Electricity: measuring and testing – Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components – For fault location
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-20
2007-02-20
Hirshfeld, Andrew H. (Department: 2858)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components
For fault location
C324S691000, C324S693000, C073S799000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10892357
ABSTRACT:
A ceramic armor system with built-in conductive circuit attached to a ceramic component. The conductive circuit can be accessed by a user at contacts provided in the system. The circuit is arranged so that damage such as cracks that occurs within the ceramic component can propagate into the conductive material forming the circuit and thereby cause a rupture in the conductive circuit. An electrical probe such as an ohmmeter is used to measure the conductive circuit resistance that is then checked against an expected value. The results are used to determine if the ceramic armor component is in operable condition.
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Bowser Donnie L.
Daly Michael F.
Kelsey P. Victor
Lyons F. Stanton
Parsons Curtis P.
Baghdadi Aslan
Hirshfeld Andrew H.
Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP
Simula, Inc
Zhu John
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