US Patent Issued to 100% Speedlab on Oct. 6 for "Impact protection systems" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,514, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to 100% Speedlab LLC (San Diego).

"Impact protection systems" was invented by Michael D. Young (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective helmet includes a liner configured to absorb energy from an impact, and a plurality of rotation-effects-mitigating pads coupled to an inner wall of the liner, such that the rotation-effects-mitigating pads are configured to contact the head of a user when the helmet is worn. The rotation-effects-mitigating pads are configured to facilitate rotation (e.g., slip) of the helmet relative to a user's head in response to an oblique impact. In some examples, ...