US Patent Issued to THUMB-PER on April 22 for "Thumb-worn protective batting aid for reducing transmission of vibration and impact from the bat" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,661, issued on April 22, was assigned to THUMB-PER INC. (Concord, Mass.).

"Thumb-worn protective batting aid for reducing transmission of vibration and impact from the bat" was invented by Craig First (Concord, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A batting aid to be worn on a thumb of a distal hand of a baseball player while gripping a handle of a baseball bat. The batting aid includes a thumb ring to secure the batting aid to the thumb, and a cushioning saddle integrated with the thumb ring. The saddle has a crest portion configured to engage a portion of the second metacarpal of the distal hand, also having at least one resiliently...