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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8080486 | Ballistic shield composites with enhanced fragment resistance Consolidated, layered composites having high penetration resistance to both bullets and fragments are described. The composites comprise, in order, a first non-woven fabric comprising one or a plurality of unidirectionally oriented high tenacity fibrous layers, a fe... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8058189 | Method and apparatus for resisting ballistic impact A method and apparatus for resisting ballistic impact including an outer energy absorbing assembly having a plurality of interconnected fibers, and a barrier positioned behind the outer energy absorbing assembly. A movement restraint is positioned behind the barrier... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8043982 | Basalt particle-containing compositions and articles for protective coatings and ballistic shield mats/tiles/protective building components It has been found that basalt particles, when combined with a resin binder and a reinforcing material, such as fiberglass, provide unexpected strength, fire-resistance, radiation impermeability, and projectile shielding for ballistic armor/shields, fire-resistant bu... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8017530 | Environmentally resistant ballistic composite based on a fluorocarbon-modified matrix binder Ballistic resistant fabrics and articles that retain their superior ballistic resistance performance after exposure to liquids such as sea water and organic solvents, such as gasoline and other petroleum-based products. The fabrics incorporate a fluorine-containing ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8017529 | Cross-plied composite ballistic articles A multilayered composite fabric, the composite fabric comprising a first fabric comprising first and second non-woven unidirectionally oriented fiber layers. Each of the fiber layers is in a resin matrix and the fibers comprise high tenacity fibers. The fibers in th... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8008217 | Fabrics with strain-responsive viscous liquid polymers A penetration resistant article with an area density less than 1.5 lb/ft2 made of a plurality of fibrous fabric layers that have applied thereto about 1 to 8 percent by weight of a polymer having a glass transition temperature in the range of minus 40 to ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7994075 | 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. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7994074 | Composite ballistic fabric structures A multilayered composite fabric which comprises (a) a first fabric comprising non-woven unidirectionally oriented fibers in a first resin matrix, the fibers comprising high tenacity fibers, the first fabric comprising first and second surfaces; and (b) a second fabr... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7968477 | Fabric assembly suitable for resisting ballistic objects and method of manufacture A fabric assembly particularly useful as soft body armor has two separate sections each containing a number of fabrics made from yarns having a tenacity of at least 7.3 grams per dtex and a modulus of at least 100 grams per dtex. Compressed fabrics in the first sect... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7968475 | Fabric assembly suitable for resisting ballistic objects and method of manufacture A fabric assembly particularly useful as soft body armor has two separate sections each containing a number of fabrics made from yarns having a tenacity of at least 7.3 grams per dtex and a modulus of at least 100 grams per dtex. Compressed fabrics in the first sect... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7968476 | Fabric assembly suitable for resisting ballistic objects and method of manufacture A fabric assembly particularly useful as soft body armor has two separate sections each containing a number of fabrics made from yarns having a tenacity of at least 7.3 grams per dtex and a modulus of at least 100 grams per dtex. Compressed fabrics in the first sect... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7964518 | Enhanced ballistic performance of polymer fibers Ballistic resistant materials having improved strength and lighter weights. More particularly, improved ballistic resistant fabrics produced from drawn, high modulus fibers having a reduced fiber diameter and improved physical strength properties, without changing o... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7875563 | Method to create an environmentally resistant soft armor composite Fibrous substrates and articles that retain their superior ballistic resistance performance after exposure to liquids such as sea water and organic solvents, such as gasoline and other petroleum-based products. The fibrous substrates are coated with a multilayer pol... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7858540 | Environmentally resistant ballistic composite based on a nitrile rubber binder Ballistic resistant fabrics and articles that retain superior ballistic resistance performance after exposure to liquids such as sea water and organic solvents, such as gasoline and other petroleum-based products. The fabrics are formed from high performance fibers ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7820565 | Densely woven quasi-unidirectional fabric for ballistic applications A fabric including a first layer of high-performance unidirectional yarns and a second layer of high-performance unidirectional yarns disposed transversely to the first layer. The fabric also includes warp and fill encapsulating yarns woven around the unidirectional... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7727914 | Flexible penetration resistant article The invention relates to a flexible, penetration resistant article comprising a plurality of fibrous layers including continuous filament yarns, and having an areal density of less than about 4.4 kilograms per square meter. At least one of the plurality of fibrous l... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7700503 | Layered ballistic-resistant material A ballistic-resistant material having a first exterior layer formed of a ballistic-resistant non-woven textile, a second exterior layer formed of a ballistic-resistant non-woven textile, and an interior layer of ballistic-resistant woven textile arranged between the... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7622404 | Increased ballistic performance of fabrics coated with polymer stripes A fabric layer with a polymer disposed thereon in a series of curves, stripes, or combinations thereof and the polymer is substantially continuous within the series of curves, stripes, or combinations and covers no greater than 20% of the fabric layer and a process ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7514378 | Continuous and discontinuous protective fiber composites A composite fabric, multi-layer protective panel alternative to an exclusively fine denier, continuous filament yarn protective fabric, multi-layer protective panel. Fabric layers consist of warp and fill sheets of continuous filament yarn of relatively higher denie... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7442658 | Impact resistant roofing shingles and process of making same An impact resistant roofing shingle which includes an asphalt coated substrate whose unexposed surface is laminated to an organic film. A process of forming that shingle includes the step of applying an organic film, by spraying a latex, by applying a rubber polymer... