US Patent Issued to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force on Jan. 13 for "Riggers belt with integrated medical tourniquet" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,121, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio).

"Riggers belt with integrated medical tourniquet" was invented by Isaiah Demillo (Wichita Falls, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A waist belt includes an elongate web having a first end and a second free end and a buckle coupled to the first end and configured to selectively secure the second free end. A rigid backing plate is secured at an inner side of the elongate web. A compression assembly includes an elongate compression strap secured at an inner surface of the elongate web at firs...