Jan 27, 2026

US12535299 - Explosive-actuated personal armor with integrated multimodal sensor system and deployable protective hood for deflecting projectiles and protecting the wearer

A body armor vest system including a wearable vest, a power source, a processor, at least one explosive charge, a multimodal sensor system and an inflatable protective hood, the power source, the processor and the explosive charge positioned on the wearable vest, the inflatable protective hood positioned on an upper portion of the wearable vest, the multimodal sensor system detecting the incoming projectile, the processor determining if the incoming projectile is a credible threat and deploying the inflatable protective hood and detonating the explosive charge if the detected incoming projectile is determined to be a credible threat.

Inventors: Jed Arkin
Filing date: 2024-10-15

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The patent describes a body armor vest system equipped with a multimodal sensor system, explosive charges, and an inflatable protective hood that activates in response to detected threats. The processor analyzes incoming projectiles to determine credibility and initiates the deployment of the hood and detonation of the charges if a threat is confirmed.

Claim 1

1 . A body armor vest system comprising: a wearable vest; a power source, positioned on said wearable vest; a processor, coupled with said power source and positioned on said wearable vest; at least one explosive charge, coupled with said processor and positioned on said wearable vest; a multimodal sensor system, coupled with said processor, for detecting at least one incoming projectile; and an inflatable protective hood, coupled with said processor, positioned on an upper portion of said wearable vest, wherein said processor determines if said at least one incoming projectile is a credible threat; and wherein said processor deploys said inflatable protective hood and detonates said at least one explosive charge if said detected incoming projectile is determined to be said credible threat. a wearable vest; a power source, positioned on said wearable vest; a processor, coupled with said power source and positioned on said wearable vest; at least one explosive charge, coupled with said processor and positioned on said wearable vest; a multimodal sensor system, coupled with said processor, for detecting at least one incoming projectile; and an inflatable protective hood, coupled with said processor, positioned on an upper portion of said wearable vest, wherein said processor determines if said at least one incoming projectile is a credible threat; and wherein said processor deploys said inflatable protective hood and detonates said at least one explosive charge if said detected incoming projectile is determined to be said credible threat.

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