ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,189, issued on March 24, was assigned to 6D Helmets LLC (Brea, Calif.).

"Helmet goggle designed for on-road and off-road use" was invented by Robert S. Weber (Fullerton, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective helmet for use with motorsports and cycling activities has a head receiving helmet body that includes a head receiving interior, and an exterior having a front surface, a rear surface, and a perimetral lip for defining a forward-facing aperture. A transparent shield member is engageable with the helmet body and is configured to be placeable adjacent to the forward-facing aperture of the helmet body. The shield membe...