# US 12,181,258 B2 · Vehicle armor materials and systems > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,181,258 B2 - Document ID: US12181258B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/982,366 - Filed: 2022-11-07 - Published: 2023-08-17 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2021-09-29 - Applicants: Newton Howard - Inventors: Newton Howard - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12181258B2 ## CPC - F41H 5/007: Reactive armour; Dynamic armour - F41H 5/0414: {Layered armour containing ceramic material} - F41H 5/0442: {Layered armour containing metal (in combination with ceramic layers F41H5/0421; heat treatment of armour plate C21D9/42)} - F41H 5/0471: {Layered armour containing fibre- or fabric-reinforced layers (in combination with ceramic layers F41H5/0428, with metal layers F41H5/0457)} - F41H 7/04: Armour construction (in general F41H5/00) - F41H 7/044: {Hull or cab construction other than floors or base plates for increased land mine protection (mounting of armoured plates F41H5/013)} - H02K 11/0094: {Structural association with other electrical or electronic devices} - H02N 2/18: producing electrical output from mechanical input, e.g. generators (for measurement devices G01) - F41H: ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL - H02K: DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H53/00; conversion of DC or AC input power into surge output power {H03K3/53}) - H02N: ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract Embodiments of the present systems and apparatus may provide vehicle armor materials and systems that generate electricity from impact and blast energy. For example, in an embodiment, a protective apparatus may comprise a layer of armor and a layer comprising a plurality of electrical generating devices abutting the layer of armor and configured so that energy applied to the layer of armor is transferred to the plurality of electrical generating devices causing the plurality of electrical generating device to generate electrical energy. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A protective apparatus comprising: a layer of armor; an energy transfer plate abutting the layer of armor; a layer comprising a plurality of electrical generating devices abutting the energy transfer plate and configured so that energy applied to the layer of armor is transferred to the plurality of electrical generating devices through the energy transfer plate causing the plurality of electrical generating devices to generate electrical energy; and energy conditioning circuitry configured to condition the electrical energy generated by the plurality of electrical generating devices before storage of the electrical energy generated by the plurality of electrical generating devices by an energy storage apparatus comprising a battery. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the layer of armor comprises at least one of metals, ceramics, and composite plates. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the layer comprising a plurality of electrical generating devices comprises at least one of dynamos, generators, alternators, and piezo-electric devices. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the protective apparatus is used in at least one of a vehicle, a vessel, an aircraft, a structure, and personal protective equipment. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of layers of armor and a plurality of layers each comprising a plurality of electrical generating devices, each layer comprising a plurality of electrical generating devices sandwiched between two layers of armor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5, wherein each layer of armor comprises at least one of metals, ceramics, and composite plates. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein each layer comprising a plurality of electrical generating devices comprises at least one of dynamos, generators, alternators, and piezo-electric devices. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the protective apparatus is used in at least one of a vehicle, a vessel, an aircraft, a structure, and personal protective equipment. ### Claim 9 A protective system comprising: a plurality of layers of armor; at least one energy transfer plate abutting at least one of the plurality of layers of armor; a plurality of layers each comprising a plurality of electrical generating devices, at least one layer of the plurality of plurality of layers electrical generating devices abutting at least one energy transfer plate and configured so that energy applied to an outer layer of armor is transferred to the plurality of layers of electrical generating devices through the at least one energy transfer plate causing the plurality of electrical generating devices to generate electrical energy; energy storage apparatus comprising a battery configured to store electrical energy generated by the plurality of electrical generating devices; and energy conditioning circuitry configured to condition the electrical energy generated by the plurality of electrical generating devices before storage of the electrical energy generated by the plurality of electrical generating devices by the energy storage apparatus comprising a battery. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the system is further configured to supply energy to at least one energy consuming system. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein each layer of armor comprises at least one of metals, ceramics, and composite plates. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein each layer comprising a plurality of electrical generating devices comprises at least one of dynamos, generators, alternators, and piezo-electric devices. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the protective apparatus is used in at least one of a vehicle, a vessel, an aircraft, a structure, and personal protective equipment.