ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,180, issued on Aug. 11.
"Helmet rotation damping with negative torque" was invented by Brian Michael Coyle (Canyon, Calif.) and Alys Larsen (Canyon, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is a helmet system that reduces concussions by damping rotational force transmitted to a helmet user. The helmet has an helmet shell that moves independently from an internal body worn by the user. At least one magnetic force emitter on the helmet shell's interior directs at least one interior-facing magnetic flux axially at the internal body. At least one magnetic force emitter attached to the internal body directs at least one...