Garment Including Electrical Energy Storage Unit

• US 20100115680A1
• Filed: 04/08/2008
• Published: 05/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation (Martin Marietta Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation (Martin Marietta Corporation)
• Inventors: Hoelscher, David L., Thomas, Toby D.
• Application Number:
  US12/595,404
• Publication Number:
  US 20100115680A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/2.500
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 1/02 Armoured or projectile- or missile-resistant garments; Composite protection fabrics F41H5/04 takes precedence

Abstract

A body armor includes an armor plate, an electrical energy storage layer conforming to a surface of the armor plate, and a first electrical connector operably associated with the electrical energy storage layer. An armored garment includes a garment, an armor plate operably associated with the garment, an electrical energy storage layer conforming to a surface of the armor plate, and a first electrical connector operably associated with the electrical energy storage layer. A garment includes a body, a first pocket, and an electrical energy storage unit disposed in the first pocket.

Claims

1. A body armor, comprising:

an armor plate;

an electrical energy storage layer conforming to a surface of the armor plate; and

a first electrical connector operably associated with the electrical energy storage layer.

2. The body armor, according to claim 1, wherein the electrical energy storage layer comprises:

at least one of a lithium ion polymer battery and a solid state, capacitive, electrical energy storage device.

4. The body armor, according to claim 1, wherein the electrical energy storage layer comprises:

a plurality of electrical energy storage sections.

5. The body armor, according to claim 4, wherein at least two of the plurality of electrical energy storage sections are electrically coupled in parallel.

6. The body armor, according to claim 5, further comprising an electrical connector operably associated with the electrically coupled electrical energy storage sections.

7. The body armor, according to claim 4, wherein at least two of the plurality of electrical energy storage sections are electrically coupled in series.

8. The body armor, according to claim 7, further comprising an electrical connector operably associated with the electrically coupled electrical energy storage sections.

9. The body armor, according to claim 1, further comprising:

a self-healing polymeric layer adjacent to the electrical energy storage layer and the armor plate.

3. (canceled)

10. An armored garment, comprising:

a garment;

an armor plate operably associated with the garment;

an electrical energy storage layer conforming to a surface of the armor plate; and

a first electrical connector operably associated with the electrical energy storage layer.

11. The armored garment, according to claim 10, wherein the electrical energy storage layer comprises:

at least one of a lithium ion polymer battery and a solid state, capacitive, electrical energy storage device.

13. The armored garment, according to claim 10, wherein the electrical energy storage layer comprises:

a plurality of electrical energy storage sections.

14. The armored garment, according to claim 13, wherein at least two of the plurality of electrical energy storage sections are electrically coupled in parallel.

15. The armored garment, according to claim 14, further comprising an electrical connector operably associated with the electrically coupled electrical energy storage sections.

16. The armored garment, according to claim 11, wherein at least two of the plurality of electrical energy storage sections are electrically coupled in series.

17. The armored garment, according to claim 14, further comprising an electrical connector operably associated with the electrically coupled electrical energy storage sections.

18. The armored garment, according to claim 10, further comprising:

a self-healing polymeric layer adjacent to the electrical energy storage layer and the armor plate.

19. The armored garment, according to claim 10, wherein the garment is a vest.

20. The armored garment, according to claim 19, wherein the armor plate and the electrical energy storage layer are disposed at least at one of a front of the vest, a back of the vest, and a side of the vest.

23. The armored garment, according to claim 10, further comprising an electrical energy storage management system operatively associated with the electrical energy storage layer.

24. The armored garment, according to claim 10, further comprising:

a fuel cell operably associated with the electrical energy storage layer for recharging the electrical energy storage layer.

25. The armored garment, according to claim 10, further comprising:

a wireless transmitter operably associated with the electrical energy storage layer for reporting a condition of the electrical energy storage layer.

26. The armored garment, according to claim 10, further comprising:

a wireless receiver operably associated with the electrical energy storage layer for receiving control commands for the electrical energy storage layer.

27. The armored garment, according to claim 10, further comprising:

a charge level indicator operably associated with the electrical energy storage layer.

12. (canceled)

21-22. -22. (canceled)

28. A garment, comprising:

a body;

a first pocket; and

an electrical energy storage unit disposed in the first pocket.

29. The garment, according to claim 28, wherein the electrical energy storage unit comprises:

at least one of a lithium or lithium-ion battery and a solid state, capacitive, electrical energy storage device.

31. The garment, according to claim 28, further comprising:

a second pocket configured to receive a portable video recorder.

32. The garment, according to claim 28, further comprising:

a shoulder pad disposed at a shoulder of the body.

33. The garment, according to claim 28, further comprising:

a cable integrated into the garment.

34. The garment, according to claim 33, wherein the body defines a cable tunnel in which the cable is disposed.

35. The garment, according to claim 34, wherein the cable tunnel comprises:

a cover removably attached to the body.

36. The garment, according to claim 28, further comprising:

a fuel cell operably associated with the electrical energy storage unit for recharging the electrical energy storage unit.

37. The garment, according to claim 28, further comprising:

a wireless transmitter operably associated with the electrical energy storage unit for reporting a condition of the electrical energy storage unit.

38. The garment, according to claim 28, further comprising:

a wireless receiver operably associated with the electrical energy storage unit for receiving control commands for the electrical energy storage unit.

39. The garment, according to claim 28, further comprising:

a charge level indicator operably associated with the electrical energy storage unit.

40. The garment, according to claim 28, further comprising:

an electrical energy storage unit management system operably associated with the electrical energy storage unit.

30. (canceled)