ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,362, issued on Oct. 7.
"Rotation damping helmet" was invented by Brian Michael Coyle (Canyon, Calif.) and Alys Larsen (Canyon, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is a helmet system that reduces concussions by damping rotational force transmitted to a helmet user. The helmet has an exterior shell and an internal body that moves independently from the exterior shell. At least one magnetic source on the exterior shell's interior has a dipole directed axially at the internal body. At least one magnetic source on the internal body has a dipole aligned with the same axis, directed at the exterior shell. In a resting...