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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8006606 | Folding protective shields A protective folding shield for mounting to a rail of a vehicle may include a generally rectangular shield; a base stand fixed to a first side of the shield; a shim fixed to the first side of the shield and spaced apart from the base stand; a hinge fixed to the base... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7980166 | Ballistic barrier A ballistic barrier incorporates a flexible ballistic blanket having a threat side and a protected side, opposing top and bottom edges, and opposing side edges. A plurality of spaced-apart elongated stiffening elements extend longitudinally between opposing top and ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971516 | Portable ballistic shield A portable ballistic shield is disclosed. The portable ballistic shield is contoured to conform to an individual's body and may be integrated with a rucksack and frame to provide protection to the user's back and torso while still allowing the user substantially uno... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7921758 | Impact panels A technique enables improved performance of oilfield service operations. A protective shield is formed with a portable stand and at least one lightweight impact panel. The one or more lightweight impact panels enable easy movement of the safety shield from one locat... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7856915 | Blast mitigating mobile self-contained networked checkpoint A portable checkpoint system is disclosed that incorporates a configurable freight container to intercept and inspect an approaching vehicle. The container includes a quadrilateral set of walls connectable to form a rectangular box, first and second ends of the wall... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7849781 | Bullet resistant barrier A barrier comprising a base unit composed of a bullet resistant material and a transparent upper wall removably interconnected to the base unit and composed of a bullet resistant material. The base unit includes a front wall and two side walls extending from the fro... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7520207 | Modular ballistic wall assembly A modular ballistic wall assembly incorporates a rigid frame including first and second spaced-apart uprights, and at least one cross-member extending between the uprights. A plurality of ballistic panels are carried by the frame between the first and second upright... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7493844 | Vehicle security partition Disclosed is an integrated vehicle and personal ballistic protection system providing a combination of space utilization, portability and increased personal safety. Also disclosed are kits for up-fitting the shield to an existing installed partition, and a kit for t... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7430952 | Protective device for the confinement of explosive objects or objects suspected to be such In various embodiments, explosive objects or objects suspected of being explosive may be substantially contained. A protective device for the confinement of explosive objects or objects suspected to of being explosive may include a sleeve. The axial ends of the slee... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7401540 | Highly survivable urban utility vehicle (HSUUV) The Highly Survivable Urban Utility Vehicle (HSUUV) redistributes armor in a unique way on a truck type wheeled vehicle so as to defeat Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) to include armor piercing weapons. In so doing, this approach adds significant amounts of armor... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398619 | Fort A fort includes a defense, a top cover, and a plurality of shooting windows. The top cover is mounted on top of the defense. The top cover includes an inverted bowl-like top wall with an opening. The top cover further includes a peripheral wall extending along a per... | 07/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7325864 | Rotating automotive grille assembly A rotating automotive grille assembly that produces a distinctive and unique appearance for the front end of a motor vehicle where a plurality of elongated bars rotates either by airflow or by a motor. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7308847 | Perforating gun loading bay and method A perforating gun loading bay is described for protecting adjacent areas from an accidental explosion during gun loading. The bay can be an insert-type arrangement or a stand-alone structure. The bay includes metal plate walls, a floor and a roof. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7261677 | Weight equipment for situps and back extensions Weight equipment for doing crunches, situps, and back extensions. A specially devised weight plate fits the upper chest and front shoulders, and has two handles placed at each hand's natural path (without necessitating the twisting of the wrists as they are moved to... | 08/28/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7225718 | Military vehicle window cover A window cover for a military vehicle which includes both upper and lower armored plates angled away from an underlying vehicle window, an upper reflector overlying the underside of the upper armored plate, and a lower reflector, penetrable by projectiles, positione... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216644 | Portable camouflage blind for hunting What is disclosed is a portable hunting screen. The hunting screen comprises a frame, camouflage material, and an opening through which a weapon can be fired. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7102814 | Personal portable blankets as an infrared shielding device for field activities A system shields IR emissions from remote sensors and has a flexible outer metallic layer extending to cover objects emitting IR energy on the covered ground. The outer layer is conductive of heat energy and faces upward. A flexible inner metallic layer coextensivel... | 09/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7036798 | Mobile barrier to control litter and wind A mobile barrier for use in wind control, reduction of blowing litter and suspension and transport of airborne contaminants with applications in areas of landfill maintenance, agriculture, erosion control, and snow control is described. The mobile barrier is a large... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036420 | Pack for carrying explosives and initiators The invention, as embodied herein, comprises a back worn pack that allows a user to transport both energetic materials, such as primary explosives, and energetic initiators, such as blasting caps, within the pack without the threat of premature initiation of the ene... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6990887 | Protective shield A pivotally adjustable shield includes a first member having substantially planar front and rear surfaces and an edge portion integral therewith. The shield further includes a second member having substantially planar front and rear surfaces and an edge portion enga... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6964219 | Blast resistant partitions The invention provides an array of blast-resistant partitions arranged to subdivide a predetermined space into a multiplicity of interconnected subspaces and thereby to substantially confine an explosive blast to one or more of the subspaces while protecting the rem... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6931977 | Protective device for a field apparatus A protective device for a field apparatus includes first and second lateral plates, each plate having a top end and a bottom end. The first and second lateral plates are opposingly situated to mutually support each other in an A-shaped structure. In this A-shaped st... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923107 | Armored vehicle, especially combat tank An armored vehicle, especially combat vehicle, having an outer wall (1) in which is disposed an air inlet opening (2) behind which a radiator is positioned in the interior of the vehicle. To produce a ballistic protective device at the air inlet openin... | 08/02/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6813986 | Reusable bomb diffuser A reusable bomb diffusing device having a core structure with outer surfaces covered by outwardly extending and increasingly upwardly-directed energy-absorbing vanes that are fixed in position and separated from one another by approximately 3°, the core structure b... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6807890 | Collapsible ballistic shield A ballistic shield may include a first ballistic plate that includes a ballistic material. A second ballistic plate may also include the ballistic material. The second ballistic plate may be connected to a side of the first ballistic plate so that the first ballisti... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6711980 | Armored booth An armored booth that functions as a protective enclosure permitting the occupants to approach armed individuals with reduced risk of harm to the occupants. The booth includes a housing formed of armored material and proportioned to be able to enter the doorway of a... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6691601 | Personal protective shield A personal protective shield, which comprises a central panel; at least two lateral panels; and hinged connections between the central panel and the lateral panels. The protective shield has a folded configuration for carrying it and for attaching to it o... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6622607 | Mobile bullet resistant barrier A mobile bullet-resistant barrier that has adjustable and removable bullet-resistant glass panes. The barrier includes a frame supporting a bullet-resistant material, slidable in the frame, the material being substantially transparent. The frame generally... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6581505 | Portable ballistic barricade A portable ballistic barricade comprises a ballistic shield blanket attached to a portable, collapsible ladder. The blanket has at least one removable ballistic panel operatively disposed therein, and the ladder and blanket may be quickly and easily colla... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6561072 | Decoy device A decoy device, notably for a roadside mine, comprising at least one flag fastened to a support, such flag incorporating at least one part ensuring the emission of radiation in the infrared spectrum. The flag is constituted by at least one flexible panel ... | 05/13/2003 |
