ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,473, issued on June 10, was assigned to Impact Solutions (Hermosa Beach, Calif.).
"Protective headgear and methods for making same" was invented by Catalin Tutunaru (Cape Elizabeth, Maine).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective headgear can include a core and two or more impact absorbing layers coupled to the core. At least one impact absorbing layer can include a number of impact absorbing components that are configured to absorb and reduce the force of impact incident on the protective headgear. The impact absorbing materials can employ cylindrical segments of viscoelastic foam with a sealed central void to absorb high energy i...