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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8124548 | Low weight and high durability soft body armor composite using silicone-based topical treatments Ballistic resistant articles having abrasion resistance. Particularly, abrasion resistant, ballistic resistant articles and composites having a silicone-based topical treatment. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7968478 | Continuous cross-plied material and method of manufacturing same A novel cross-plied material is formed of portions of a ply of a ballistic-resistant structure composed of unidirectionally-oriented bundles of high strength filaments laminated between opposing thermoplastic films which portions are cross-plied with portions of a c... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7919418 | High performance ballistic composites having improved flexibility and method of making the same A composite material which has excellent ballistic performance and has improved flexibility. Surprisingly, it has been found that a combination of poly(alpha-olefin) fiber and matrix resin provides these desirable product features. The resin matrix is a block copoly... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7910503 | Ballistic laminate structure A ballistic-resistant laminate assembly having a pair of films and a pair of first and second interlinear arrays of unidirectionally-oriented bundles of high strength filaments therebetween with filament bundles of the first array each being arranged substantially i... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910502 | Liquid submersion ballistic performance through hybridization Ballistic resistant articles having excellent resistance to deterioration due to liquid exposure. More particularly, a ballistic resistant structures and articles formed from a hybrid of woven and non-woven fibrous components that retain their superior ballistic res... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7863205 | Ballistic-resistant laminate assemblies and panels A sheet of ballistic-resistant fiber strands includes a bi-directional array of bonding fibers interwoven with the ballistic-resistant fibers to form a fiber panel. In one embodiment, a sheet of laminated ballistic-resistant fibers is joined to the first sheet of la... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7851388 | Lead pellet recovery fabrics The invention provides methods for finishing knitted fabrics and fabrics finished by the novel process. In one embodiment, the method of finishing a knitted fabric includes the steps of: (a) stretching the fabric above about 5% but less than about 25% in width, and ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7846854 | Ballistic safety device The present invention relates to a ballistic protection device. A device embodying the invention includes at least three layers of synthetic fabrics forming the reinforcements of one and the same piece obtained by resin-transfer molding, the middle layer made from a... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7825048 | Puncture resistant composite A puncture resistant composite comprises a first textile layer and a second textile layer, each of which comprises a plurality of yarns or fibers having a tenacity of about 8 or more grams per denier. The layers are stacked so that the upper surface of the second te... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7767599 | Multidenier fiber cut resistant fabrics and articles This invention relates to cut resistant fabrics and articles including gloves, and processes for making cut resistant articles, the fabrics and articles comprising a yarn comprising an intimate blend of staple fibers, the blend comprising 20 to 50 parts by weight of... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7687412 | Flexible ballistic composites resistant to liquid pick-up method for manufacture and articles made therefrom Flexible ballistic resistant composite material that has improved resistance to pick-up of water and other liquids, the composite material comprising a plurality of non-woven fibrous layers. The fibrous layers are formed from a network of high tenacity fibers (arami... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7642206 | Ceramic faced ballistic panel construction A ballistic resistant panel which is formed from a ceramic layer and a plurality of fibrous backing layers. A first fibrous backing layer is adjacent to the ceramic layer, and a second fibrous backing layer is adjacent to the first fibrous backing layer. Each of the... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7622405 | High performance same fiber composite hybrids by varying resin content only Multi-panel ballistic resistant articles formed from woven and/or non-woven fibrous panels, each panel including varying quantities of a polymeric composition based on the total weight of the fibers and the polymeric composition. The hybrid structures provide excell... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7601654 | Molded ballistic panel with enhanced structural performance Ballistic resistant composites and articles formed therefrom for use in airplanes and other vehicles which meets particular structural, impact and ballistic requirements. An aerospace-specification grade honeycomb is positioned between panels comprising non-woven ba... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7598185 | Composite ballistic panels and method of use A panel had a first face and a second face, including a strike face portion having a first plurality of plies each containing fibers in a matrix material. There is a support portion adjacent to the strike face portion, the support portion containing a second plurali... | 10/06/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7348053 | Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene ballistic structures Ballistic panels formed by the lamination of highly oriented ultra high molecular weight poly(ethylene) slit films and sheets useful in the fabrication of ballistic containers are described. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7338574 | Multilayer composite and method of making same A multilayer composite has a generally adhesion resistant, protective layer and an adjacent second polymeric film. The composition of the protective layer includes a fluoropolymer and the second polymeric film is a polymer free of fluoropolymer. The size of the prot... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334697 | ISO container A lightweight transportable container is disclosed in which the wall, roof, and floor of the container are laminated panels bonded together to form a rigid monolithic structure. The container is formed of nonmetallic materials, is stackable, and has a payload more t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7311963 | Process for the production of a shaped article The invention relates to a process for the production of a shaped article comprising the compression of one or more fiber layers containing polyolefin fibers. The invention also relates to shaped articles obtainable with the process according to the invention and th... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7276458 | Anti-ballistic fabric or other substrate The invention provides a composite textile or material comprising a substrate of high strength fibers, and having a natural or synthetic diamond coating bonded thereto. Preferably, the textile is a high strength fabric including or made from aramide fibers, and the ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261945 | Impact resistant flexible body device An impact resistant device is provided comprising a flexible support matrix and a plurality of energy absorbing elements operatively connected to the support matrix, each element comprising at least one ceramic material and at least one strain rate sensitive materia... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7251835 | Soft armor Soft armor is disclosed. The soft armor comprises an armor structure having a threat side and an inner side inward of the threat side. The armor structure is formed from soft armor material, and the armor structure is substantially imperforable by rifle fire. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7223470 | Drawn gel-spun polyethylene yarns Drawn multi-filament polyethylene yarns and articles thereof having unique signatures in dynamic mechanical analysis reflective of unique microstructures, and having superior ballistic resistant properties. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7132131 | Method for producing a hydrophobically finished aramid fabric and use thereof A method for producing a hydrophobically finished aramid fabric includes at least a) providing an aramid yarn, b) applying a water-repellent agent to the aramid yarn, c) drying the aramid yarn resulting from step b), | 11/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7128963 | Ceramic composite body, method for fabricating ceramic composite bodies, and armor using ceramic composite bodies A ceramic composite body includes at least two layers: material layer A and material layer B. Material layer A contains phases of a metal and the carbide of this metal. Material layer B contains silicon carbide that has been loosely bound by sintering. A method for ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7115318 | Drawn gel-spun polyethylene yarns and process for drawing Gel-spun multi-filament polyethylene yarns possessing a high degree of molecular and crystalline order, and to the drawing methods by which they are produced. The drawn yarns are useful in impact absorption and ballistic resistance for body armor, helmets, breast pl... | 10/03/2006 |
