US Patent Issued to BSN SPORTS on May 27 for "Protective pad for protection from impact and a protective garment using the same" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,249, issued on May 27, was assigned to BSN SPORTS LLC (Farmers Branch, Texas).

"Protective pad for protection from impact and a protective garment using the same" was invented by Don Piombino (Farmers Branch, Texas) and Bastien Jourde (Montreal).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective pad for protection from impact and a protective garment using the protective pad may be provided. In one implementation, the protective pad may include a foam part and a plate part. The foam part may include a plurality of channels, a plurality of cutout portions, and a plate accommodating section for receiving the plate part. The channels may be for...