ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,358, issued on July 21, was assigned to Gentex Corp. (Simpson, Pa.).

"Helmet accessory mounting system" was invented by Michael Lawrence Franzino (Bedford, N.H.), Stephen Bourque (Littleton, Mass.), Scott W. James (Epping, N.H.), Daniel Berry (Rochester, N.H.), Ross Fade Barber (Auburn, N.H.) and Zoltan S. Brutler (Groton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A helmet accessory mounting system includes a mounting device configured to couple to an outer surface of a side of a helmet. The mounting device includes a plurality of mounting locations configured to removeably couple to at least one accessory. A plurality of the plurality of...