Patent 11204222 was granted and assigned to Dartmouth-Hitchcock on December, 2021 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A mobile radiation and ballistic shield can include a central shield with an outer layer of steel and a second layer of lead, and a chassis having front wheels and rear wheels. One or more auxiliary shields can be hinged outward from the central shield into a deployed position to increase ballistic coverage, and can be hinged inward to decrease the width of the mobile radiation and ballistic shield to pass through doorways and elevators.