ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,390, issued on Oct. 28.

"Removeable helmet cover and methods of manufacture" was invented by Conner Alan Preston (Dallas) and Barak Rigbi (Poway, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to injection molded articles as well as methods of manufacture of the same. The injection molded article is a helmet cover for a protective helmet, and more particularly a replaceable helmet cover for enhancing the aesthetic outer appearance of a helmet used in military, construction, manufacturing, and/or contact sports such as American football, baseball, lacrosse, hockey, equestrian, skiing, snowboarding, and the lik...