ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,550,955, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Tommyco Kneepads Inc. (Delta, Canada).
"Kneepads" was invented by Thomas Jeffrey Lesosky (Surrey, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A kneepad device includes an outer cover having a curved body and including two or more protrusions positioned along, and extending away from, an inner surface of the curved body. The kneepad also includes an inner cushion configured to couple with the outer cover and contact a knee of a user when being worn. The outer cover has a hardness that is greater than that of the cushion, such that the outer cover provides a protective shell, and the inner cushion conf...