ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,507, issued on July 1, was assigned to Armourer's Choice LLC (Ottawa).

"System, apparatus, and method for a movable ballistic barrier" was invented by Jack Massarello (Novi, Mich.), Michael Ott (Lakewood, Colo.) and James Larsen (Pahrump, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for supporting a first ballistic shield and a second ballistic shield is disclosed. The apparatus has a structural frame, and a wheel assembly rotatably attached to a structural connector of a base assembly of the structural frame. The structural frame is configured to removably attach to the first ballistic shield. The structural frame is configured t...