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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2004
P. Victor Kelsey, Chandler, AZ (US);
F. Stanton Lyons, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Marvin Kent Richards, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Curtis P. Parsons, Chandler, AZ (US);
Donnie L. Bowser, Chandler, AZ (US);
Michael F. Daly, Phoenix, AZ (US);
P. Victor Kelsey, Chandler, AZ (US);
F. Stanton Lyons, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Marvin Kent Richards, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Curtis P. Parsons, Chandler, AZ (US);
Donnie L. Bowser, Chandler, AZ (US);
Michael F. Daly, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Simula, Inc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
A ceramic armor system with built-in conductive circuit attached to a ceramic component. The conductive circuit can be accessed by a user at contacts provided in the system. The circuit is arranged so that damage such as cracks that occurs within the ceramic component can propagate into the conductive material forming the circuit and thereby cause a rupture in the conductive circuit. An electrical probe such as an ohmmeter is used to measure the conductive circuit resistance that is then checked against an expected value. The results are used to determine if the ceramic armor component is in operable condition.