Patents by Inventor Yoav Hirschberg
Yoav Hirschberg 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).
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Patent number: 8459168Abstract: Provided is a semi-fabricated armor layer for use in the production of an armor panel configured to protect a body from an incoming projectile, including a carrier and a plurality of armor elements. Each armor element has front and rear end surfaces and a side surface extending therebetween along a height axis of the element. The carrier is flexible and each of a majority of the armor elements is bonded to the carrier at one of its end surfaces and is free of bonding to adjacent armor elements at its side surface. When the carrier has a planar orientation, at least a majority of the armor elements has their height axes essentially parallel to each other and, when the carrier is at least slightly bent, the height axis of at least one of the elements is inclined relative to the height axis of another of the armor elements adjacent thereto.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2011Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Plasan Sasa LtdInventors: Yoav Hirschberg, Idan David, Ofer Medem
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Publication number: 20110232471Abstract: A semi-fabricated armor layer for use in production of an armor panel adapted to protect a body from an incoming projectile comprises a carrier and a plurality of armor elements. Each armor element has front and rear end surfaces and a side surface extending therebetween along a height axis of the element. The carrier is flexible and each of a majority of the armor elements is bonded to the carrier at one of its end surfaces and is free of bonding to adjacent armor elements at its side surface. When the carrier has a planar orientation, at least a majority of the armor elements has their height axes essentially parallel to each other and, when the carrier is at least slightly bent, the height axis of at least one of the elements is inclined relative to the height axis of another of the armor elements adjacent thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: PLASAN SASA LTDInventors: Yoav HIRSCHBERG, Idan DAVID, Ofer MEDEM
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Patent number: 8015909Abstract: A composite armor plate with a layer of pellets in a binder matrix, the pellets having domed front and planar back end and a reduced weight. A method of producing the plate comprises providing front and back layers, applying binder material to the pellets and the layers, and heating the binder material to form the matrix and bind the front and back layers thereto. Each pellet may be coated with a primer adapted to facilitate the binding.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2010Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Plasan Sasa Ltd.Inventors: Moshe Ravid, Yoav Hirschberg
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Patent number: 7958811Abstract: A semi-fabricated armor layer for use in production of an armor panel adapted to protect a body from an incoming projectile comprises a carrier and a plurality of armor elements. Each armor element has front and rear end surfaces and a side surface extending therebetween along a height axis of the element. The carrier is flexible and each of a majority of the armor elements is bonded to the carrier at one of its end surfaces and is free of bonding to adjacent armor elements at its side surface. When the carrier has a planar orientation, at least a majority of the armor elements has their height axes essentially parallel to each other and, when the carrier is at least slightly bent, the height axis of at least one of the elements is inclined relative to the height axis of another of the armor elements adjacent thereto.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2008Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Plasan Sasa LtdInventors: Yoav Hirschberg, Idan David, Ofer Medem
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Publication number: 20110083549Abstract: A ballistic armor adapted to protect against armor piercing projectiles and to withstand multiple impacts of fragment simulating projectiles of a predetermined type, traveling at an initial velocity not exceeding a first velocity. The armor comprises a main armor layer and an auxiliary layer. The main armor layer is adapted to absorb most of the energy of the armor piercing projectiles and to withstand the impacts of the fragment simulating projectiles traveling at a velocity not exceeding a second velocity which is lower than said first velocity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2006Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: PLASAN SASA LTD.Inventors: Moshe Ravid, Mark Pak, Yoav Hirschberg
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Publication number: 20100319844Abstract: A semi-fabricated armor layer for use in production of an armor panel adapted to protect a body from an incoming projectile comprises a carrier and a plurality of armor elements. Each armor element has front and rear end surfaces and a side surface extending therebetween along a height axis of the element. The carrier is flexible and each of a majority of the armor elements is bonded to the carrier at one of its end surfaces and is free of bonding to adjacent armor elements at its side surface. When the carrier has a planar orientation, at least a majority of the armor elements has their height axes essentially parallel to each other and, when the carrier is at least slightly bent, the height axis of at least one of the elements is inclined relative to the height axis of another of the armor elements adjacent thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2008Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: Plasan Sasa Ltd,Inventors: Yoav Hirschberg, Idan David, Ofer Medem
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Publication number: 20100162884Abstract: A composite armor plate with a layer of pellets in a binder matrix, the pellets having domed front and planar back end and a reduced weight. A method of producing the plate comprises providing front and back layers, applying binder material to the pellets and the layers, and heating the binder material to form the matrix and bind the front and back layers thereto. Each pellet may be coated with a primer adapted to facilitate the binding.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2010Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: PLASAN SASA LTD.Inventors: Moshe Ravid, Yoav Hirschberg
