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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120079640 | PROTECTIVE GLOVE FOR ARCHERY SHOOTING There is provided a protective glove to cover at least a portion of a hand of an archer during the shooting of arrows from a bow, which glove is designed to resist a broken arrow from puncturing through the glove and entering the flesh of the user. In particular, there ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079639 | CUT RESISTANT GARMENT A cut resistant sweater is provided including a chest portion, sleeves, collar, and closure extending from the top edge of the collar through at least part of the chest portion. The closure includes an opening extending from the top of the collar through at least part o... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120052222 | LIGHTWEIGHT BALLISTIC PROTECTION MATERIALS, A class of lightweight ballistic protection material and methods of forming such materials are disclosed. The material comprises a composite of polymeric material comprising high modulus resins and ceramic materials. The composite materials offer the advantage of being ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120011631 | HEADPIECE ASSEMBLY HAVING REMOVABLE BALLISTIC SHELL AND BUMP SHELL WITH SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY A headpiece assembly for use with a night vision mounting arm includes a bump shell and an interior suspension assembly for seating on the head of a human. A mounting bracket is secured to the front of the bump shell for removably attaching the night vision mounting arm... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110296574 | Protective Eyewear Including Auxiliary Lenses A protective goggle is provided including a frame having a first lens opening and a second lens opening. The lens openings are separated by a bridge and the frame is configured to be located in front of a user's face. Two protective lenses are held within the respective... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110277202 | Woman's bullet resistant undergarment A woman's bullet resistant garment is provided that has a critical zone portion for protecting the torso of a woman. The critical zone portion has a bullet resistant material. The bullet resistant material has dual cups for accommodating, protecting and supporting the b... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110277201 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PROTECTIVE GEAR EMPLOYING SHOCK PENETRATION RESISTANT MATERIAL A method for providing a shock penetration resistant apparatus may include providing an item of protective gear to be positioned proximate to an object to be protected, and disposing a shock penetration resistant material proximate to the item of protective gear to atte... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110258762 | Energy Weapon Protection Fabric A fabric for protecting a wearer thereof from an energy weapon. The fabric is made of a plurality of coupled strands. Each strand is made from at least two fibers, an electrically non-conductive fiber and an electrically conductive fiber. The electrically non-conductive... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110239346 | Microclimate System for Protective Body Armor A constant or controlled temperature microclimate protective system capable of providing either cooling or heating. Such a system may be used alone or in combination with protective armor without degrading the force impact integrity of the protective system. When used a... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110231987 | BODY ARMOR FOR PROTECTING THE LOWER BODY A soft body armor garment having an upper portion for covering at least a portion of the lower body of a user, having a lower portion located in proximity to the upper portion which is sufficiently elongated such that the lower portion wraps around to cover at least a p... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110231976 | Weight Distribution and Support Device and System for an Armor Vest A load distribution device for distributing the load of an armor vest worn by a wearer. The vest includes a front portion, a rear portion, and a shoulder portion. The load distribution device includes a belt, a coupling, and one or more securement straps. The coupling a... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110220698 | CONFORMING BANDS, BELTS, AND HOLSTERS WITH INTEGRATED POUCHES Cushioned and conforming body bands, belts, and holsters are provided herein. Some embodiments may include conforming bands that are adapted to surround at least a portion of an individual. The conforming bands may include body portions having an outer surface and an in... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110214212 | LOAD BEARING SUSPENSION SYSTEM A load bearing suspension system having a belt having one or more belt attachment devices; a harness having one or more harness attachment devices, wherein the number of harness attachment devices corresponds to the number of belt attachment devices, and wherein each ha... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110209260 | Plate Carrier An armor carrier for retaining a plurality of armor plates. The armor carrier includes front and rear portions, a pair of shoulder straps, and a pair of side panels. The front portion comprises a pocket configured to hold an armor plate, and the rear portion comprises a... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110209259 | Gunfire Detection and Satellite Positioning Tracking System for a Bullet-Proof Vest A gunfire detection and satellite positioning tracking system for a bullet-proof vest, including a detector, fitted with a GPS (Global Satellite Positioning System) tracker, located within a bullet-proof vest, the GPS tracker being provided with a GPS receiving circuit,... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110203024 | Rifle Rated Ballistic Helmet This invention relates to armored protective helmets offering the wearer ballistic protection, and specifically to helmets offering lightweight ballistic protection from rifle ball ammunition. Potential applications include use by law enforcement personnel and combat so... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110197327 | CUSTOMIZABLE MILITARY HELMET SYSTEM A helmet system that enables a user of the helmet system to customize the helmet system according to personal taste, a task at hand, responsibilities within a tactical group (e.g., communications, command, etc.), and/or according to other parameters. The customization o... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110191928 | LOW WEIGHT AND HIGH DURABILITY SOFT BODY ARMOR COMPOSITE USING TOPICAL WAX COATINGS Ballistic resistant articles having abrasion resistance. Particularly, abrasion resistant, ballistic resistant articles and composites having a wax-based topical treatment.... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110185464 | Body Armor with Overlapping Layers of Ballistic Material A soft body armor panel includes a subpack that is formed by overlapping sections of ballistic material and sewing them at one or more seams to form discontinuous layers in the subpack.... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110185463 | Soft Body Armor Including Reinforcing Strips A body armor panel includes a subpack having at least one reinforcing strip sewn on ballistic material at a location to overlie a specific vulnerable area of the wearer's torso when the panel is worn by the wearer.... