ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,202, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Hardwire LLC (Pocomoke City, Md.).
"Ballistic shield with remote viewing scope" was invented by George C. Tunis III (Ocean City, Md.), Steven J. Winckler (Middle Grove, N.Y.) and Justin Gordon (Snow Hill, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are remote viewing shields including a ballistic shield and a remote viewing scope mounted to the ballistic shield and including a viewing port located behind the shield and positioned to permit user viewing of threats in front of the shield by looking around the shield."
The patent was filed on Jan. 2, 2024, under Application No. 18/402,516....