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US 11,441,875 B2Granted
Multi-layer wearable body armor
AssigneeHoneywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
InventorsChristian G. Barr, Justin Tannehill
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Abstract
A multi-layer body armor plate includes a strike plate; a mesh layer positioned over the strike plate, the mesh layer having a number of open cells; and an outer skin layer positioned over the mesh layer so as to encapsulate the open cells of the mesh layer between the strike plate and the outer skin layer. The open cells of the mesh layer may entrap air or may be filled with expandable, buoyant foam.
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A multi-layer armor plate comprising:
- a strike plate formed of metal matrix composite materials;
- a mesh layer positioned over the strike plate, the mesh layer having a number of open cells and comprising metal matrix composite materials;
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- an outer skin layer positioned over the mesh layer so as to encapsulate the open cells of the mesh layer between the strike plate and the outer skin layer.
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A multi-layer, wearable body armor plate comprising:
- a strike plate formed of metal matrix composite materials and having a multi-curved profile for conforming to the wearer's torso, an inner face for at least partially covering the wearer's chest, an outer strike face, upper corner concave reliefs for accommodating the wearer's arms, and lower corner concave reliefs for accommodating the wearer's hips and thighs;
- a mesh layer formed of metal matrix composite materials and having an inner side positioned on the outer strike face of the strike plate, an outer side, a number of open cells formed between the inner side and outer side, and edges between the inner side and the outer side;
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- an outer skin layer formed of metal matrix composite materials and positioned over the outer side and the edges of the mesh layer so as to encapsulate the open cells of the mesh layer between the strike plate and the outer skin layer.
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A method of forming a multi-layer, wearable body armor plate comprising:
- depositing metal matrix composite materials via additive manufacturing to form a strike plate having an inner face and an outer strike face;
- depositing additional metal matrix composite materials via additive manufacturing to form a mesh layer over the strike plate, the mesh layer having an inner side positioned on the outer strike face of the strike plate, an outer side, a number of open cells formed between the inner side and outer side, and edges between the inner side and the outer side;
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- depositing additional material via additive manufacturing to form an outer skin layer over the outer side and the edges of the mesh layer so as to encapsulate the open cells of the mesh layer between the strike plate and the outer skin layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.