ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,209,845, issued on Jan. 28.
"Networked anti-ballistic protective system and method" was invented by John B. Adrain (Spokane, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An kinetic object protection system for protecting a space in a building or vehicle from a threat, the system including a plurality of smart devices at least one of which is connected to a remote server, the system for protecting the space by deploying a protective barrier including one or more sheets having a lightweight, flexible, ballistic resistant material, such as woven sheets, nets, or mesh. A plurality of sheets may be laminated together by using a glue, heat weld, or st...