ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,201, issued on Dec. 16.
"Ballistic protective material for the reduction of impact trauma" was invented by Franco Merletti (Appiano Gentile, Italy), Thomas Della Vedova (Appiano Gentile, Italy), Carmine Lucignano (Appiano Gentile, Italy) and Paolo Canonico (Appiano Gentile, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ballistic protective material, characterized in that it comprises a laminate made of aramid fabric having one or more layers of thermoplastic or thermosetting matrix. The resulting composite can be produced by using a film, by applying powders or resins; the material is very flexible, in the form of a roll having the desired ...