ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,219, issued on June 17, was assigned to Q30 SPORTS SCIENCE LLC (Westport, Conn.).
"Traumatic brain injury protection devices" was invented by George Elvira (Westport, Conn.), Stephan Georgiev (Westport, Conn.) and Martin Tremblay (Westport, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collar sized to be worn around the neck of a human subject has at least one member that defines an arc of less than 360deg and greater than 180deg having a diameter, a first compressor at a first end of the arc, a second compressor at a second end of the arc and a bend angle sensor. The collar is adapted to exert an inwardly-directed force on the first and se...