ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,238, issued on March 3, was assigned to GENTEX Corp. (Simpson, Pa.).
"Helmet mounted visor assembly" was invented by Duco Noordzij (Roslindale, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A visor assembly for a helmet includes a helmet cover configured to couple to a helmet, a visor pivotably coupled to the helmet cover and configured to selectively pivot between a stowage position and one or more usage positions relative to the helmet cover, and a latching mechanism coupled to the visor. The latching mechanism includes a first pawl configured to rotate between a locked position and an unlocked position. The latching mechanism is further co...