ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,455,144, issued on Oct. 28.
"Ballistic protection system and method therefor" was invented by Phillip D. Roux (Phoenix) and Leibold Travis (Buckeye, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ballistic panel providing ballistic protection has a plate having an exterior facing surface and an interior facing surface. A plurality of protrusions extend from the exterior facing surface. The plurality of protrusions increase an amount of surface area to contact a projectile."
The patent was filed on Dec. 26, 2023, under Application No. 18/395,924.
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