Armor having prismatic, tesselated core
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Nov 10, 2015
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Oct 8, 2015
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Aug 21, 2014
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Jul 22, 2008
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Abstract
An armor includes a core that, in turn, includes a first layer of prismatic elements arranged in a tessellated fashion and a second layer of prismatic elements arranged in a tessellated fashion. The first layer of prismatic elements is nested into the second layer of prismatic elements. An armor includes a strike face sheet, a rear face sheet, and a core disposed between the strike face sheet and the rear face sheet. The core includes a first layer of prismatic elements arranged in a tessellated fashion, a second layer of prismatic elements arranged in a tessellated fashion, and a strain isolation layer. The first layer of prismatic elements is nested into the second layer of prismatic elements with the strain isolation layer disposed between the first layer of prismatic elements and the second layer of prismatic elements. The armor is at least one of curved in at least one direction, configured to include a corner, and configured to include a prismatic element of the first layer of prismatic elements or the second layer of prismatic element having a metallic layer disposed thereon.
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Patent Owner | Address | |
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LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | BETHESDA MARYLAND 20817 |
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- 2014 Application Filing Year
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- 264 Applications Filed
- 218 Patents Issued To-Date
- 82.58 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Havens, Kenneth W | Crowley, US | 8 | 29 |
# of filed Patents : 8 Total Citations : 29 | |||
Hunn, David L | Kennedale, US | 31 | 269 |
# of filed Patents : 31 Total Citations : 269 | |||
Lee, Sang J | Coppell, US | 24 | 227 |
# of filed Patents : 24 Total Citations : 227 |
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