ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,550,961, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC. (Medina, Minn.).
"Systems and methods of a smart helmet" was invented by Chiao George Liu (White Bear Lake, Minn.), Andrew J. Berg (Spokane, Wash.) and Jeffry J. Steppe (Scandia, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A helmet is provided with a shell and an opening wherein a first controller is supported by the shell. A pod is operatively coupled to the first controller and the pod comprises an input device. The input device provides an input to the first controller and the pod is receivable within the opening."
The patent was filed on May 18, 2023, under Application No....