ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,259,221, issued on March 25, was assigned to Bunker Supply Co. LLC (Goleta, Calif.).
"Quick release for ballistic shield" was invented by Ryan Olson (Goleta, Calif.), Jared Naito (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Marco Vanella (Goleta, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quick-release ballistic plate assembly for a protective vest includes an outer chassis configured to attach to a chest and/or back panel of the vest. The outer chassis has an open lower end leading to an inner cavity, wherein a ballistic plate and sleeve subassembly inserts upward into the cavity. An emergency release handle depending downward from the subassembly may be ...