US Patent Issued to Rockwell Collins on Oct. 27 for "Advanced helmet vehicle interface connector with explosive atmosphere protection" (Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,092, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Rockwell Collins Inc. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).

"Advanced helmet vehicle interface connector with explosive atmosphere protection" was invented by James Mayfield (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) and Timothy Fannin (Urbana, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system may include a first connector side configured to engage with a second connector side, the first connector side comprising: an inner plug ring comprising a first set of first connector elements configured to engage a first set of second connector elements of the second connector side; and an outer plug ring comprising a set of contacts, wherein the...