| US 7,490,539 B2 | ||
| Lightweight composite armor | ||
| Zheng-Dong Ma, Ann Arbor, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to MKP Structural Design Associates, Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 22, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/187,378. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0089597 A1, Apr. 26, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. F41H 5/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 89—36.02 [89/36.07; 89/36.01; 89/36.08] | 35 Claims |
| 1. Lightweight, composite ballistic armor, comprising:
a flexible, web-based support structure;
a plurality of tiles attached to the support structure, each tile including a front plate disposed on one side of the support
structure, a back plate disposed on the other side of the support structure, and one or more fasteners for joining each front
plate to a corresponding back plate through the support structure; and
wherein each front plate comprises an array of ceramic pellets embedded in a hardened matrix material.
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