Body armor with electrical power supply
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsDaniel J. Vavrick, Nicholas V. Nechitailo
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Abstract
An armor plate is provided for a body jacket to include provision for electrical power. The plate includes a flexible substrate, a ceramic cover disposed on the substrate, and a battery. The cover includes cavities along the substrate, with the battery disposed within the cavities. The battery comprises sheets disposed within the cavities. The battery includes a first metal layer disposed on the substrate, an electrolyte layer disposed on the first electrode layer and a second electrode layer disposed between the electrolyte layer and the cover.
Claims5
An armor plate for a body jacket, said plate comprising:
- a substrate;
- a ceramic cover disposed on said substrate, said cover having a plurality of thin cavities along said substrate;
- and
- a plurality of direct-current electrical power sources disposed within and corresponding to said cavities, each power source comprising a cell
- wherein each said cell of said plurality of electrical power sources includes a triple-layer sheet disposed within said cavities, said sheet comprising a first metal layer disposed on said substrate, an electrolyte layer disposed on said first electrode layer and a second electrode layer disposed between said electrolyte layer and said cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.