US Patent Issued to Bolanle Asiyanbola on May 20 for "Projectile shield with enhanced projectile rebound/ricochet" (Wisconsin, Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,962, issued on May 20, was assigned to Bolanle Asiyanbola (Hermitage, Tenn.).

"Projectile shield with enhanced projectile rebound/ricochet" was invented by Bolanle Asiyanbola (Hermitage, Tenn.) and Michael Bubolz (Milwaukee).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ballistic shield has a front "bulletproof" ballistic fabric layer with an elastic layer situated behind, such that when a projectile strikes the ballistic fabric layer, the layers yield rearwardly, with the elastic layer then rebounding the projectile. The rebounded projectile thereby serves as a hazard (or at least a distraction) to the shooter. The elastic layer may be provided a...