US Patent Issued on March 3 for "Device for absorbing and dissipating the energy of a dropped or thrown object" (New Jersey Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,750, issued on March 3.

"Device for absorbing and dissipating the energy of a dropped or thrown object" was invented by Peter Stupak (Lebanon, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for absorbing and dissipating the energy of a dropped or thrown object is disclosed. The device includes a flexible planar layer (mesh layer), energy absorbing and dissipating elements (ligatures), a frame, and a void-space between the mesh layer and the supporting surface where the frame rests, for example, a floor, foundation, or wall. The mesh layer is connected to the frame by energy absorbing and dissipating ligatures. The falling or thrown wei...