Patent ID: 8336439

Claim:
An armor system comprising: a plurality of metallic layers; and a plurality of non-metallic solid material layers located in between two or more metallic layers of the plurality of metallic layers, each non-metallic solid material layer located at a respective depth in the plurality of metallic layers; wherein each metallic layer of the plurality of metallic layers is spaced at least 0.1 inches apart; wherein at least a first metallic layer of the plurality of metallic layers is located at an outer side of the armor system, the outer side being located toward a projectile impact site; wherein at least a first non-metallic solid material layer of the plurality of non-metallic solid material layers is located at a first depth from the outer side of the armor system; wherein at least a second metallic layer of the plurality of the metallic layers is located at a second depth from the outer side of the armor system; wherein at least a second non-metallic solid material layer of the plurality of non-metallic solid material layers is located at a third depth from the outer side; wherein at least a third metallic layer of the plurality of the metallic layers is located at a fourth depth from the outer side; wherein the second depth is greater than the first depth, the third depth is greater than the second depth, and the fourth depth is greater than the third depth; and wherein a thickness of the first metallic layer is greater than a thickness of the second metallic layer and the thickness of the second metallic layer is greater than a thickness of the third metallic layer.