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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176831 | Armor plate An armor plate transforms projectile energy into solid-state lattice waves and facilitates absorption of these waves at different wavelengths. For high frequency lattice waves, dopants are used for absorbing the lattice waves and converting them to thermal energy. H... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8132494 | Ballistic resistant composite article having improved matrix system An impact resistant rigid composite article comprising a fibrous layer comprising a network of filaments dispersed in a rigid matrix comprising one or more thermosetting resins and one or more thermoplastic resins which preferably include one or more initiating/comp... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8047117 | Composite blast wave attenuators for boots A blast wave attenuator comprising: a deflector and a foam or foamed composite inside of the deflector. The foamed composite may be a combination of fabrics, fibers, and small reinforcements embedded in a polymeric foam matrix. The foamed composites can be fabricate... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7921757 | Body armor with electrical power supply An armor plate is provided for a body jacket to include provision for electrical power. The plate includes a flexible substrate, a ceramic cover disposed on the substrate, and a battery. The cover includes cavities along the substrate, with the battery disposed with... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7874239 | Mosaic extremity protection system with transportable solid elements A flexible armor system adaptable to a garment suitable for extremity protection uses planar, polygon-shaped solid elements made of ceramic cores wrapped in high strength fabric and arranged with rotable edge and intersection protection as a flexible mosaic array wh... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7827899 | Armor An armor panel adapted to protect a body from an incoming projectile, the armor panel comprising an armor member constituted by at least one layer. The layer is encapsulated within and pressed upon by a wrapping as a result of an arresting process. The panel has a f... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7424748 | Quick release system for armor plates in a ballistic resistant vest and method A quick release system for releasing armor plates from a vest or other garment including a pocket associated with the front torso portion of the vest for selectively receiving a first armor plate, a pocket associated with the rear torso portion of the vest for selec... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424844 | Portable ballistic shield The present invention is directed toward an apparatus for tactical ballistic protection for an individual. In particular, the present invention provides a portable device for dual use as a ballistic shield and a rifle mounting stand. The invention is comprised on a ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7404352 | Personal armor Devices, systems and methods for shielding a person's neck and head are disclosed. The exemplary device may have an exterior portion running lengthwise approximately the length of a forearm and at least two angled surfaces widthwise for deflecting a projectile. The ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7364513 | Golf club head with inserts for impact face A striking face for golf clubs, such as a driver, iron or putter comprising a plurality of bars retained in the club head body and forming the striking surface. The bars which comprise the striking face according to the invention may be designed and arranged to prov... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363846 | Projectile resistant armor A body armor assembly includes a plurality of rigid tiles that are supported in a manner to provide movement and flexibility while still providing the protection of rigid armor. In a disclosed example, a tile holder maintains a plurality of tiles in a selected align... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354877 | Carbon nanotube fabrics The present invention provides fabrics that have unique chemical, electrical, and thermal properties. The fabrics comprise layers of yarns woven together wherein the yarns further comprise carbon nanotube fibers. These carbon nanotube fibers may be either single-wal... | 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 |
| 7322267 | Enhanced light weight armor system with reactive properties A light-weight armor system for retrofitting onto light vehicles, such as HMMWVs, trucks, or helicopters, or incorporating into a vehicle to protect against HEAT or high explosive warheads. The armor system comprises multiple layers of a thin metal film. The front s... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7302880 | Ballistic shield with integral firearm A ballistic shield has a handle to allow for one arm deployment. The shield also includes an integral window and a firearm mounted to the shield that may be dischargeably operated in its mounted position. Optionally, a second firearm at a different orientation from ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7282462 | Body armor strand structure, method and performance Structure, methodology and performance involving and utilizing body armor strand material which includes an elongate strand body possessing elongate brittle ceramic surface structure, elongate ductile core structure disposed within that surface structure, and elonga... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7243590 | Protective ballistic weapons stands and transparent shields useable therewith A ballistic weapon stand has a base plate for mounting armor panels having front and rear faces. The armor panels are fastened to and extend upwardly from the base at an angle in the range of 10–30° with respect to the vertical to define a protected space behind ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7210390 | Buoyancy device for personnel protective plates A personal ballistic protective device having a first layer comprised of ballistic material and a second layer comprised of buoyant material. The second layer preferably has a density sufficient to counteract a density of at least the first layer of ballistic materi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7163731 | Lightweight armor against firearm projectiles An armor assembly for protecting a body disposed behind said armor assembly, wherein the armor assembly comprises at least one layer of material made of an essentially brittle material, said layer extending slanted relative the expected trajectory of an oncoming fir... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7155857 | Assault rifle hand and forearm guard and method of use An assault rifle with a hand and forearm guard for protection of the user's hand and forearm. The assault rifle may be aimed from the side or on top of a barrier using an optical sensing system. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7150217 | Protective body armor A cup-shaped protective body armour (10) to give impact protection is in the form of an outer skin (11) and a honeycomb lining (13) formed integrally with each other of a substantially non-deformable material. The honeycomb lining (13) is... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146899 | Bullet-resistant hand-held defensive object A bullet-resistant defensive device is disclosed made up of layers of bullet resistant material layered together and connected along their peripheral edge on a frame to form a planar shield. The shield so formed works such that a bullet striking the shield causes th... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7124675 | Portable ballistic shield and shooting platform for police and military personnel A portable ballistic shield for use by civilian and military SWAT teams that provides both mobile and stationary cover, protection and a shooting platform for sniper and observer teams deployed behind the shield includes a rectangular-shaped planar member having a f... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7100490 | Body armor An armor, especially a body armor has at least one layer and preferably a multiplicity of layers of a woven ballistic fabric with titanium beads or disks threaded onto the yarns at the crossovers to serve as a projectile shredders. The titanium beaded fabric layers ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7082868 | Lightweight armor with repeat hit and high energy absorption capabilities A lightweight armor with repeat hit capability includes at least one layer of material that absorbs energy upon being impacted by an object through a reversible phase change and/or an elastic strain deformation of at least 5%. Once the energy of the object has been ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081754 | Metal detection system with a magnetometer head coupleable to conventional footware and method of use A metal detection system with a magnetometer head coupleable to conventional footware and method of use for facilitating hands-free detection of metals below a surface of the ground adjacent to a user. The metal detection system with a magnetometer head coupleable t... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073538 | Bi-directional and multi-axial fabric and fabric composites Bi-directional and multi-axial fabrics, fabric composites, ballistically resistant assemblies thereof, and the methods by which they are made. The fabrics are comprised of sets of strong, substantially parallel, unidirectional yarns lying in parallel planes, one abo... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7067031 | Process for making a ceramic armor plate Disclosed is a process for making a ceramic armor plate. A backing element having a known two-dimensional size is provided. A plurality of ceramic armor tiles are placed side by side to form a layer of ceramic armor tiles on a front surface of the backing element, a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052767 | Surface-coated hard material, production method for this, and use of the same Surface-coated hard material with a hardness (HV0.2)≧10Gpa, the surface of which has a polysiloxane coating. Method for producing this, in which a hard grain is mixed with a polysiloxane, a polysiloxane emulsion, or a diluted polysiloxane emulsion. Use ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040658 | Deployable rigid system for crash energy management A deployable cellular structure providing impact energy absorption capability is disclosed. The structure may be packed when not in use and deployed automatically or manually to provide impact protection. The structure is useful in a variety of situations including ... | 05/09/2006 |
