ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,593,888, issued on April 7, was assigned to Bell Sports Inc. (Scotts Valley, Calif.).
"Protective sports helmet" was invented by Michael W. Lowe (Santa Cruz, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective helmet to be worn by a player engaged in a sport comprises a flexible outer shell and a multi-layer liner assembly disposed within the outer shell. The multi-layer liner assembly includes an inner-layer, a middle-layer and an outer-layer, and permits relative rotational movement between said layers when the helmet is worn by the player and receives an impact. The inner-layer is made from a first material with a first density and is ...