US Patent Issued to Gentex on May 6 for "Pivot-arm assembly for a helmet mounted headset" (Pennsylvania, Idaho, New Hampshire Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,130, issued on May 6, was assigned to Gentex Corp. (Simpson, Pa.).

"Pivot-arm assembly for a helmet mounted headset" was invented by Nathan E. Winters (Merrimack, N.H.), David C. Rogers (Carbondale, Pa.) and Michael D. Aaskov (Ketchum, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pivot-arm assembly is provided for attaching an ear cup to a mounting feature on an exterior of a helmet. The pivot-arm assembly comprises a mount configured to releasably couple to the mounting feature. An arm has a first end configured to couple to the ear cup and a second end. A hinge is rotatable about a first axis and about a second axis. The hinge is coupled...