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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5515541 | Flexible armor Armor resistant to knife attack comprises a flexible sheet having a threat side facing a direction of threat and a protected side adjacent, in use, an area to be protected, and a plurality of armor plates attached to the sides of the sheet, the plates bei... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5514241 | Method of making a puncture and cut resistant material A puncture and cut resistant composite material comprising at least one elastomeric layer containing a plurality of flat platelets oriented substantially parallel to the plane of the elastomeric layer, wherein each of the platelets is a small, thin elemen... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5514457 | Textile structure for protective clothing Textile structures, such as fabrics, knits, warp-knitted fabrics, stitch-bonded fabrics, thread structures, etc. for use in clothing which protects against stabbing, cutting, fragments and bullets, are produced from wrapped yarns. These yarns have a core ... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5512348 | Armor with breakaway sewing Armor is constructed by sewing together a multiplicity of plies of energy absorbing cloth made of polyaramid fibers with stitching thread of relatively lower tensile strength in a pattern such that, upon impact by a projectile, the stitching threads break... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5511241 | Chain mail garments impregnated with an elastomeric material The chain mail fabric of a protective garment is impregnated with an elastomeric material to impart elastic characteristics to the fabric. In a first embodiment of such a garment construction, a chain mail glove includes a glove portion with an open end a... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5512356 | Multilayered textile web for forming flexible containers, tents, awnings, and protective suits comprising a rubber/polyvinylidene fluoride film/rubber layer In a multilayered textile web for forming flexible containers, tents, awnings, protective suits and the like, with a textile layer (5), a rubber layer (6) located on one side of the textile layer (5), and with a plastics film (7) located on the other side... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5495620 | Body armor vest and method of manufacture A ballistic panel carrier vest with front and rear ballistic panel carrying pockets and a trauma plate pocket has front, rear and side portions, as well as epaulets, breast pockets with flap closures and buttoned placket front opening that look like the s... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495621 | Body armor vest anchoring system and method A body armor vest is anchored at the waist of a wearer by providing an elastic lower garment, preferably in the form of a legged brief type undergarment, that snugly fits the lower torso of the wearer. The lower garment anchors the vest in place by attach... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5483705 | Female athletic protective system A protective device for protecting a female genital region, particularly during athletic competition, having an elongated, banana-shaped cup portion with an elongated concave cavity having sufficient volume to bridge over the wearer's vagina and perineum ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5479659 | Lightweight ballistic resistant garments and method to produce the same A ballistic resistant garment (10) for covering and protecting vital portions of a human body having at least two panels (28, 30) which are adjacent and overlie one another in which each panel comprises at least two layers of ballistic resistant material ... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5472769 | Soft body armor material with enhanced puncture resistance comprising at least one continuous fabric having knit portions and integrally woven hinge portions A soft body armor material with enhanced puncture resistance is fabricated from knitted light weight, durable fibers, such as aramid fibers. The knitted portions are joined by interwoven portions providing an integrally formed hinge-like effect for flexib... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5471906 | Body armor cover and method for making the same An improved body armor for use in protecting a wearer from penetration injuries from bullets and other hazards is disclosed. The body armor employs a waterproof/moisture vapor permeable cover over flexible armor plating layer or layers which improves brea... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5465424 | Body protector Body protectors, particularly an articulated shock absorbing vest for use in the equestrian sports. The vest is characterized by its capability of absorbing traumatic impact and crush, while not interferring with movement of the equestrian rider's torso a... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5443882 | Armored garment A ballistic laminate structure in sheet form, which includes a first array of high performance, unidirectionally-oriented fiber bundles and a second array of high performance, unidirectionally-oriented fiber bundles cross-plied at an angle with respect to... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5443917 | Ceramic armor A densified ceramic or cermet armor material comprises greater than fifty percent by weight titanium nitride or greater than eight percent by weight of a mixture of titanium nitride and aluminum nitride to impart low compressive strength to said armor mat... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5443883 | Ballistic panel A ballistic laminate structure in sheet form, which includes a first array of high performance, unidirectionally-oriented fiber bundles and a second array of high performance, unidirectionally-oriented fiber bundles cross-plied at an angle with respect to... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5439409 | Breast protector and assembly A breast protector and assembly are provided. The breast protector comprises a retention cup constructed of a semi-rigid material and formed into a demi-teardrop shape which approximates the natural shape of an unsupported female breast. The retention cup... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5437905 | Ballistic laminate structure in sheet form A ballistic laminate structure in sheet form, which includes a first array of high performance, unidirectionally-oriented fiber bundles and a second array of high performance, unidirectionally-oriented fiber bundles cross-plied at an angle with respect to... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5431318 | Ballistic panel carrier having pocket for backup gun A ballistic panel carrier having a pocket for carrying a backup gun is provided. The carrier includes a cover having front and back carrying compartments to contain the front and back torso panels of a ballistic fabric material, respectively. Adjustable s... