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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166863 | Magnetic damping field armor system A resource is protected by an armor structure comprising a magnetic field such that the magnetic field will interfere with a warhead blast to weaken the blast. In particular, magnetic field will interfere with a molten metal jet from a shaped charge to disperse the ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8104396 | Reactive armor system and method A reactive armor that may include multiple layers. The reactive armor may include a self-healing outer layer, a ceramic tile layer and a backing layer. The ceramic tile layer may include a plurality of ceramic tiles and explosive material. The ceramic tiles may be h... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8079297 | Eroding particle armor A contained volume of particulate materials that is optimized for eroding ballistic penetrator, explosively formed penetrators, shaped charges, ballistic fragments, and other ballistic threats. The particulate materials include crushed garnet, crushed ceramics and s... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074554 | Active armor systems An improvement in an electric armor system designed to prevent, among other things, a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) from penetrating the hull of a fighting vehicle. The system includes a self-clearing electrode that will make the system less vulnerable to non-plasm... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8069771 | Active armor systems An improvement in an electric armor system designed to prevent, among other things, a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) from penetrating the hull of a fighting vehicle. The system includes a self-clearing electrode that will make the system less vulnerable to non-plasm... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8061258 | Protection system A net deployment system which, in one example, includes a manifold assembly including multiple weight ducts and a bladder port. A weight is disposed in each weight duct and each weight is tied to the net. A bladder is behind the net and is over the bladder port. At ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8051762 | Explosive round countermeasure system A countermeasure system which is capable of defusing rocket propelled grenades (RPG) is provided by spacing an array of explosive charges or primacord from the protected structure to allow and sense an ogive of the fused RPG to enter into a functional plane of the a... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8025005 | System and method for protecting vehicle occupants The present invention is directed to an armor system that protects vehicle occupants from lands mines or improvised explosive devices. In the preferred embodiment, the armor system has an arc member, a membrane, reactive blocks, and a reactive block enclosure. The a... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8020483 | Armor module A reactive armor module for protecting a target from an incoming projectile, and comprising at least one armor cassette formed of a front base plate and a rear base plate sandwiching between them at least one layer of energetic material, the front base plate and the... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8006608 | Method of providing a defense against a shaped charge A method of providing a defense against a shaped charge. An outer and an inner armor layer are provided with a medial space between these outer and inner armor layers. One or more defensive shaped charges are positioned in the medial space. If the outer armor layer ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8006607 | Protective module using electric current to protect objects against threats, especially from shaped charges A device is disclosed for protecting an object from shaped charge jets comprising an electrode arrangement which is provided with at least one electrode facing the object and one electrode facing away from the object between which an electrical voltage can be applie... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7946211 | Electrical and elastomeric disruption of high-velocity projectiles According to typical inventive practice, an armor structure includes n≧1 highly-rate-sensitive elastomeric layers and n+1≧2 metallic layers, alternately configured. Each metallic layer is electrically connected to a power supply that includes, e.g., battery(ies)... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7930967 | Method for antimissile protection of vehicles and implementing device The present invention relates to a method for antimissile protection of vehicles having a very short response time with practically no false alarms and not requiring the use of means such as decoys or conventional laser jammers, while providing the best possible pro... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7921759 | Apparatus for providing protection from ballistic rounds projectiles, fragments and explosives Armor systems for protecting against various threats, including projectiles and explosive devices. An armor system includes one or more ballistic panels, one or more wire mesh layers and a backing on a side of the armor system facing away from potential threats that... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7908959 | System and method for protecting vehicle occupants The present invention is directed to an armor system that protects vehicle occupants from lands mines or improvised explosive devices. In the preferred embodiment, the armor system has an arc member, a membrane, reactive blocks, and a reactive block enclosure. The a... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7900548 | Protection system including a net A net deployment system which, in one example, includes a manifold assembly including multiple weight ducts and a bladder port. A weight is disposed in each weight duct and each weight is tied to the net. A bladder is behind the net and is over the bladder port. At ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7866250 | Vehicle protection system A protection system features a flexible packaged net with perimeter weighting housed in a deployment box releasably attached to a vehicle. One deployment subsystem includes an airbag packaged in the deployment box behind the net. A sensor subsystem detects an incomi... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7836810 | Protected vehicle or ship The invention relates to a vehicle equipped with seats and/or equipment for use in areas in which the detonation of mines or the like are feared, wherein walls, floor and ceiling are provided with an arrangement that can withdraw energy from the blast wave of a deto... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7827900 | Explosive round countermeasure system A countermeasure system which is capable of defusing rocket propelled grenades (RPG) is provided by spacing an array of explosive charges or primacord from the protected structure to allow and sense an ogive of the fused RPG to enter into a functional plane of the a... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7819050 | Active armor system An improvement in an electric armor system designed to prevent, among other things, a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) from penetrating the hull of a fighting vehicle. The system includes a self-clearing electrode that will make the system less vulnerable to non-plasm... