David A. Hurst
40Patents
7h-index
28Co-inventors
65Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 9, 2004 → Mar 28, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7629277B2 | Frag shield | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 506 | Active |
| US8080486B1 | Ballistic shield composites with enhanced fragment resistance | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Active |
| US7718245B2 | Restrained breast plates, vehicle armored plates and helmets | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US7762175B1 | Spaced lightweight composite armor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Active |
| US7919418B2 | High performance ballistic composites having improved flexibility and method of making the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Active |
| US7622405B1 | High performance same fiber composite hybrids by varying resin content only | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Active |
| US9023452B2 | Rigid structural and low back face signature ballistic UD/articles and method of making | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US8969221B2 | Inhibition of water penetration into ballistic materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US9023450B2 | High lap shear strength, low back face signature UD composite and the process of making | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US7994074B1 | Composite ballistic fabric structures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US9023451B2 | Rigid structure UHMWPE UD and composite and the process of making | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US8017529B1 | Cross-plied composite ballistic articles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US7687412B2 | Flexible ballistic composites resistant to liquid pick-up method for manufacture and articles made therefrom | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US9163335B2 | High performance ballistic composites and method of making | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US7930966B1 | Spaced lightweight composite armor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US7858540B2 | Environmentally resistant ballistic composite based on a nitrile rubber binder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US9138961B2 | High performance laminated tapes and related products for ballistic applications | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US8695112B2 | Flexible body armor with semi-rigid and flexible component | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
| US9273418B2 | Hybrid fiber unidirectional tape and composite laminates | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US10612189B2 | Composite fabrics combining high and low strength materials | Textiles; Paper | 2 | Active |
| US7910502B1 | Liquid submersion ballistic performance through hybridization | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US9222864B2 | Apparatus and method to measure back face signature of armor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US11440287B2 | Hybrid fiber multi-axial prepreg | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US8225638B1 | Methods to determine the durability and wear-resistance of soft armor | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US6991850B2 | Load leveling yarns and webbings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.