ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,012, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to T. A. R. IDEAL CONCEPTS LTD. (Kfar Saba, Israel).

"Helmet mounting unit comprised of links" was invented by Itay Shlomo Chen (Raanana, Israel) and Hadar Szpiro (Kfar Saba, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A link-based helmet mounting unit for attaching accessories onto a helmet is provided, the helmet mounting unit comprising a plurality of links connected to one another, to enable length adjustment, as well as versatility with respect to replacement, location and type of accessory adaptors that are to be carried by the link-based helmet mounting unit."

The patent was filed on Oct. 13, 20...