Abstract: An armor for protection against armor piercing and/or high energy projectiles has a ceramic layer with a confinement layer on a front thereof. The ceramic layer is backed by a first metal layer and the first metal layer in turn is backed by a composite layer. A second optional confinement layer may be included between the ceramic and first metal layers. The composite layer is backed by an optional second metal layer, which in turn is backed by an optional anti-trauma layer. The armor is used to protect personnel and objects such as vehicles.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 1, 2009
Publication date:
July 12, 2012
Applicant:
STRIKE FACE TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
Inventors:
Christopher Peter Salisbury, Christian Kaufmann, Duane S. Cronin, Michael James Worswick
Abstract: An armor for protection against large caliber projectiles has a ceramic layer with a confinement layer on a front thereof. The ceramic layer is backed by a first metallic layer and the first metallic layer in turn is backed by a composite layer. The composite layer is backed by a second metallic layer, which in turn is backed by an anti-trauma layer. The armor is used to protect personnel, but it can also be used to protect objectives such as vehicles.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 28, 2009
Publication date:
December 31, 2009
Applicant:
STRIKE FACE TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
Inventors:
Duane S. Cronin, Michael James Worswick, Christopher Peter Salisbury, Christian Kaufmann
Abstract: An armor for protection against large caliber projectiles has a ceramic layer with a confinement layer on a front thereof. The ceramic layer is backed by a first metallic layer and the first metallic layer in turn is backed by a composite layer. The composite layer is backed by a second metallic layer, which in turn is backed by an anti-trauma layer. The armor is used to protect personnel, but it can also be used to protect objectives such as vehicles.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 8, 2004
Date of Patent:
June 2, 2009
Assignee:
Strike Face Technology Incorporated
Inventors:
Duane S. Cronin, Michael James Worswick, Christopher Peter Salisbury, Christian Kaufmann