ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,389,971, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to LUNAR HELIUM-3 MINING LLC (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
"Dust mitigation headgear" was invented by Chris Salvino (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Andrew Dummer (Chapel Hill, N.C.) and Paul A Beatty (Fort Collins, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are embodiments directed to a particle repelling helmet having particle mitigation system that keeps dust particles from going into the interior of the helmet. The helmet comprises a face vent that provides an unobstructed pathway between an external environment and a wearer's eyes, nose and mouth. A spacer arrangement connected to an inner side of the ...