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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Sierra Protective Technologies, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Worthington, Largo, FL (US);
Guy Leath Gettle, Alamo, CA (US);
Vincent R. Homer, Independence, OR (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 5/0492 (2013.01);
Abstract
A formable armor that resists penetration by impacting projectiles. The instant formable armor features a plurality of cylindrical ceramic barrels each having flat ends that fay with the flat surfaces of adjacent ceramic barrels. Rows of faying cylindrical barrels are disposed parallel to one another. The substantially parallel rows of cylindrical ceramic barrels are affixed to a backing layer that maintains continuous contact between adjacent cylindrical barrels.