ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,631, issued on July 28.
"Protective body gear device" was invented by Patrick Hoover (Las Vegas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective body gear device includes a panel, a shield, and a band. The panel is flexible and can be wrapped around and detachably secured to a limb of a person. The panel includes an inner layer and an outer layer. Each of the inner layer and the outer layer includes woven para-aramid fibers resistant to heat and impact forces. The shield is between the inner and outer layers. The shield includes two side portions and a central portion projecting in a substantially convex manner away from the inner layer. ...