Inventor · Richmond, VA, US

David A. Hurst

40Patents
7h-index
28Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 9, 2004 → Mar 28, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.