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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2015
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Ronald L. Holtz, Lorton, VA (US);
Alex E. Moser, Alexandria, VA (US);
James L. Pelland, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Flora M. Jordan, Alexandria, VA (US);
James R. Dade, III, Nashville, TN (US);
John K. Wilcox, Malvern, IA (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Body armor includes a first armor plate having a concave rear surface, a second plate having a convex front surface, and optionally, a separate coupling layer configured to fit between the first ceramic armor plate and the polymer plate. The contours of the coupling layer are formed by pressing the coupling layer between the polymer plate and the armor plate into a shape that fills gaps or voids between the concave rear surface of the armor plate and the convex front surface of the polymer plate, such that the armor plate, the polymer plate, and the coupling layer form a matched set. In operation, the ceramic armor plate can be used alone, the polymer plate can be used alone, or the hard armor layer and the polymer plate can be used together with the optional coupling layer positioned between them.