US Patent Issued to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy on Oct. 7 for "Flexible armor" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,955, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington).

"Flexible armor" was invented by Chandler J. Petrovich Flynn (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flexible armor is described herein that includes a first and second layer of fiber weave material, an inner ceramic layer, and a sheer thickening fluid. The first layer of fiber weave material forms an outermost layer on one side of the flexible armor. The second layer of fiber weave material forms an outmost layer opposite the first layer of fiber weave material on the other side of the flexible armor. The inne...