ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,662, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to VICIS IP LLC (New York).

"Facemask system" was invented by Marie Pahlmeyer (Seattle), Travis E. Glover (Seattle), Jason Neubauer (Seattle), Kurt V. Fischer (Seattle), Noah Lanphear (Seattle), Andre Stone (Seattle), Adam Kollgaard (Seattle), Kayla Fukuda (Seattle), Derek Wallin (Seattle) and Cord Santiago (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a system and/or an apparatus for an improved helmet system that may help reduce the severity of injuries by enhancing overall helmet protection through uniquely designed facemasks and facemask bumpers. The facemask and facemask ...