Patents by Inventor John A. SHUPE

John A. SHUPE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12535300
    Abstract: A rollable armor panel, and a rollable ballistic shield that includes the rollable armor panel is described. The rollable armor panel includes an adhesive-coated first ballistic fabric, a plurality of ballistic tiles arranged on and attached to one side of the first ballistic fabric, and a lattice arrangement of adhesive-coated ballistic fabric attached to the ballistic tiles and located opposite to the one side, the lattice having openings over the ballistic tiles, the armor panel being flexible enough to permit rolling of the armor panel into a rolled state. In order to facilitate rolling, the fabric lattice on the rear side of the imbricated array of wrapped ceramic tiles permits lifting of one side of a tile relative to another along the rolling direction. Further, the fabric-encapsulated wrapped imbricated ceramic is attached to a ballistic fabric backer in such a way that layers can slide over each other during rolling and unrolling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: VERCO MATERIALS, LLC
    Inventors: Robert F. Speyer, John A. Shupe, Gabriel Todd, Christian B. Schneider
  • Patent number: 12359895
    Abstract: A rollable ballistic shield that has a carrier having a strike face and a rear face opposite the strike face, a flexible ballistic panel inside the carrier facing the rear face, the flexible ballistic panel being comprised of a plurality of sheets ballistic fabric; and a resilient panel inside the carrier and facing the strike face, the resilient panel being a body that is rollable but returns to its unrolled shape when permitted to unroll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Verco Materials, LLC
    Inventors: Gabriel Todd, Robert F. Speyer, John A. Shupe, Christian B. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20250164217
    Abstract: A rollable ballistic shield that has a carrier having a strike face and a rear face opposite the strike face, a flexible ballistic panel inside the carrier facing the rear face, the flexible ballistic panel being comprised of a plurality of sheets ballistic fabric; and a resilient panel inside the carrier and facing the strike face, the resilient panel being a body that is rollable but returns to its unrolled shape when permitted to unroll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Gabriel TODD, Robert F. SPEYER, John A. SHUPE, Christian B. SCHNEIDER
  • Publication number: 20240426581
    Abstract: A rollable armor panel, and a rollable ballistic shield that includes the rollable armor panel is described. The rollable armor panel includes an adhesive-coated first ballistic fabric, a plurality of ballistic tiles arranged on and attached to one side of the first ballistic fabric, and a lattice arrangement of adhesive-coated ballistic fabric attached to the ballistic tiles and located opposite to the one side, the lattice having openings over the ballistic tiles, the armor panel being flexible enough to permit rolling of the armor panel into a rolled state. In order to facilitate rolling, the fabric lattice on the rear side of the imbricated array of wrapped ceramic tiles permits lifting of one side of a tile relative to another along the rolling direction. Further, the fabric-encapsulated wrapped imbricated ceramic is attached to a ballistic fabric backer in such a way that layers can slide over each other during rolling and unrolling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Robert F. SPEYER, John A. SHUPE, Gabriel TODD, Christian B. SCHNEIDER