ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,338, issued on March 18, was assigned to Angel Armor LLC (Fort Collins, Colo.).

"Ballistic-resistant garment" was invented by Ryan M. Miller (Wellington, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ballistic-resistant garment having a tensioning fastening system, and methods of making and using such a ballistic-resistant garment, whereby the ballistic-resistant garment includes (i) a front panel having a front panel pocket configured to receive a first ballistic-resistant insert; (ii) a back panel having a back panel pocket configured to receive a second ballistic-resistant insert; (iii) a front panel elastic elongate member coupled to t...