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7407900 | Unique ballistic composition A ballistic composite comprises multiple layers of a fabric having unidirectional ballistic resistant yarns in at least two layers and a resin layer between each pair of such multiple layers adhered to the ballistic resistant yarns but not encapsulation the same and... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7354875 | Stab resistant and anti-ballistic material and method of making the same The invention relates to a fabric having both stab resistant and anti-ballistic properties. The fabric is made of yarn of a weight greater than about 500 dtex, and the fabric has a minimum shrinkage factor of at least about 1% achieved through a densification treatm... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7340779 | Flexible spike/ballistic penetration-resistant articles An article is disclosed to protect a wearer from spike and ballistic threats that is made from a spike resistant panel and a ballistic resistant panel. Each panel is made from flexible fabric layers. The fabrics in the spike resistant panel are made from first yarns... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7333701 | Neutron detection An apparatus including a microchannel plate having a structure that defines multiple microchannels. The structure includes multiple claddings that form the walls of the microchannels, each of the claddings including a semiconducting layer. The claddings are surround... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7300893 | Armor including a strain rate hardening elastomer Protection against blast and ballistic damage is improved by encapsulating or sandwiching rigid inclusions (for example, tiles) or a rigid plate by a high-strain rate hardening elastomer. Typical high-strain rate hardening elastomers include polyurea and polyurethan... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294621 | Lipid analogs for combating tumors The invention relates to methods of treating viral infections, and in particular hepatitis B virus. The method comprises administering to a subject in need of such treatment an infection-controlling amount of a phospholipid or phospholipid derivative to inhibit the ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294619 | Lipid analogs for inhibiting the activity of hepatitis B antigen The invention relates to methods of treating viral infections, and in particular hepatitis B virus. The method comprises administering to a subject in need of such treatment an infection-controlling amount of a phospholipid or phospholipid derivative to inhibit the ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288493 | Body armor with improved knife-stab resistance formed from flexible composites Flexible body armor formed from flexible composites which have improved knife-stab resistance. The body armor is formed from composites which include layers of a fabric base, formed from high tenacity fibers, and a rubber layer bonded to the fabric base. A thermopla... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288314 | Process for the manufacture of a ballistic-resistant moulded article The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a ballistic-resistant moulded article in which a stack of monolayers is formed, each monolayer containing unidirectionally oriented reinforcing fibres and at most 30 mass % of a plastic matrix material, the r... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288307 | Hybrid laminated fiber sheets Hybrid laminated unidirectional fiber sheets, and assemblies thereof, having utility for impact absorption, ballistic-resistance, penetration-resistance, spall shields, structural composites and for other applications. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7235285 | High strength polyethylene fibers and their applications High strength polyethylene fibers and their applications, for example, chopped fibers, ropes, nets, ballistic materials or items, protective gloves, fiber reinforced concrete products, helmets, and other products obtained therefrom, in which the fiber is characteriz... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228571 | Method of making a helmet A method of making a helmet comprises the steps of cutting a plurality of substantially rectangular, preferably square, blanks from a sheet of resin-impregnated fabric, making curved cuts (1) in each blank to form a crown portion (5) and lobe portions ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226878 | Advanced body armor utilizing shear thickening fluids An armor composite material has been invented which contains a ballistic fabric which has been impregnated with shear thickening fluid. This invention offers a ballistic resistant material that is more flexible and less bulky than comparable, conventional ballistic ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7153790 | Penetration-resistant material and articles made of the same A penetration-resistant material is described to include at least a double layer of woven fabric, wherein the double layer includes a first layer of fabric composed of a first set of threads having 3.5 to 20 threads/cm, having a linear density of at least 210 dtex, ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153789 | Elastic composite structure An elastic composite structure including an elastomer system comprising at least one of a polyurethane resin, a polyurethane dispersion, or a silicone-based elastomer material. A mechanically durable reinforcer system includes a fabric, weave or knit structure inclu... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150046 | Protective garment Protective clothing comprises at least one protective material including an array of one or more superposed layers of woven fabric, wherein each fabric layer is flexible and includes at least one fabric, made of yarns having a strength of at least 900 MPa, that is j... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7148162 | Ballistic laminate structure in sheet form A ballistic laminate structure includes a first high-performance unifabric composite. The unifabric composite incorporates an array of unidirectionally-oriented fiber bundles carried on a fiber-stabilizing scrim and having a tensile strength greater than 7 grams per... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141557 | Lipid analogs for treating viral infections A method of treating viral infections, and in particular HIV-1, hepatitis B virus, and herpes virus, is disclosed. The method comprises administering to a subject in need of such treatment an infection-controlling amount of a phospholipid or phospholipid derivative.... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7132380 | Penetration-resistant material comprising fabric with high linear density ratio of two sets of threads A penetration-resistant material having at least a double layer of woven fabric having a first layer of fabric composed of a first set of threads having 3.5 to 20 threads/cm, a linear density of at least 210 dtex, and at least 65% of the fabric weight, and a second ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7090906 | Fire resistant safety glass Fire resistant safety glasses are provided that included wire glasses having another layer of fire resistant material. In certain embodiments, a piece of wire glass has a sheet of fire resistant film adhered thereto. Such glasses have improved impact resistance comp... | 08/15/2006 |
