Bradley D Peterson

US Patent:

20120177941, Jul 12, 2012

Filed:

Feb 8, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/068591

Inventors:

Bradley W. Peterson - Kensington MD, US
David C. Eyvazzadeh - College Park MD, US
James Jerome Holton - Alexandria VA, US
Adam Jay Harrison - Herndon VA, US

International Classification:

F41H 5/04
B32B 37/14
B32B 7/02
B32B 15/01
B32B 15/08

US Classification:

428593, 428323, 428329, 428331, 428328, 428188, 156 60

Abstract:

Multilayer armor includes an outside armor layer, a first armor layer underneath the outside armor layer, a second armor layer underneath the first armor layer, and a truss layer underneath the second armor layer. In another variation, the multilayer armor includes an outside armor layer, a composite layer underneath the outside armor layer that comprises a plurality of spheres, a second armor layer underneath the composite layer to provide a rigid support to the composite layer, and a third armor layer underneath the second armor layer. The second layer may comprise a composite material that includes a plurality of tightly nested layers in a self-assembling arrangement of spheres made of a high hardness material bonded together using a matrix.