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Apparatus and method for providing protective gear employing shock penetration resistant material

US8534417B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

6References

13Claims

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Assignee

The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

Tai Anh Lam · Kent, US
Victor S. Starkovich · Maple Valley, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 14, 2010
Grant date	Sep 17, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 14, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF42D5/045
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for providing a shock penetration resistant apparatus may include providing an item of protective gear to be positioned proximate to an object to be protected, and disposing a shock penetration resistant material proximate to the item of protective gear to attenuate or redirect shock pulses away from the object to be protected. An apparatus is also provided that may include an item of protective gear and a shock penetration resistant material. The item of protective gear may be configured to be positioned proximate to an object to be protected. The shock penetration resistant material may be disposed proximate to the item of protective gear to attenuate or redirect shock pulses away from the object to be protected.

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