ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,369, issued on Jan. 20.

"Safety vest with protection plates" was invented by Brady Drayton (Boston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The safety vest with protection plates may comprise a torso covering garment and a plurality of protective inserts. The safety vest with protection plates may be adapted to protect a user from injury at a job site. The torso covering garment may be adapted to cover at least the user's torso. The plurality of protective inserts may be coupled to the torso covering garment and may provide a barrier between the user and a hazardous object. As non-limiting examples, the hazardous object may be a sharp object o...