ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,125, issued on May 6, was assigned to MIPS AB (Taby, Sweden).
"Head protection for reducing angular accelerations" was invented by Thomas Blaine Hoshizaki (Rockcliffe Park, Canada), Andrew Michael Post (Ottawa) and Philippe Rousseau (Ottawa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Safety head wear for use for example in high risk activities such as sports and industrial purposes where protection from head injuries is required. Components are provided inserted between the liner and outer shell and consists of two parts; a chamber or bladder and a fluid or gel like material. The fluid or gel material is contained in the chamber or bladder and is...