Episode 23 Show Notes
What are the challenges of bringing the Morpher Helmet to the Market…Episode 23…Jeff Woolf and the Morpher Helmet Part 2 of the Invention Stories Podcast.
Jeff Woolf had a severe bicycle accident on the road in Hampstead, London and believes because he wore a helmet, it saved his life. As a result, Jeff designed the Morpher Helmet that folds flat and more portable. This episode is the second part in a three-part series.
Other Applications
I ask Jeff about other applications for the Morpher Helmet and he shares hist thoughts about a military application. They are also working on a morpher helmet for children. As a parent, you want your children to be as safe as possible when bike riding. The morpher helmet for kids or kid size morpher helmet to me is a no-brainer.
Jeff shares many of the obstacles involved in the patented process including the use of magnets, as it needs to open and close quickly, the use of hinges that interlock like a dogs teeth , and how it folds without sacrficing safety.
Hospital Visit
Morpher Helmet Safety…Jeff shares how he receive a letter from a bike rider in Zurich, Switzerland who believes his wearing the Morpher Helmet saved his life. So Jeff went and visited him in the hospital.
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Bike Share Schemes
We discussed that cities with bike share schemes are on the rise. We invite you to check out bike sharing programs facts. I believe it’s in an attempt to relieve traffic jams in large cities. Every rider is a potential customer. I believe the Morpher Helmet is the best so…
We discuss how the helmet laws have changed over time. Very few children wearing bicycle helmets and now it’s the standard and Jeff shares his thoughts. I think the Morpher Helmet is cool where other bike helmets are and the reason is…the Morpher Helmet folds in half and when you are carrying it, it can hang from your belt.
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The Morpher Helmet
Jeff Woolf had a severe bicycle accident on the road in Hampstead, London and believes because he wore a helmet, it saved his life. So he performed a survey where he learned the majority of cyclists were riding without helmets. This survey found that most cyclists said that they didn’t use one because they felt that they were too cumbersome to carry around all day. As a result, Jeff designed the Morpher Helmet that folds flat and more portable.
Episode 22…Jeff Woolf and the Morpher Helmet Part 1 Recap
Jeff Woolf is an English inventor, businessman, journalist and innovation specialist. He was born in Edgware, Middlesex, England September 17, 1959.
Jeff is the middle child with an older and younger sister. His late grandfather, Stanley Wagner, invented the Jif lemon and his mother, Valerie, invented several calendar and accounting systems. He was educated at Clifton University in Bristol.
Jeff Woolf and Holography
Jeff began his inventing career in 1979, working with white light holography. He attended the first world symposium on holography in 1980, in Boston and studied holography at the New York School of Holography.
Jeff Woolf and MicroMap
Jeff developed the MicroMap System in 1993, where he oversaw the design and manufacture of it. He invented with Skiers in mind who had trouble opening and closing traditional maps in elements first used MicroMap. The MicroMap consisted of credit-card sized miniaturized maps which fitted into the viewer and held in a precisely curved plane. The MicroMap viewer had a move-able lens system which re-enlarged the cards, allowing a user to have a clearer view of the information.
So Jeff created an injection molded lens to save on cost. As a result, this made assembly of the MicroMap viewer a much simpler process. He also developed systems to print information onto credit cards at high resolutions of more than six million randomly placed and sized dots per square inch.
There is a display on the development of MicroMap in the Science Museum in London. In addition, MicroMap has been featured in the Millennium Dome and awarded the Millennium product status. MicroMap produced cards for Ordnance Survey, the Automobile Association, USGS and Michelin. In addition, MicroMap has been used by the SAS for bomb disposal and survival information.
The idea for the Morpher Helmet
At the end of the podcast Jeff Woolf recounts the accident that led him to develop the Morpher Helmet.
Episode 23 is the Second in a Three Part Series
We invite you to check you listen to part 1 and 3…
Part 1 is Episode 22…Jeff Woolf and the Morpher Helmet
First of all Jeff shares his background with bicycles and the environment he grew up in. In addition he shares his passion for holography. Later Jeff shares his journey with MicroMap and how it was successful but not for him. Jeff shares how he headed up a fund looking at inventions seeking investment. Finally, he shares how the best bicycle helmet came to be…the Morpher Helmet. Click here to listen to the Invention Stories Podcast Episode 22…Jeff Woolf and the Morpher Helmet Part 1
Part 3 is Episode 24…Jeff Woolf and the Morpher Helmet
Jeff Woolf shares why the Morpher Helmet hinge isn’t traditional. So when the manufacture ran the first 100,000 units of the Morpher Helmet, they made them all too big. Apparently, there was a communication breakdown. You can sense the frustration in Jeff’s voice as he shares the opinion of friends and family members who believed this Morpher Helmet invention was stresses him out. Jeff’s crowdfunding success much appreciated and he shares how his campaign helped power him forward. Incredibly, Queen Elizabeth II of England has bestowed the OBE on Jeff and he shares this incredible day with our listeners.
Morpher Helmet Links…More Information
First of all, click here to read Crowd-funded Folding Helmet Supporter & Bike Friday Owner Jeffrey B. Reviews the Morpher at bikefriday.com and here to visit their Facebook Page.
Also, click here to learn more about the Folding Bicycle Helmets at Helmets.org
Another solid read, click here to read Morpher: The Flat Folding Bicycle Helmet that fits in Your Backpack at welovecycling.com and here for their Facebook Page.
Futhermore, click here to read Morpher bike helmet folds flat when you aren’t wearing it by Ben Coxworth at newatlas.com and here to visit their Facebook Page.
In addition, click here to read the Urban Limits Review of the Morpher Helmet.
Even More Helpful Morpher Helmet Links
So click here to read Morpher Cycling Helmet Can Fold Into A 2.5-Inch Thick Flat Bundle at coolthings.com
and here to visit their Facebook Page.
Furthermore, click here to read Morpher folding bike helmet packs down flat by Amanda Kooser at cnet.com
and here to visit the CNET Facebook Page.
Certainly, click here to read Are Folding Bicycle Helmets Safe? by Jeanine Barone at berkeleywellness.com
and here to visit the Berkeley Wellness Facebook Page.
Similarly, click here to read There’s a Bike Helmet that Folds in Half When Not in Use by Richard Wilkerson at goodhousekeeping.co.uk and here to visit their Facebook Page.
Click here to read the Morpher Helmet as described at seedrs.com
and here to visit their Facebook Page.
Seems Like Lots Have Been Written about the Morpher Helmet…
Click here to read A Foldable Bike Helmet You’ll Just Happen To Have In Your Bag by Heidi Glenn at npr.org and here to visit the NPR.org Facebook Page.
Click here to read Foldable helmet attracts investment from tennis superstar Andy Murray by Nick Wigham at news.com.au and here to visit their Facebook Page.
What a great title…Morpher – The Most Efficient Foldable Bike Helmet Around at coolpile.com. Click here to read and here to visit their Facebook Page.
Click here to read An engineer invented a bicycle helmet can fold in half but is just as safe by Nikolay Nikolov at mashable.com and here to visit their Facebook Page.
Finally, click here to read Morpher Folding Bike Helmets Save Riders and Space at Tekd.com. Smart Headline.
and here to visit the Tekd Facebook Page.
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