ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,476, issued on Sept. 16.
"Ballistic shield assembly" was invented by Dean Chester Mickiewicz (Helena, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention solves the problem of a ballistic shield laying further away from the user when using a long gun by placing a support arm in the direction away from the user. The arm provides the forward support and balance to the long gun. This invention also solves the problem of having fasteners which attach the handle, carrying straps and related hardware directly exposed to incoming bullets by using a detachable ballistic panel assembly."
The patent was filed on March 7, 2023, under Applicati...