ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,237, issued on March 3, was assigned to Gentex Corp. (Simpson, Pa.).
"Lattice structure for impact attenuation" was invented by John B. Weber (Clarks Summit, Pa.) and Russell J. Caspe (South Abington Township, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An impact attenuation lattice structure includes a plurality of unit cells. Each of the plurality of unit cells has a horizontal plane, a central axis, and a plurality of struts that form a plurality of sidewall frames. Each of the plurality of sidewall frames are angled relative to the central axis and the horizontal plane is perpendicular to the central axis. The plurality of unit cells are ...