ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,117, issued on Nov. 25.
"Method for making a shielding garment for a human body" was invented by Christian Dratva (Zurich).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method for making a garment from sections having a first ply including fabric of threads, filaments or yarns that are each coated with a surface layer of silver or aluminum to form metal-coated threads, filaments or yarns, and at least one protective layer over each metal-coated thread, filament or yarn, a second ply adjacent the first ply and made of different material than the first ply, and a third ply adjacent the second ply such that the first ply is between the second and third...