US Patent Issued to US Army on April 1 for "Protective headwear, garment assembly and method of donning" (Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,263,360, issued on April 1, was assigned to US Army (Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md.).

"Protective headwear, garment assembly and method of donning" was invented by Lauretta Welch (Baltimore), Stephanie Broce (Salem, Va.) and Lynn Anderson (Chelmsford, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The protective headwear and garment assembly/system facilitates the formation of a secure interface/connection/fit between the protective headwear system and (preferably) a gas mask that is intended to be worn with the garment assembly. The system includes a tensioner system that is configured to ensure a tight, secure fit between a (preferably) neoprene ...