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US 5469773

LIGHT WEIGHT ARMOR

Assignee

Filed

Sep 23, 1965

Granted

Nov 28, 1995

Location

WALTHAM MA US

Abstract

A light weight ceramic armor providing complete ballistic protection agai penetration from projectiles of caliber 0.30 and 7.62 mm. armor piercing and ball projectiles, and consisting of a composite having a hard frangible facing the principle ingredient of which is a refractory oxide selected from the group consisting of magnesium oxide and aluminum oxide, bonded to a reinforced plastic back-up such as laminated fiber glass. This composite has an area density of approximately 12 pounds per square foot and provides approximately 1.7 times the ballistic protection as compared to standard steel armor of equal area density.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Sep 10, 1982

Rescinded

Jan 23, 1995

Duration

12 years, 4 months

Inventor

  • 1ARAM TARPINIAN

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