Patents by Inventor Yehiel Reifen

Yehiel Reifen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Ceramic armor against kinetic threats
    Patent number: 8267002
    Abstract: A ceramic armor tile for attaching internally behind a wall of a structure and for cooperation in conjunction therewith, such that the wall acts as an external protective layer of the armor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Rafael Armament Development Authority Ltd.
    Inventors: Moshe Benyami, Yehiel Reifen, Ron Genussov
  • Ballistic armor panel
    Patent number: 6892623
    Abstract: A ballistic armor panel for attaching to an object, the panel comprising a carrying board made of a hard material and formed with a plurality of adjoining through-going apertures, each aperture receiving a body made of a hard material and having a longitudinal axis coaxial with an axis of the respective aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Defense, Armament Development Authority
    Inventors: Moshe Benyami, Yehiel Reifen, Siegfried Wenkert
  • Ballistic armor panel
    Publication number: 20010032541
    Abstract: A ballistic armor panel for attaching to an object, the panel comprising a carrying board made of a hard material and formed with a plurality of adjoining through-going apertures, each aperture receiving a body made of a hard material and having a longitudinal axis coaxial with an axis of the respective aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Applicant: Armament Development Authority, Rafael
    Inventors: Moshe Benyami, Yehiel Reifen, Siegfried Wenkert
  • Add-on armor
    Patent number: 5792974
    Abstract: An add-on armor system for releasable attachment to an external surface of a hull of a vehicle comprising a plurality of juxtaposed armor tiles. Each armor tile is releasably attached to the hull of the vehicle by means of a fastening assembly and has an attachment surface matching the hull portion to which it is attached. The fastening assembly is a snap-type assembly which has a first engagement member in form of a profiled shank and a second engagement member comprising a profiled socket serving as releasable catch for snappingly engaging the profiled shank. The fastening assembly further comprises a shock absorbing plate secured to the hull.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: The State of Israel, Ministry of Defence Armament Development Authority Rafael
    Inventors: Joshua Daqis, Yehiel Reifen, David Eilon, Dan Yaziv, Avi Danon, Uzi Appel