US Patent Issued to TBI Innovations, Thornhill Research on April 29 for "Methods and devices to reduce damaging effects of concussive or blast forces on a subject" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,177, issued on April 29, was assigned to TBI Innovations LLC (West Chester, Ohio) and Thornhill Research Inc. (North York, Canada).

"Methods and devices to reduce damaging effects of concussive or blast forces on a subject" was invented by David Smith (West Chester, Ohio) and Joseph A. Fisher (Thornhill, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and device for reducing the damaging effects of a blast or concussive event includes applying pressure to at least one jugular vein to reduce the egress of blood from the cranial cavity during the incidence of the concussive event. Reducing blood out flow from the cranial cavity increases...