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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
David L. Hunn, Kennedale, TX (US);
Kenneth W. Havens, Arlington, TX (US);
Sang J. Lee, Coppell, TX (US);
Assignee:
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Bethesda, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 11/00 (2006.01); F41H 5/04 (2006.01); F41H 5/007 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 5/0414 (2013.01); F41H 5/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
An armor includes a core that, in turn, includes a first layer of prismatic elements arranged in a tessellated fashion and a second layer of prismatic elements arranged in a tessellated fashion. The armor further includes a smart component operably associated with a component of the armor. The first layer of prismatic elements is nested into the second layer of prismatic elements.