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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
May. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
David J. Stevens, San Antonio, TX (US);
Kirk A. Marchand, San Antonio, TX (US);
Thomas J. Warnagiris, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 5/007 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 5/007 ;
Abstract
A counter-terrorism, reactive personnel protection system which detects the presence of a destructive object as it approaches a designated personnel target along an intersecting path. Before impact, an air bag is rapidly inflated and interposed between the destructive object and the target so as to provide a protective barrier. The air bag is constructed from polyethylene material or other anti-ballistic materials, and serves to halt or redirect the detected destructive force of the object and thereby protect the designated target from attack.