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US 11,951,723 B2Granted
Armor
OwnerMike Konyu, Robert Shivers +1inventors
InventorsMike Konyu, Robert Shivers, Spiro Mitsanas
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a flexible ballistic armor apparatus for deflecting high velocity firearm, fragmentation, or shrapnel projectiles with a flexible armor unit. The apparatus minimizes the deterioration of the armor when subjected to shock waves or shear forces of a ballistic impact. The present invention also relates to the use of a flexible armor unit with soft body armor, a vehicle, a vessel, an aircraft or in structural applications.
Claims5
A flexible ballistic armor apparatus comprising at least two flexible ballistic armor units;
- each of the at least two ballistic armor units comprising:
- (i) a single row of spherical units comprising at least two spherical units arranged linearly,
- (ii) an inner envelope encasing the row of spherical units, and
- (iii) an outer envelope encasing the inner envelope,
- wherein the at least two ballistic armor units are attached parallel to one another,
- wherein each spherical unit is comprised of a fragmentation material,
- wherein each spherical unit is ⅝th inch, and
- wherein each spherical unit is comprised of a fragmentation material selected from tempered amorphous silica, ceramic or amorphous silica fiber infused with a liquid metal, quartz hardened graphene wrapped in ceramic/glass, silicon carbide, carbon/carbon composites, carbon/carbon/silicon carbide composites, boron carbide, aluminum oxide, silicon carbide particulate/aluminum metal matrix composites, quartz, feldspar, magnesium, graphene, graphene compounds or a combination thereof.
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