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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marc S Newkirk, Newark, DE (US);
Andrew W Urquhart, Newark, DE (US);
Assignee:
Lanxide Technology Company, LP, Newark, DE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
298972 ; 296188 ; 428614 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of armoring a vehicle with a novel armor material. Particularly, a metal matrix composite body is formed with a filler material and an aluminum matrix metal, wherein the filler material comprises magnesia or titanium diboride and is present in an amount of at least 40 percent by volume. The metal matrix composite body is then placed on a portion of a vehicle.