US Patent Issued to Locatelli on April 22 for "Protective helmet" (Italian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,664, issued on April 22, was assigned to Locatelli S.p.A. (Almenno San Bartolomeo, Italy).

"Protective helmet" was invented by Antonio Locatelli (Almenno San Salvatore, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective helmet as disclosed herein, particularly for sport activities and the like, comprises an outer protective cap, a first outer protective shell positioned inside and coupled to said outer protective cap, a second inner protective shell positioned inside and coupled to said first outer protective shell, and coupling means between said first outer protective shell and said second inner protective shell. The coupling means c...