US Patent Issued to Point Blank Enterprises on Sept. 1 for "Anti-skip ballistic protector" (Maryland, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,847, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Point Blank Enterprises Inc. (Pompano Beach, Fla.).

"Anti-skip ballistic protector" was invented by Brandon Williamson (North East, Md.), Mathew Crespo (Miami) and Luz Nunez Mainardi (Tamarac, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anti-skip ballistic protector is provided, including a ballistic panel having a front face, a rear face, and an upper end. A portion of the upper end of the ballistic panel is folded and secured to the front face of the ballistic panel to provide a raised edge configured to stop a flying projectile. The upper end is heat-sealed and stitched to the front face of the b...