Jason Michael Kruise

US Patent:

20140150632, Jun 5, 2014

Filed:

Apr 18, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/506421

Inventors:

Edward J. Terrenzi - Fairhaven MA, US
Robert C. Sykes - Burlington MA, US
Justin Trent Sackleford - Pocasset MA, US
James A. Carter - Bedford MA, US
Jason Michael Kruise - Marlborough MA, US

International Classification:

F41H 5/04

US Classification:

89 3602, 89904, 89910, 89912, 89929

Abstract:

Buoyant armor for jacketed rounds includes an outer, laminate reinforced strike face having a hardness greater than 640 Brinell. The strike face is configured to strip the jacket off a projectile as it passes through the strike face and to rotate the projectile. An inner, laminate reinforced strike face is separated from the outer, laminate reinforced strike face by a spacer layer. Foam greater than 40 mm thick is disposed behind the inner strike face and is configured to disperse a round and/or its fragments and to provide buoyancy to the armor.