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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7415806 | Ballistic abatement barrier method and system A modular ballistic abatement barrier system (10) includes a first corrugated panel (12) having at least one aperture (13), a second corrugated panel (16) having at least one aperture (17), and a ballistic cloth (14) placed ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7284470 | Ballistic resistant devices and systems and methods of manufacture thereof A projectile resistant device for use in armor includes a ceramic component; and at least a first component adhered to the ceramic component on at least one side thereof. Preferably the first component is a woven carbon fabric that is adhered to the back surface of ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 6826996 | Structural composite armor and method of manufacturing it A composite armor 10 and method for making it. The armor 10 has a honeycomb core 12 that is provided with polygonal openings 14 and oppositely facing sides 16, 18. Inserts 20 are placed within at least some of the openings. ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6752092 | Fire and water-resistant container A fire-resistant container having a full gasket at the interface between hinged top and bottom mating elements. The elements are insulated and are formed with matable labyrinthine edges. One of the edges is provided with a smooth, soft gasket disposed in a groove in... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6736473 | Fire-resistant cabinet A fire-resistant container for use as a safe, formed of steel and lined on its inner surface with a composition comprising insulative and intumescent materials, preferably mineral wool insulation and hydrated sodium silicate fiberboard, respectively. Preferably, an ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6543371 | Modular vault panel A modular concrete vault panel including two opposed metal side rails and two opposed metal end rails having ends rigidly connected to ends of the side rails to form a metal rectangular frame. A rebar lattice is supported within the frame, and waveform re... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6541124 | Drill resistant hard plate A drill resistant plate, which presents a rough surface of hardened particles to drilling attack, and which tends to snap or destroy drill bits before they can began drilling. The plate is made by brazing hard particles into a matrix of brazing material a... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6474213 | Reactive stiffening armor system A reactive armor structure having an outer layer and a reactive element adjacent to and integral with the outer layer is provided. The reactive element provides an amount of support to the outer layer effective to restrain movement of the outer layer and ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6119411 | Enclosure which is fire-resistive for a predetermined period of time An enclosure that is fire-resistive for a predetermined period of time including a floor having a structural forging which is covered with a glass wool felt. A platform of wooden plates is affixed to the glass wool felt. Lateral expansion joints are posit... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5767435 | Splinterproof lining for armoured vehicles The invention relates to a splinterproof lining for a structure, such as an armoured vehicle. The splinterproof lining comprises several layers. The splinterproof lining includes an adhesive layer of solid organic material which is placed against a wall o... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5747159 | Bullet-resistant transparent panel, and method and press for making same A transparent panel having unidirectional bullet-resisting characteristics, comprises an outer transparent panel (2) of an acrylic resin; an inner transparent sheet (3) of a polycarbonate resin; and a transparent adhesive (16) bonding the two sheets (2, 3... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5740635 | Enclosure fire-resistive for a predetermined time An enclosure that is fire-resistive for a predetermined period of time including a floor having a structural forging which is covered with a glass wool felt. A platform of wooden plates is affixed to the glass wool felt. Lateral expansion joints are posit... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5637824 | Reactive armour effective against normal and skew attack An add-on reactive armor element effective against normal and skew attack. The element is a multilayer composite body in which each layer tightly bears against each contiguous layer, which multilayer composite body includes an outer cover, at least one ex... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5490468 | Safe with refractory laminate walls A safe, vault or container 10 has a laminate wall that is resistant to the cutting effects of a high-temperature torch. The wall of the safe, vault or container 10 comprises a hardened steel outer panel 21 and a hardened steel inner panel 22. A refractory... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5483905 | Security cabinet with display window A security cabinet comprises a body of a high-strength material and at least one burglary resistant lockable door. To make the inventive cabinet sufficiently burglary resistant for storing e.g. firearms, it is designed with one main element and at least o... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5469796 | Multi-layer panels for modular vault structure A lightweight, multilayered panel for use in a modular vault or safe structure has multiple layers of cross-grained wood boards secured together by a grid of hardened masonry nails. The nails are driven into the panel layers from both major face surfaces ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5435256 | Refrigerator safe box A box for containing valuables and particularly paper valuables and such which are susceptible to heat damage. It is made in the shape of a food item and kept in the refrigerator. The sidewalls, as well as optionally the bottom or top of the box, are pref... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5377514 | Escutcheon and method of making a fire-resistant safe A fire-resistant safe is made with internal and external shells that are filled with insulation material. Hollow reinforcements interconnecting the two shells are formed as cone-shaped recesses in the internal shell having truncated bottom portions attach... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5329864 | Door or wall reinforcing filler assembly A break-in obstructing, or burglarproof door or wall, for which old motor vehicle tires are used as filling units instead of steel structures and sheeting. The treads or strips separated from the tires form mat-like, layered, and/or stacked filling units ... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5295447 | Hollow reinforcements for fire-resistant safes A fire-resistant safe is made with internal and external shells that are filled with insulation material. Hollow reinforcements interconnecting the two shells are formed as cone-shaped recesses in the internal shell having truncated bottom portions attach... