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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2007
Applicants:
Connie E. Bird, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
John E. Holowczak, South Windsor, CT (US);
Inventors:
Connie E. Bird, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
John E. Holowczak, South Windsor, CT (US);
Assignee:
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 5/00 (2006.01); F41H 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 5/0428 (2013.01); F41H 5/0414 (2013.01);
Abstract
An armor system with a lightweight armored panel manufactured as a multi-material structure having a multiple of layers including a hard ballistic material layer of a Ceramic/CMC (Ceramic Matrix Composite) hybrid armor material capable of defeating ballistic threats. The monolithic ceramic layer includes a surface enhancement to the expected projectile impact face of a minimal weight yet which provides significant ballistic performance improvement.