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Article: WIPO: Inventor in South Carolina Develops Armored Vehicles Protection Enhancing Method
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 31, 2008
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GENEVA, Oct. 31 - James Tuten of North Charleston, S.C., Maner has developed methods for enhancing the protection provided by armored vehicles.
According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention relates to an "improved armored vehicle that can be configured and adapted to provide protection against a variety of explosions and ballistic threats is provided. Such armored vehicles may include a V-shaped bottom hull that provides enhanced protection against threats hitting the armored vehicle from the side, as well as the bottom of the vehicle. The improved armored vehicles also can allow for the addition, removal, and replacement of armor. This can ...