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US 2015/0300783 A1Published application
Armor having prismatic, tesselated core
AssigneeLockheed Martin Corporation
InventorsDavid L. Hunn, Kenneth W. Havens, Sang J. Lee
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Abstract
An armor includes a core that, in turn, includes a first layer of prismatic elements arranged in a tessellated fashion and a second layer of prismatic elements arranged in a tessellated fashion. The armor further includes a smart component operably associated with a component of the armor. The first layer of prismatic elements is nested into the second layer of prismatic elements.
Claims22
-29. (canceled)
An armor comprising;
- a core configured with a first layer of prismatic elements and a second layer of prismatic elements;
- and
- at least one of an explosive material, at least one computing device, at least one sensor, at least one optical fiber, at least one antenna element, and at least one electrical wire operably associated with at least one of a component of the armor, at least one prismatic element of the first layer of prismatic elements and at least one prismatic element of the second layer of the prismatic elements;
- wherein the first layer of prismatic, elements is nested into the second layer of prismatic elements;
1 more element
An armor comprising:
- a core configured with a first layer of prismatic elements and a second layer of prismatic elements;
- and
- a smart component operably associated at least one prismatic element of the first layer of prismatic elements and at least one prismatic element of the second layer of the prismatic elements;
- wherein the first layer of prismatic elements is nested into the second layer of prismatic elements;
- and
- wherein the smart component comprises at least one of an explosive material, at least one computing device, at least one sensor, at least one optical fiber, at least one antenna element, and at least one electrical wire.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.