ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,566,050, issued on March 3, was assigned to TC Burton Enterprises LLC (Greenfield, Ind.).
"Protective vehicle surround shield" was invented by Todd A. Burton (Greenfield, Ind.), Glenn M. Shanahan II (New Palestine, Ind.) and Chad A. Ringer (Trafalgar, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An attachable and detachable surround shield assembly is mountable onto a host vehicle to convert the host vehicle into a protective mobile structure. The surround shield protects the occupant or occupants of the host vehicle from wind or debris and is made of a ballistic material that resists bullets, projectiles, and the like. Optionally, a rear platfor...