ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,669,312, issued on June 30.
"Soft armor edge enhancement" was invented by George C. Tunis III (Ocean City, Md.) and Benjamin John Kremer (Snow Hill, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are ballistic armor articles including a first layer of ballistic material modified to permit a projectile to pass therethrough, a second layer of ballistic material for inhibiting the projectile from passing therethrough, and a connecting portion of ballistic material for preventing the projectile from passing therethrough, the connecting portion extending between the first and second layers, wherein, the connecting portion is positioned to...