ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,941, issued on April 21.

"Multidirectional protection net with angled straps for all helmets with an outer shell" was invented by Juan Mini Townson (Guatemala City), Juan Alfaro Samayoa (Guatemala City), Ana Morataya Urizar (Mixco, Guatemala), Natalia Lima Ramirez (Guatemala City), Ricardo Paz Cerezo (Mixco, Guatemala), Jonathan Pu Aguilera (San Miguel Petapa, Guatemala), Daniel Montenegro Berganza (San Jose Pinula, Guatemala) and Cesar Saavedra Monterroso (Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A helmet suspension system featuring angled straps acting as chords between points on a circular strap barrier or ...