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7779742 | Armor module An armor module having a rigid casing having a front face, a top face and a bottom face, and a plurality of multi-layer planner cassettes fixedly mounted within the casing. Each cassette has a top base plate and a bottom base plate, sandwiching between them at least... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7730823 | Magnetic damping field armor system and method A resource is protected by an armor structure comprising a magnetic field such that the magnetic field will interfere with a warhead blast to weaken the blast. In particular, magnetic field will interfere with a molten metal jet from a shaped charge to disperse the ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7658139 | Electricity generating device for use in an armour arrangement, and an armour arrangement of this kind An electricity generating device for use in an armor arrangement, and to an armor arrangement. The armor arrangement includes two inert reactive armor modules arranged one behind the other, which each include a plate made of inert material, interposed between steel ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7540229 | Explosive reactive armor with momentum transfer mechanism Disclosed is an explosive reactive armor with a momentum transfer mechanism by developing a new protection mechanism in which a momentum transfer mechanism by detonation of a reactive material is integrated with a thickness increase mechanism. In this explosive reac... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7484451 | Bionic body armor A method of protecting a target from a projectile propelled from a firearm comprises detecting an approaching projectile, continuously monitoring the projectile and transmitting an actual position of the projectile to a controller, computing an estimated projectile ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7424845 | Active armor An active armor system which includes an outer and an inner armor layer with a medial space between these inner and outer armor layers layer. One or more relatively small shaped charges are positioned on the inner armor layer in the medial space. If the outer armor ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7398720 | Blasting method A blasting method of processing a bomb by forming an explosive layer on an outermost surface of the bomb to be processed having a casing in a particular shape and by exploding the explosive layer, wherein the explosive layer comprises a first explosive layer formed ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387060 | Rocket exhaust defense system and method A projectile defense system uses a rocket exhaust generator to generate a rocket exhaust after an approaching projectile is detected/sensed. The rocket exhaust generator directs the rocket exhaust therefrom in a region that intercepts the trajectory of the approachi... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7363847 | Venting system and initiator thereof An initiator includes a reactive panel having a substrate and a plurality of reactive layers disposed on the substrate. The initiator further includes a transition manifold coupled with the reactive panel. A system for venting a container includes a venting device a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360479 | Non-explosive energetic material and a reactive armor element using same The present invention provides elements for making a protective reactive armor to be fitted on the outside of an enclosure liable to be exposed to attack by shaped-charge warheads and other threats, such as kinetic energy projectiles and fragments, to thereby enhanc... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357061 | Non-explosive energetic material and a reactive armor element using same The present invention provides elements for making a protective reactive armor to be fitted on the outside of an enclosure liable to be exposed to attack by shaped-charge warheads and other threats, such as kinetic energy projectiles and fragments, to thereby enhanc... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7331270 | Pultruded non-metallic damage-tolerant hard ballistic laminate and method of manufacture thereof A lightweight and highly effective armor in which engineered ballistic broad goods are encased in exacting alignment within a specialized housing, composed of a polymeric composite, which is simultaneously formed around the dry broad goods by a pultrusion manufactur... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322267 | Enhanced light weight armor system with reactive properties A light-weight armor system for retrofitting onto light vehicles, such as HMMWVs, trucks, or helicopters, or incorporating into a vehicle to protect against HEAT or high explosive warheads. The armor system comprises multiple layers of a thin metal film. The front s... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322268 | Short range, non-explosive, air defense system for urban structures A defense system for protecting a static structure, such as a building in an urban environment, from attack from an aircraft is provided. The air defense system includes at least one launching device for discharging a fluid payload at an incoming aircraft. Each laun... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7313994 | Apparatus and method for blast suppression An improved method of blast suppression involves forming a foam barrier in proximity to a bomb or other suspicious device. The foam is maintained in position by a containment structure which is inflated and kept in an inflated state by the foam used to form such bar... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310059 | Transparent pane with radar-reflecting properties The panes (1) of a naval vessel or military vehicle are often coated with a radar-reflecting layer (20) for reduction of the radar signature of the vessel/vehicle. At the same time this layer increases an enemy's possibility of recognizing the vessel i... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299736 | Controlled-harm explosive reactive armor (COHERA) A Controlled-Harm Explosive Reactive Armor (COHERA) is made of explosive layered between two plates of material with predetermined fragmentation having controlled harm prevention properties. The fragmentation is predetermined and prevents harm to personnel and equip... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299734 | Synchronously/synergeticly timed fuse procedure or process A synchronous or synergeticly timed fuse is installed into ordnance (bombs, artillery shells, depth charges etc.), the ordnance is delivered to a target area and a simultaneous (synchronous), or a synergetic (not neccessarily synchronous yet the energies add togethe... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7225717 | Vehicle armor system An armor system is provided for installation in a vehicle having a body structure. The armor system includes frame members joined to form a framework having openings. The framework is joined to the inside of the body structure of the vehicle. Brackets are joined to ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222562 | Electromagnetic vehicle cover A multi-layered protective cover (10) for the exterior of a vehicle, held in place over the hood by means of a main strap (12), a main strap lock (14), and an underside lock (16). Rounded pad (20) forms a frame along the perimeter ... | 05/29/2007 |