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Patent number: 7712407Abstract: A composite armor plate with a layer of pellets in a binder matrix, the pellets having domed front and planar back end and a reduced weight. A method of producing the plate comprises providing front and back layers, applying binder material to the pellets and the layers, and heating the binder material to form the matrix and bind the front and back layers thereto. Each pellet may be coated with a primer adapted to facilitate the binding.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2006Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Plasan Sasa Ltd.Inventors: Moshe Ravid, Yoav Hirschberg
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Patent number: 7513186Abstract: An armor designed for ballistic protection against armor piercing projectiles, comprises a main armor plate including a layer which is at least partially made of a ballistic material, e.g. in the form of a plurality of bodies, and an auxiliary armor plate at least partially made of a ballistic material. The auxiliary plate is located in front of the main armor plate and is spaced therefrom by an area, which is at least partially free of any additional layers. The auxiliary plate has through holes spaced from each other, which are free of any ballistic material.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2005Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Plasan-Kibbutz SasaInventors: Moshe Ravid, Yoav Hirschberg
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Publication number: 20070034074Abstract: A composite armor plate with a layer of pellets in a binder matrix, the pellets having domed front and planar back end and a reduced weight. A method of producing the plate comprises providing front and back layers, applying binder material to the pellets and the layers, and heating the binder material to form the matrix and bind the front and back layers thereto. Each pellet may be coated with a primer adapted to facilitate the binding.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2006Publication date: February 15, 2007Applicant: Plasan Sasa Ltd.,Inventors: Moshe Ravid, Yoav Hirschberg
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Publication number: 20060213360Abstract: A system of armor plates is adapted for protection of a structure against projectiles B and S of two characteristic calibers DB and DS, DB>DS. The system compres a main armor plate and an auxiliary plate mounted in front of the main armor plate at a distance therefrom. The auxiliary plate comprises a plate made of ballistic material and perforated with through holes of characteristic diameter D, 1.2 DB>D>1.2 DS. At least one hard-material body of diameter DH is disposed in each of the holes, such that the auxiliary plate provides at least destabilization of impacting projectiles S capable of free passage through an unobstructed hole of diameter D.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2005Publication date: September 28, 2006Inventors: Mosche Ravid, Yoav Hirschberg
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Publication number: 20050257677Abstract: An armor designed for ballistic protection against armor piercing projectiles, comprises a main armor plate including a layer which is at least partially made of a ballistic material, e.g. in the form of a plurality of bodies, and an auxiliary armor plate at least partially made of a ballistic material. The auxiliary plate is located in front of the main armor plate and is spaced therefrom by an area, which is at least partially free of any additional layers. The auxiliary plate has through holes spaced from each other, which are free of any ballistic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2005Publication date: November 24, 2005Inventors: Moshe Ravid, Yoav Hirschberg
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Patent number: 6920817Abstract: A composite armor structure for ballistically protecting a gap from an impacting projectile threat and for use with at least one ballistic armor module. The gap extends along a margin of the module. The structure comprises a body having a protection portion with at least a single layer of ceramic bodies. The structure further comprises a carrier portion supporting the protection portion and being made of a material different from the ceramic bodies. The protection portion is designed to span the gap. The carrier portion is designed to extend beyond the gap to overlap with the margin when viewed from a perspective of the impacting projectile threat.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2003Date of Patent: July 26, 2005Assignee: Plasan-Kubbutz SasaInventors: Moshe Ravid, Yoav Hirschberg
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Publication number: 20040020354Abstract: A composite armor structure for ballistically protecting a gap from an impacting projectile threat and for use with at least one ballistic armor module. The gap extends along a margin of the module. The structure comprises a body having a protection portion with at least a single layer of ceramic bodies. The structure further comprises a carrier portion supporting the protection portion and being made of a material different from the ceramic bodies. The protection portion is designed to span the gap. The carrier portion Is designed to extend beyond the gap to overlap with the margin when viewed from a perspective of the impacting projectile threat.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Inventors: Moshe Ravid, Yoav Hirschberg
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Publication number: 20040020353Abstract: Ballistic armor for providing ballistic protection from an impacting projectile threat. The armor comprises a plurality of composite armor units. Each unit comprises a ceramic body having a cylindrical body portion with two end faces, one of which is adapted to face said threat. Each unit further comprises a non-ceramic belt member assembled with the ceramic body so that said member contiguously surrounds the cylindrical body portion without covering the one end face.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Inventors: Moshe Ravid, Yoav Hirschberg
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Patent number: 6502496Abstract: The invention provides an armor system for ballistic protection of a flexible conduit, the system comprising a plurality of protective tubular elements in axial alternating array with double-socket joint elements, the outer peripheral ends of the tubular elements being provided with a convex curvature complementary to a concave curvature provided along the inner peripheral ends of the double-socket joint elements, a protective tubular element being inserted in each end of the double-socket joint elements, the curved peripheral end allowing any tubular element connected to a double-socket element to till freely relative thereto.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1999Date of Patent: January 7, 2003Inventors: Moshe Ravid, Yoav Hirschberg