ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,250,980, issued on March 18, was assigned to MATSCITECHNO LICENSING COMPANY (Kennett Square, Pa.).
"Apparatuses, systems and methods for equipment for protecting the human body by absorbing and dissipating forces imparted to the body" was invented by Robert A. Vito (Kennett Square, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective garment that prevents concussive effects on internal organs. The garment many include a garment body; and, embedded in the garment body, multiple pads. The pads may comprise: at least one aramid layer; at least one multi-durometer foam layer having a substantially similar surface area to that provided by the at ...