ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,106, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to SYZMIK Sports LLC (Timonium, Md.).
"Protective headgear articles with padding" was invented by Steve Arzoni (Lutherville-Timonium, Md.), Christopher Gregg Perra (Kansas City, Mo.), Rodney Dennis Trafford (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Albert Straus (Timonium, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Helmet assembly for light impacts. The assembly includes a soft helmet with recesses on the helmet inner surface. Detachable pads are configured to fit in the recesses, to provide soft inner protection for the wearer. Detachable shims are configured to fit in between the pads and recesses in order to properly fit...