US Patent Issued to Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University on Dec. 9 for "Safety helmet and methods of using a safety helmet by a firefighter" (Saudi Arabia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,388, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (Dammam, Saudi Arabia).

"Safety helmet and methods of using a safety helmet by a firefighter" was invented by Shahad Mohammed Al Hani (Safwa, Saudi Arabia), Hala El-Wakeel (Dammam, Saudi Arabia), Hawra Alsaud (Safwa, Saudi Arabia) and Mai Shukri (Dammam, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safety helmet for a firefighter includes an outer shield having a neck opening and a front opening, a hinge located on an upper region of the front opening of the outer shield, a fire-retardant foam liner, a face shield including a sensor carrier attached to the ...