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5407612 | Method for making puncture and cut resistant material and article A puncture and cut resistant composite material including at least one elastomeric layer containing a plurality of flat platelets oriented substantially parallel to the plane of the elastomeric layer, wherein each of the platelets is a small, thin element... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5398340 | Bullet resistant vest and vest cover A bullet resistent vest is provided with a shell that is further provided with a lower garment portion to elastically retain the front center and back center of the shell in position at the front and back centers, respectively, of the waistline of the wea... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5395671 | Protective fabric A composite fabric, capable of stopping the penetration of a 44 Magnum, made up of layers of non-woven and woven fabrics of Kevlar, and/or Spectra, or the like high molecular weight polymer filaments, wherein the layers of woven fabric are quilted togethe... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5377577 | Ballistic shield A ballistic-resistant blanket comprised of a plurality of panels that have inter-engaging connection means along their peripheries so that the individual panels can be arranged in a variety of shapes and forms and these panels are equipped with a pluralit... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5373582 | Body armor panel A body armor panel has integral receivers disposed intermediate the multiple ballistic layers of the panel at the side and shoulder portions thereof. Resilient straps extend from the receivers, and have separable fasteners on the ends thereof for attachme... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5368930 | Thin elastomeric article having increasing puncture resistance A thin elastomeric sheet material with enhanced puncture resistance is prepared by embedding thin plate-like non-elastomeric particles in an elastomeric matrix so that the non-elastomeric particles form lamellae of overlapping plates. The interaction of t... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5364679 | Flexible armour with energy absorbing half-spheres or hemispherically-shaped bodies An armor component for protecting a body from a high speed projectile, such as a bullet from a handgun or a rifle, and which is designed for flattening and trapping the bullet. The armor may include in combination with the component, which serves as an ou... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5362527 | Flexible composites having rigid isolated panels and articles fabricated from same A flexible article of manufacture especially suitable for use as a ballistic resistant body armor which comprises one or more composite layers, at least one of said composite layers comprising a base layer having a plurality of planar bodies positioned be... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5349893 | Impact absorbing armor The invention relates to an improvement in armor structures through the utilization of at least one panel capable of absorbing kinetic energy. The panel comprises a rigid structure having a multiplicity of joined polygonal cells having 3 to 8 sides throug... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5340633 | Multilayer antiballistic structure A multilayer antiballistic structure having good antiballistic properties comprises a first layer which comprises ceramic tiles and a second layer of composite material which comprises polyalkene filaments having a tensile modulus of at least 40 GPa and a... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5335372 | Article of clothing, in particular for the medical or chemical field An article of clothing for protection against liquids and/or micro-organisms. The article includes a portion or portions each of which includes at least three layers, an inner, outer and intermediate layer, for example. The outer layer is formed of a tigh... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5331683 | Protective body armor garment shell A protective body armor garment shell is disclosed which has a front panel and a back panel made of a lightweight material and having features simulating a uniform shirt such that the garment shell can be worn over or in place of a standard uniform shirt ... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5329636 | Safety containment shield A safety containment shield for use by the authorities to protect the officer during usage, and to minimize damage to the person confronted. The shield is a composite of laminar material, including a sheet of rigid polymer, having foam cushioning layers p... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5327811 | Lightweight ballistic protective device A body armor vest, the principle components of which are SPECTRA SHIELD packages sandwiched between SPECTRA woven fabric packages, and the combination of the carrier, packages, groin protector and the securing devices contribute a more adaptable vest of i... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5325537 | Athletic safety jacket An athletic safety jacket operable to reduce the shock to the body resulting from impact of a fast moving game projectile such as a hockey puck or baseball.... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5325538 | Body armor vest for unobtrusive wear over a shirt A ballistic panel carrier vest with front and rear ballistic panel carrying pockets and a trauma plate pocket has front, rear and side portions, as well as epaulets, breast pockets with flap closures and buttoned placket front opening that look like the s... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5317950 | Bullet resistant vest A bullet-resistant vest incorporates a breastplate which comprises at least one layer of a material which can be fractured by the effect of a deforming force upon its surface, which is placed behind a plurality of layers of classical flexible material, pr... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5312675 | Protective clothing An article of protective clothing designed for protection against blast has first sheet (11) of solid material backed by a second sheet (12) of pneumatic material. The physical properties and dimensions of the two sheet (11, 12) being such that an acousti... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5275873 | Ballistic structure An improved ballistic structure is disclosed wherein aramid filaments of the structure are maintained under tension.... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5245706 | Chest protector The present invention relates to a protective device for the chest for use in athletic activities such as baseball, softball and hockey. The present invention provides a protective body or plate for the center of the chest and includes a first lobe which ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5241703 | Protective shield with a forearm support The protective shield includes an elongated transparent shield member and a molded forearm support member having a forearm concavity spaced from the shield member by a dimension which provides additional protection to the person using the protective shiel... | 09/07/1993 |
