Ordnance – Shields – Shape or composition
Patent
1995-02-15
1997-03-11
Johnson, Stephen M.
Ordnance
Shields
Shape or composition
89 3611, F41H 504
Patent
active
056103638
ABSTRACT:
A hypervelocity impact (HVI) Whipple Shield and a method for shielding a wall from penetration by high velocity particle impacts where the Whipple Shield is comprised of spaced apart inner and outer metal sheets or walls with an intermediate cloth barrier arrangement comprised of ceramic cloth and high strength cloth which are interrelated by ballistic formulae.
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Christiansen Eric L.
Crews Jeanne L.
Nolen Angela M.
Robinson Jennifer R.
Williamsen Joel E.
Cate James M.
Johnson Stephen M.
The United States of America as represented by the Administrator
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