词条 | Kerry S. Harris |
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}}{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2014}}Kerry S. Harris (born December 8, 1969) is an American entrepreneur and inventor. Harris is involved with{{clarify|date=August 2013}} motorcycle helmets under the brand name Akuma Helmets utilizing his patented Integrated Power System.[1][2] The Integrated Power System is also used in various other helmets to include bicycle,[3] law enforcement, and other sports related industries to increase safety and provide greater utility. Harris' innovations are currently being used by the Departments of Defense of several countries to include impact attenuation (helmets), electronics, optical technology, and human-mechanical interface technology.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}[4] Biography{{BLP unsourced section|date=August 2013}}A veteran of both the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps, Harris served 18 years as an enlisted sailor, a Marine Corps officer, and a Naval Aviator. Graduating from Killeen High School in Killeen, Texas, he attained the rank of Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd class (E4) in less than two years, with his primary job being a crash and salvage crewman on the flight deck of the {{USS|Coral Sea|CV-43|6}}. During his junior year at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, he attended officer candidate school for the United States Marine Corps and accepted a commission as a Second Lieutenant after graduation. After a three-year tour in the Marine Corps, Harris transferred back to the Navy to attend flight school, earning his "wings of gold" to fly P-3 Orions. Harris has been a guest speaker at Harvard Business School. Harris is a member of the national honor society in Psychology (Psi Chi) and is also a pilot maintaining a commercial pilot's license with multi-engine and instrument ratings. In March 2012, Harris was named "Innovator of the Year" by Black Enterprise magazine.[5] Patents
Notes1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pitpassradio.com/?p=478],Ghostrider "2007 Helmet of the Year"|publisher=|accessdate=April 6, 2019}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,303,302.PN.&OS=PN/7,303,302&RS=PN/7,303,302|title=United States Patent: 7303302 - Electrical power system for crash helmets|publisher=|accessdate=April 6, 2019}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bikepartsplace.com/discount/helmet-ils-bluecarbon/|title=Ironman Helmet - ILS BlueCarbon - $96.99|website=www.bikepartsplace.com|accessdate=April 6, 2019}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackenterprise.com/catching-up-with-the-black-tony-stark-2/|title=Catching Up With the Black Tony Stark|date=2015-12-17|website=Black Enterprise|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-21}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.blackenterprise.com/small-business-is-big-business/|title=Small Business is Big Business|date=September 1, 2012|publisher=|accessdate=April 6, 2019}} References
9 : 1969 births|21st-century American businesspeople|Living people|United States Navy sailors|United States Marine Corps officers|Texas State University alumni|21st-century American inventors|African-American businesspeople|African-American inventors |
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