ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,732, issued on March 24, was assigned to Riddell Inc. (Des Plaines, Ill.).
"System and method for creating protective football equipment" was invented by Steven King (Powell, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention pertains to a system and method for creating a customized protective sports equipment, such as a football helmet or shoulder pad assembly, having improved fit for the player wearing the equipment. An electronic measuring device takes a 3D scan to obtain anatomical data and measurements of a person or player's head or torso region. The anatomical data and measurements are sent to a computer, which has sof...