ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,302, issued on July 22, was assigned to Gentex Corp. (Simpson, Pa.).
"Rail for mounting accessories to a helmet" was invented by Jason W. O'Connell (Raynham, Mass.) and Duco W. Noordzij (Roslindale, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting rail assembly comprises a rail configured to be coupled to a helmet. The rail may include a rear surface and a front surface with a mounting groove extending along a length of the front surface. The mounting groove may be open outwardly from a front surface of the rail and be configured to couple to a first accessory device at two or more positions along the length of the rail. A recess may ...