ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,444, issued on May 27.
"Helmet lighting system" was invented by Vernon Lombard (New Orleans).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A helmet including a lighting system integrated into said helmet, the lighting system comprising a first layer; light emitting means mounted to said first layer; controller means mounted to said first layer for controlling said light emitting means; wiring means for linking said light emitting means to said controller means; a second layer fixably attached to said first layer thereby providing an area between said first and second layer for said light emitting means, controller means, and wiring means; power mean...