ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,261, issued on June 16, was assigned to JSP Ltd. (Oxford, Great Britain).

"Article of headgear, mounting clips, and accessories" was invented by Clive Johnstone (Oxford, Great Britain), Steve Sanders (Oxford, Great Britain) and Jack Wyld (Oxford, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of headgear, such as a safety helmet, comprises a shell (10) with an outer surface having at least one locating notch (14, 16) defining an opening (22). The notch has first and second ends (24, 26), a base, and side walls (30, 32) extending from the base to the outer surface to form a continuous surface with the outer surface of the she...