ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,567, issued on Jan. 27.
"Protective cup" was invented by Drake Drendel (Glendora, Calif.) and Ryan Nicholas Rodriguez (San Dimas, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective cup apparatus includes a base frame including a curved and contoured shell shape with a perimeter edge, the base frame including a first material. The protective cup apparatus further includes a padded lip coupled to and around the perimeter edge of the base frame, wherein the padded lip includes a second material, and wherein the second material has a lower hardness than the first material. The protective cup apparatus includes at least one pad coupled to...