it.
Jason Thalken @JasonThalken
•My patent for headgear that reduces concussions and CTE (by addressing the physics) is finally searchable: http://worldwide.espacenet.com/
•If you liked the chapters in my book on the physics of brain injuries in martial arts and football but thought they were too entertaining, and you’d like something so dry you have to question whether it was ever even meant for human consumption, then this patent will be perfect
•In all seriousness, though, I’m really happy this is out there. I just want it to get made so we can start saving brains.
•I posted the full text of my headgear patent to researchgate. This is how we protect from concussions and CTE: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/29
I won’t pretend to have a physics or engineering background capable of dissecting the potential efficacy of this product but if other physicists agree that Thalken’s designs hold potential the combat sports and contact sports world should help him secure the funding he needs to get this product off the ground.
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Ironically, another way to reduce brain trauma in combat sports would be to remove the gloves and wraps. A bare fist simply cannot hit very hard for very long.