ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,866, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to GALVION LTD. (Portsmouth, N.H.).
"Reconfigurable helmet" was invented by Stephane Lebel (Redempteur, Canada) and Richard Coomber (Beaconsfield, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reconfigurable helmet and exemplary uses thereof are disclosed. The reconfigurable helmet includes a first portion that includes an outer shell and a second portion that includes a liner. The first portion can translate relative to a second portion to expose one or more functional layers for removal or replacement. A user can configure and reconfigure the helmet by adding, removing, or replacing one or more of the...