ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,816, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to GEORGE TFE SCP (Monaco, Monaco).
"Helmet" was invented by Piers Christian Storey (Niece, France) and John George Lloyd (Monaco, Monaco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Helmet (1) comprising a first protective collapsible portion (2), a second protective collapsible portion (4), and at least one energy absorbing pad (3) permeable to air arranged between said first and second protective collapsible portions (2,4), wherein the first collapsible portion (2) and the second collapsible portion (4) are coupled to each other through one or more mechanical couplings (11-16)."
The patent was filed on De...