ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,672, issued on July 29, was assigned to Specialized Bicycle Components Inc. (Morgan Hill, Calif.).
"Systems and methods for vented helmets" was invented by Ming Xi Yu (Guangzhou, China), Allen Albert Bischofberger (Ben Lomond, Calif.), Christopher Thomas Pietrzak (Redwood City, Calif.) and Michael Joseph Krynock (Morgan Hill, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A helmet is provided that can include a cage defining a front end, a back end opposite the front end, a first lateral end and a second lateral end opposite the first lateral end. The cage can include multiple longitudinal beams that extend between the back end of the cage an...