ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,411, issued on Nov. 18.
"Anti-rotation element for a lacrosse goalie stick" was invented by Joseph John Crisco III (Barrington, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides an anti-rotational element, in the form of an adapter, a member integrated into the shaft or integrated into the head that increasing the front-to-back dimension of the stick compared to the side-to-side width dimension of the stick. The increased front-to-back dimension increases the anti-rotational torque that a lacrosse player, particularly a goalie, can generate. As a result, the goalie can prevent the stick from rotating in their hands w...