ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,260, issued on June 16, was assigned to BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. (Valcourt, Canada).

"Connectable helmet" was invented by Michael Roy (Racine, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A helmet including a helmet shell for receiving a head of a wearer, the helmet shell defining therein: a connector chamber, and a connector aperture opening into the connector chamber; the connector chamber being shaped and configured to receive therein an anchor portion of at least one accessory, the at least one accessory being chosen from: a power connector for selectively powering the helmet; a garment for selectively powering the helmet; ...