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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8001880 | Barrier A barrier that includes attack resistant pane(s) (see DEFINITIONS section). In this way, a person behind the barrier can be protected when they are outside. More specifically, the person behind the barrier is protected, at least to some extent, from both: (i) vehicu... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7849780 | Shielding for structural support elements A shield for shielding a structural member from an explosive blast or accidental or malicious destruction is provided. The shield includes a plurality of shield members which include cast ultra high strength concrete, wherein the shield members are capable of being ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7845266 | Modular polymeric projectile absorbing armor A building block for constructing a projectile absorbing armor. The building block has at least one interlocking male connector and at least one female connector. The interlocking male connector and said female connector are sized for interlocking engagement. The in... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7806038 | Modular polymeric projectile absorbing armor A building block that can be assembled into structures without requiring special end or corner pieces. The block has top and bottom surfaces that contain a cooperating projection and slot for stacking the blocks. Two end surfaces and two side surfaces complete an en... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7793581 | Relating to impact-resistant structures and assemblies A transparent assembly locatable in a building surface having a rebate is described. The assembly has a transparent panel and one or more high tensile strength flexible material reinforcement pieces extending laterally from the panel to provide non-rigid attachment ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7748307 | Shielding for structural support elements A shield for shielding a structural member from an explosive blast or accidental or malicious destruction is provided. The shield includes a plurality of shield members which include cast ultra high strength concrete, wherein the shield members are capable of being ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7677151 | Protective structure and protective system A protective structure for protecting buildings, bridges, roads and other areas from explosive devices such as car bombs and the like comprises: (a) a mesh structure having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface defines an annular space; (b... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7665397 | Plural-panel armor system A plural-panel, plural-layer armoring system including (a) an outer layer of elongate, side-by-side adjacent, laterally-interlocking, hardened-material armor panels having long axes substantially paralleling one another, and (b) a contacting, but not bonded-to, inne... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7533599 | Covering for bulletproofing a wall A covering of the kind serving for bulletproof armoring of a wall and including a number of bulletproof plates. The covering furthermore includes a support having a base for mounting on the wall, and a number of pockets arranged to keep the plate in positions, in wh... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7437987 | Blast shielding A blast shockwave shield including an upright, monolithic body having a lateral center, and front and back sides, and a blast-facing, curved strike face formed on the upright, front side of the body, including a pair of companion, laterally spaced, laterally symmetr... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7421936 | Systems and methods for explosive blast wave mitigation The invention in various embodiments is directed to systems and methods for mitigating damage from a shock wave using a gas having a specific impedance less than air. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7389718 | Ballistic blanket A ballistic blanket is provided and includes a pliable outer shell or housing that encompasses an inner ballistic core which is housed or contained within an inner shell or housing. Secured to exterior portions of the ballistic blanket are a series of handles and on... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7350450 | Armor structures An armor structure includes first and second layers individually containing a plurality of i-beams. Individual i-beams have a pair of longitudinal flanges interconnected by a longitudinal crosspiece and defining opposing longitudinal channels between the pair of fla... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7331270 | Pultruded non-metallic damage-tolerant hard ballistic laminate and method of manufacture thereof A lightweight and highly effective armor in which engineered ballistic broad goods are encased in exacting alignment within a specialized housing, composed of a polymeric composite, which is simultaneously formed around the dry broad goods by a pultrusion manufactur... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322771 | Joint for bullet traps An improved joint utilizes a facing strip which is configured to extend away from a pair of plates held by the facing strip as one moves toward the middle of the facing strip. When the steel plates are disposed at an angle to one another, the facing strip is prefera... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318446 | Protective housing for pipeline A structure for protecting pipeline sections has a base, a housing affixed to the top surface of the base and having a plurality of side walls extending at an acute angle with respect to a top surface of the base, and an accessing door connected to the housing in a ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7234890 | Joint for bullet traps An improved joint utilizes a facing strip which is configured to extend away from a pair of plates held by the facing strip as one moves toward the middle of the facing strip. When the steel plates are disposed at an angle to one another, the facing strip is prefera... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228916 | Explosion suppression system Explosion suppresant container, for use in suppression of deflagrative explosions and other like events involving combustion associated with rapidly moving gases, comprising a container which, in use, contains suppressant, an outlet through which suppressant can exi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225717 | Vehicle armor system An armor system is provided for installation in a vehicle having a body structure. The armor system includes frame members joined to form a framework having openings. The framework is joined to the inside of the body structure of the vehicle. Brackets are joined to ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213494 | Blast protection structures A blast protection structure is formed of one or more bags, generally shown as (1) in FIG. 2. Such bags comprise an upper and lower compartment, with the lower compartment having a reinforcing layer (2), preferably formed of an impact reactant s... