Patents Assigned to United States Govemment, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
  • Body armor of ceramic ball embedded polymer
    Publication number: 20120312150
    Abstract: A body armor composite material is provided to protect a wearer from small-arms projectiles. The material includes a flexible liner, a polymer binder disposed on the liner, and ceramic solids embedded in the binder. The flexible liner conforms to a portion of the wearer and elastically deforms in response to application of mechanical force. The binder can be a polyurea foam. The solids can be spheres arranged in a single-layer pattern substantially parallel to liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: United States Govemment, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Raymond M. Gamache, C. Michael Roland