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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2014
Bae Systems Land & Armaments, L.p., Santa Clara, CA (US);
David Arthur Schade, Belmont, CA (US);
Dennis Jenks, Gilroy, CA (US);
Adrienne Bourque, San Jose, CA (US);
David Carlin, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark Albert Middione, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Adonis Kassinos, San Jose, CA (US);
James Cole Barthel, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Chris Tarantino, Livermore, CA (US);
Tom Winant, Los Altos, CA (US);
BAE Systems Land & Armaments, L.P., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention is a gradient ballistic material and honeycomb grille that includes a louver system and a honeycomb structure. The louver system contains a gradient of ballistic materials to improve air handling and protection. The louver system may be constructed of one or more pieces of ballistic material so that at least one section is harder than a second section. The honeycomb structure acts a 'catcher' or backstop to collect the fragments created by a projectiles contact with the harder section of the louver system.