ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,498, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to PROTECT3D INC. (Durham, N.C.).

"Customized protective devices and systems and methods for producing the same" was invented by Clark Harrison Bulleit (Tampa, Fla.), Kevin Andrew Gehsmann (Greensboro, N.C.) and Timothy John Skapek (Dallas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clavicle protective device may include a contoured member configured to cover at least a portion of the clavicle. The contoured member may have an inner surface configured to face the at least a portion of the clavicle and an outer surface configured to face away from the at least a portion of the clavicle. The contoured member m...