Title:
LIGHTWEIGHT ARMOR WITH REPEAT HIT AND HIGH ENERGY ABSORPTION CAPABILITIES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002075236
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A lightweight armor (10) with repeat hit capability includes at least one layer of material (20) that absorbs energy upon being impacted by an object through a reversible phase change and/or an elastic strain deformation of at least 5%. Once the energy of the object has been absorbed the layer of material (20) returns to its original shape, thereby resulting in a armor (10) with repeat hit capabilities. The armor may also include additional layers of material (30,40) constructed of conventional armor materials. A method of manufacturing such an armor is also disclosed.
Inventors:
REICHMAN STEVEN H (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/008216
Publication Date:
June 05, 2003
Filing Date:
March 15, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ATI PROPERTIES INC (US)
REICHMAN STEVEN H (US)
REICHMAN STEVEN H (US)
International Classes:
F41H5/04; (IPC1-7): F41H5/007; F41H5/04
Foreign References:
| US5750272A | 1998-05-12 | |||
| US5614305A | 1997-03-25 | |||
| US6135006A | 2000-10-24 | |||
| DE2839370A1 | 1980-03-13 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1377788A4
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