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110179539 | PROTECTIVE GARMENT SYSTEM WITH WEIGHT TRANSFER ELEMENTS One embodiment of the present invention provides a ballistic vest, comprising: a front portion configured to protect a front of a torso of a wearer; a rear portion configured to protect a rear of the torso of the wearer; and a cummerbund; wherein the cummerbund is a sep... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110173731 | PORTABLE ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE FOR INCORPORATION WITH AN ARMORED GARMENT An apparatus may be configured to provide electrical power while incorporated in an armored garment. The apparatus may include a plate having a footprint that corresponds to a plate of body armor, a plurality of energy storage cells carried by the power plate, and a por... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110167529 | Padded arm and leg protectors Padded arm and leg protectors having particular application to be worn around the arm and leg of one playing the game of paintball to prevent injury as a consequence of a paintball propelled from a paintball marker striking the player's arm or leg. In one embodiment, th... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110167530 | High-strength porous carbon and its multifunctional applications High-strength porous carbon and a method of its manufacture are described for multifunctional applications, such as ballistic protection, structural components, ultracapacitor electrodes, gas storage, and radiation shielding. The carbon is produced from a polymer precur... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110145964 | Face Armor Ballistic material side elements are shaped to cover portions of a wearer's face and selectively attached to a ballistic helmet. The side elements cover the sides of the wearer's head, but leave room to avoid interfering with hearing needs and goggles. These side elemen... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110145965 | BULLETPROOF PROTECTOR AND BULLETPROOF CLOTHES Bulletproof protector is capable of protecting the neck of a person securely from a bullet or the like. Bulletproof protector 1 includes: a cylindrical neck protector 2 made of a bulletproof material and protecting the neck of a person; and a sheet under-t... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110131713 | HYDRATING BASEBALL CHEST PROTECTORS A hydrating chest protector is disclosed having a reservoir for providing hydrating fluid to a wearer of the chest protector without removing the chest protector. The reservoir can be located in a back portion of the chest protector with the tube extending to the front ... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110131694 | BALLISTIC SHIELD SUPPORT UNDERGARMENTS The ballistic shield support undergarments are undergarments for use by soldiers, tactical personnel and the like, providing comfortable support for ballistic shielding, without limiting the wearer's dexterity or freedom of movement. The ballistic shield support underga... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110126335 | Staple Fiber Conductive Fabric A fabric for protecting a wearer thereof from an energy weapon. The fabric is made of a plurality of coupled strands. Each strand is made from staple fibers. At least 30% of the staple fibers are an electrically conductive material for conducting electric current from a... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110113520 | ARMOR VEST WITH MECHANICAL QUICK RELEASE MECHANISM Bulletproof vests, body armor, and other tactical vests with quick release buckle mechanisms are described along with methods of their use. The multi-point buckle mechanisms release upon rotating a shaft, allowing the vest panels and straps to fall cleanly to the ground... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110113519 | Ballistic and Impact Protective System for Military Helmet Assembly A helmet attachment system is usable to attach a mandible or face or mouth guard. The helmet attachment system also comprises a pair of attachment bases, each arranged on a side of the helmet near to an ear covering of the helmet. The attachment bases each include a met... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110099675 | BALLISTIC RESISTANT NECK PROTECTOR A neck protector including a soft armor neck panel with an inner surface, an outer surface and an edge disposed between the inner surface and the outer surface. At least one tab is attached to the soft armor neck panel at a proximal end of the tab. A first half of a rem... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110093996 | CONCEALABLE SHOULDER-SUPPORTED HARNESS SYSTEM FOR A BELT AND A CLOTHING ATTIRE UTILIZING THE SAME A concealable shoulder-supported harness system for a belt fastened around the torso of a wearer, includes a support portion adapted for operative engagement with the upper torso of the wearer above the belt, wherein the support portion is further adapted for concealmen... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110093997 | BOMB TOE CAP AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME An article is provided and includes a first ballistic particle impenetrable material, which is formable into a pack and a second material, which is formable into an enclosure for the pack, the enclosure having an interior facing surface in abutment with a substantial en... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110083240 | Ballistic Helmet with Nape Protector A ballistic armored component attaches to the existing retention straps of common combat helmets and provides protection to the otherwise exposed lower skull and upper neck region. A fabric covering contains a soft armor or hard armor insert, and is mounted by straps or... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110072545 | Close quarter ballistic chaps with extensions and/or release system Ballistic chaps for protecting the femur and femoral artery region of a wearer as well as the knee portions and lower leg portions include leg portions with ballistic armor inserts that extend downwardly from a wearer's waist region to terminate at a point above the wea... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110072547 | Protective Headwear A helmet includes a shell having a lower edge, and an edge support extending around the lower edge of the shell. The edge support has a greater structural rigidity than the shell. The helmet can further include a retention strap system, and the edge support can include ... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110072566 | ADJUSTABLY FITTED PROTECTIVE APPAREL WITH ROTARY TENSION ADJUSTER An article of adjustably fitted protective apparel includes a vest and an adjustable tensioning system for selective tensioning of the vest into a snug fit on a body of a wearer of the vest. The adjustable tensioning system includes a rotary tension adjuster disposed on... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110072546 | PROTECTIVE GARMENT HAVING A QUICK RELEASE SYSTEM In one embodiment, the inventive ballistic garment includes a front panel and a rear panel; a plurality of connecting element, wherein each connecting element having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of each connecting element is operatively fastened t... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110061141 | Protective composite fabric The invention relates to a slash and gash resistant protective composite fabric comprising at least one layer of base fabric, wherein the base fabric is a densely woven, ballistic fabric. At least one layer of rigid fabric, each having a base layer and a hard polymer la... | 03/17/2011 |
