ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,260, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Scrape Armor Inc. (Bellevue, Wash.).
"Vehicle protection apparatus" was invented by Scott Whitehead (Bellevue, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective panel for a vehicle substantially conforming to a portion of a vehicle. The protective panel having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface, the lower surface having a reduced surface area in order to limit force applied to the protective panel and the vehicle. The panel further having an edge portion disposed along a perimeter, between the upper and lower surface, for deflecting obstacles, and one or more mounti...