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Ceramic bodies for use in composite armor

US5972819A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 6, 1997
Grant dateOct 26, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S428/911
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a ceramic body for deployment in a composite armor panel, the body being substantially cylindrical in shape, with at least one convexly curved end face, wherein the ratio D/R between the diameter D of the cylindrical body and the radius R of curvature of the at least one convexly curved end face is at least 0.64:1.

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