ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,609, issued on Sept. 22, 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 having a protective shell, a low friction layer, and a comfort liner is disclosed. The protective shell includes an energy absorbing material and an inner surface. The low friction layer is coupled to the inner surface of the protective shell. The low friction layer may be plastic having a thickness of less than approximately 3 mm. The comfort liner is removably coupled to the low friction layer opposite the protective shel...