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7191694 | Edge reinforced brittle armor system An edge reinforcement for brittle armor plates is described and claimed herein for improving the ballistic performance of the outer peripheral margins of such plates to incoming threat projectiles. Typically, a transparent armor is positioned within a windowed openi... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7174692 | Blast resistant window A blast resistant window structure capable of withstanding typical car bomb blast pressures of 100 psi or more and of resisting leakage of chemical or biological agents is described, the window structure including a frame hermetically enclosing two glass panels in c... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7159503 | Modular, light weight, blast protective, check point structure An explosion protective shelter apparatus comprises a pair of spaced apart upright parallel walls without rigid structural interconnection. The walls supported by the ground surface so as to define a vehicular space between them. The walls are joined by elastic memb... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7117780 | Composite armor plate The invention provides a composite armor plate for absorbing and dissipating kinetic energy from high-velocity projectiles, the plate comprising a single internal layer of pellets which are bound and retained in plate form by an elastic material, substantially inter... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7069836 | Ceramic armor and method of making by encapsulation including use of a stiffening plate A ceramic armor is disclosed in several embodiments. In a first embodiment, a metal base plate has a metal frame assembled on it having a central opening into which the ceramic material and stiffening plate are placed. A cover plate is placed over the frame to enclo... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7051637 | Modular armor shield An armored shield includes an armor plate, an elongated spine member and a securing snap member. The modular armored shield is formed of the armor plate placed on two resting surfaces of a backside of the spine member with a hump portion of the elongated spine membe... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036418 | Container for explosive device A container for explosive devices comprising inner and outer containment vessels, each having an access port, is described. The access ports can be rotated in and out of alignment by rotating at least one of the containment vessels. The container serves to enclose, ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7026045 | Multilayer composite armour The invention relates to the area of armor and in particular to multilayer armor having a composite layer containing a first material made of a metal or an alloy and a second material where the second material is porous and in that the metal or metal alloy is infilt... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7007585 | Multi-hit transparent armor system A multi-hit transparent armor system is described and claimed herein for improving the resistance of transparent armor to incoming projectiles. Typically, the transparent armor is framed within a window opening of a security structure. An exemplary, contemplated str... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6920817 | Composite armor structure A composite armor structure for ballistically protecting a gap from an impacting projectile threat and for use with at least one ballistic armor module. The gap extends along a margin of the module. The structure comprises a body having a protection portion with at ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6912944 | Ceramic armour systems with a front spall layer and a shock absorbing layer Several ceramic armour systems are provided herein. One such system is a ceramic armour system for personnel. Such system includes an integral ceramic plate, or a plurality of interconnected ceramic components providing an integral plate. The ceramic has a deflectin... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6901839 | Blast attenuation device and method The present invention provides systems and methods for producing a shield for protecting an area from a pressure blast. The shield, which attenuates the pressure blast, can be used with tall, mobile, and underwater structures, including structures in densely populat... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6892623 | Ballistic armor panel A ballistic armor panel for attaching to an object, the panel comprising a carrying board made of a hard material and formed with a plurality of adjoining through-going apertures, each aperture receiving a body made of a hard material and having a longitudinal axis ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6873920 | Oxygen fire and blast fragment barriers A blast fragment and oxygen fire safety barrier comprising a corrugated impact panel connected to and spanning a pair of columns designed by directly impacting the barrier with a fragment of specified weight at a specified velocity to obtain test values for use in d... | 03/29/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6818268 | Transparent armor structure An improved transparent armor structure for use in a vehicle includes a first sheet of transparent armor composite comprising at least one layer of polymeric material and at least one layer of tempered silica glass bonded to form a laminated bullet resisting structu... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6782792 | Blast attenuation device and method The present invention provides systems and methods for producing a shield for protecting an area from a pressure blast. The shield, which attenuates the pressure blast, can be used with tall, mobile, and underwater structures, including structures in densely populat... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6764728 | Reinforced window system A reinforced window system for mounting within an opening in a wall, the window system comprising a first frame corresponding with an out-side of the wall and a second frame fixed behind the first frame and corresponding with an in-side of the wall. At least the fir... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6703104 | Panel configuration composite armor A method and apparatus comprising combining ballistic and fragment resistant fabrics in multiple layers with a central geometrically shaped composite core in a resin forming a composite armor panel, wherein the multiple layers present a fragment projectil... | 03/09/2004 |
