ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,879, issued on April 22, was assigned to Kenneth Blakeley (El Cajon, Calif.).
"Ballistic shirt system" was invented by Kenneth Blakeley (Edgewater, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shirt system for supporting body armor may include an inner shirt and an outer shirt. The inner shirt may include a first pocket, the first pocket adapted to receive a first ballistic panel. The outer shirt may include a second pocket, the second pocket adapted to receive a second ballistic panel. The shirt system may include at least one connector adapted to extend from the first pocket to the second pocket. The first pocket may be located on a front s...