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US 12,540,798 B2Granted
Vehicle armor materials and systems
AssigneeGenesis Intelligence, LLC
InventorNewton Howard
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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.
Claims14
A protective apparatus comprising:
- a layer of armor comprising Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene and Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube fibers;
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- 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.
A protective system comprising:
- a plurality of layers of armor comprising Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene and Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube fibers;
- a plurality of layers each comprising a plurality of electrical generating devices abutting the layer of armor and configured so that energy applied to an outer layer of armor is transferred to the plurality of layers of electrical generating devices causing the plurality of electrical generating device to generate electrical energy;
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- energy storage apparatus configured to store electrical energy generated by the plurality of electrical generating devices.
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