ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,576, issued on June 24, was assigned to XTECH Protective Equipment LLC (East Hanover, N.J.).
"Padding for protective equipment" was invented by Theodore Anthony Monica (East Stroudsburg, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pad for protective equipment is provided, the pad includes a foam layer having a generally cantilever shape with an inner face and an outer face opposite the inner side, a top and a bottom opposite the top, and a medial end and a lateral end opposite the medial end, wherein at least one of the inner face and the outer face includes at least one vertical depression extending between at least a portion of the top bo...