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5257583 | Multi-layer panels for modular vault structure A lightweight, multilayered panel for use in a modular vault or safe structure has multiple layers of cross-grained wood boards secured together by a grid of hardened masonry nails. The nails are driven into the panel layers from both major face surfaces ... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5229204 | Bullet-resistant transparent panel, and method and press for making same A transparent panel having unidirectional bullet-resisting characteristics, comprises an outer transparent panel of an acrylic resin; an inner transparent sheet of a polycarbonate resin; and a transparent adhesive bonding the two sheets together. Also des... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5196252 | Ballistic resistant fabric articles A flexible article of manufacture especially suitable for use as a ballistic resistant body armor which comprises a flexible substrate layer having a plurality of planar non-metallic bodies mechanically affixed to a surface thereof.... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5188040 | Door or wall reinforcing filler assembly and method A break-in obstructing, or burglarproof door or wall, for which old motor vehicle tires are used as filling units instead of steel structures and sheeting. The treads or strips separated from the tires form mat-like, layered, and/or stacked filling units ... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5152231 | Fire-resistant safe A fire-resistant safe has a main body and a closure, both of which are formed from integral resin shells filled with insulation materials. When exposed to fire, a portion of the resin material burns away leaving gaps between the insulation materials of th... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5114772 | Protective material having a multilayer ceramic structure Sintered ceramic elements are associated to at least one composite material layer having a fibrous reinforcement arrangement and a ceramic matrix located behind the sintered ceramic elements.... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5060582 | High security blast resistant door leaf A bullet and blast resistance door leaf is comprised of inner and outer sheets connected by a profile section forming an end face of said leaf. The profile section includes an outer step and an inner step, the outer step extending laterally outwardly beyo... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4992310 | Fire pouch A fire pouch is provided for protecting flammable documents from both fire and water damage. The fire pouch includes a thin pliable water-type exterior container which houses a gelled water material to absorb thermal energy during the fire. The fire pouch... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4918900 | Light-weight wall panel for protective enclosure A light-weight wall panel for a protective enclosure includes a shell of sheet metal which encases a filler structure of a combination of penetration resisting or hard wood and metal members. The filler structure includes first and second wall structures ... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4879165 | Lightweight armor Lightweight armor or high impact structures comprising lamina-like structures comprising zones of decreasing Young's modulus and increasing elongation characteristics. The structure contains at least one ionomer composite having aramid or linearly crystal... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4873810 | Elements having a multi-directional cellular structure whose inertia may vary, and methods of manufacture The invention relates to the construction of a self-supporting body of cellular structure, great rigidity, and capable of withstanding stresses exerting in all directions, either separately or together, of withstanding impacts, pressure, shock waves, acou... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4859541 | Safety structure A safe having a wall comprising spaced steel plates, a sheathing layer between the plates consisting of hard non-metallic grains of e.g., boron carbide, silicon carbide, boron nitride, diamonds, ceramic oxides and hard metallic grains of e.g., cast iron, ... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4842923 | Ballistic materials The present invention provides a fiberglass composite which possesses outstanding armor properties. This ballistic resistant composite material employs a high strength magnesia aluminosilicate glass fabric and a prescribed phenol formaldehyde condensation... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4824624 | Method of manufacturing boron carbide armor tiles A method of providing fastener holes in extremely hard ceramic armor comprises the steps of: (a) providing a billet of precompacted ceramic powder material; (b) drilling the desired holes in the billet; (c) preparing a plug of non-sintering material that is chemica... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4822657 | Bullet resistant panel A bullet resistant panel defined by an assembly including plural layers of impact resistant fabric and a layer of insulating foam, the assembly being secured within a peripheral frame and laminated between intermediate substrates of cellulosic material an... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4735155 | Fire resistant enclosures A fire-resistant enclosure comprises a casing, a hollow internal compartment defined by said casing, a door opening defined in said casing and providing access to the internal compartment and a door fitted into and closing said opening. Both the door and ... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4732803 | Light weight armor Light weight armor comprising lamina-like structures arranged with zones of decreasing Young's modulus and increasing elongation characteristics. The structure contains at least one composite having fibers arranged to dissipate impact forces laterally.... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4721227 | Fire-resistant container A fire-resistant container for protecting magnetic media such as floppy discs comprises a base and a cover. The base is in the form of an outer casing and an inner container separated by thermal insulation material which is maintained under compressive st... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4704943 | Impact structures Structures both for resisting impacts as well as delivering impacts are described. Generally, the impact resisting structures are formed with means for preventing the reinforcing intersection of a sonic wave train with its own reflection within the struct... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4662289 | Protective wall for structures To protect a construction against terrorist acts, in particular explosive attacks, a protective wall requiring considerable time for destruction is placed in front of it. This protective wall consists of a row of pillars from which are suspended a support... | 05/05/1987 |
