Patent ID: 9435616
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: B32B,F41H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An armor plate comprising: a ceramic layer having a first side and an opposing second side; a deformable layer disposed adjacent to the first side of the ceramic layer; a fracture layer disposed adjacent to the second side of the ceramic layer, the fracture layer being comprised of glass and a plurality of particulate resonators dispersed within the glass, wherein the particulate resonators are tubular, rectangular, spheroidal, multi-faceted, and/or regularly or irregularly shaped; the particulate resonators having a thickness in a range from 5 nm-100 microns, the particulate resonators being comprised of a material having a greater tensile strength than the glass; a spall liner disposed adjacent to a side of the fracture layer opposite the ceramic layer; and wherein the deformable layer is comprised of a material having an elongation before breaking of at least 100%.