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6949280 Method for forming or securing unidirectionally-oriented fiber strands in sheet form, such as for use in a ballistic-resistant panel  
A sheet of unidirectionally-oriented fiber strands includes unidirectional fibers, bonding fibers interwoven with the unidirectional fibers to form a fiber panel, and thermoplastic film laminating...
6945155 Armor systems  
An armor system useful, for example, as a shroud, comprising a first pliable, cut resistant fibrous layer and a second pliable fibrous layer is disclosed. The first layer is arranged to receive an...
6927724 Adaptive modification of surface properties to alter the perception of its underlying structure  
Adaptive modification of surface properties such as color, temperature and reflective properties by adjustably varying the temperature of a surface perceived by an observer, utilizing Peltier...
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...
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...
6908660 Shaped body made of fiber-reinforced composites having a segmented covering layer, its production and its use  
The present invention relates to shaped bodies made of fiber-reinforced ceramic composites and comprising a core zone and at least one covering layer which has a coefficient of thermal expansion...
6907811 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...
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,...
6899009 Flexible multi-shock shield  
Flexible multi-shock shield system and method are disclosed for defending against hypervelocity particles. The flexible multi-shock shield system and method may include a number of flexible bumpers...
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...
6880445 Explosive matrix for a reactive armor element  
A reactive armor element for protection against a shaped-charge warhead, comprising a casing fitted with an outer metal cover plate, and at least one explosive matrix extending between the metal...
6871821 Cockpit door of aircraft  
The cockpit door has a hinge on one side and a latch device on the other side that can be operated only from the cockpit side. To the inner side of the door panel is mounted a reinforcement member ...
6862971 Ballistic protection composite shield and method of manufacturing  
A ballistic protection composite shield is disclosed, with improved next-to-skin properties, and improved flexibility. Needlepunching technology permits the manufacture of the wear layer using any...
6860186 Ceramic bodies and ballistic armor incorporating the same  
The invention provides a ceramic body for deployment in a composite armor panel, for absorbing and dissipating kinetic energy from high velocity projectiles, the body having a peg-like...
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...
6808178 Clearing trap  
A clearing trap for decelerating bullets includes a housing and a bullet decelerating insert disposed within the housing. Preferably, the insert is slidably removable from the housing and is...
6807891 Flexible impact-resistant materials  
Flexible impact- or blast-resistant composite material including a strike-face having impact-resistant, adjacent tiles which have complementary mating edges, and a flexible material having at least...
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...
6792843 Armor-plating composite  
A composite material for armor plating with improved multihit behavior includes at least: a front layer, facing the impact side and mounted on a first sub-layer, the front layer including a...
6786126 Ballistic resistant materials and method of manufacture  
A lightweight ballistic resistant materials and method of making the same are provided. The material includes at least two layers of penetration resistant material intermittently connected to form...
6745661 Method and apparatus for defeating ballistic projectiles  
A method and apparatus for defeating high-velocity projectiles. A plurality of disks of equal size comprised of fiber induced ceramic composites are provided. The disks are laid out in an...
6745662 Cross cell sandwich core  
A sandwich core comprises two faceplates separated by a plurality of cells. The cells are comprised of walls positioned at oblique angles relative to a perpendicular axis extending through the...
6737158 Porous polymeric membrane toughened composites  
Composites comprising porous polymeric membrane films meeting the following equation: 75 MPa<(longitudinal membrane tensile modulus+transverse membrane tensile modulus)/2, wherein at least a...
6732628 Portable bullet trap  
A bullet trap for arresting and trapping a fired bullet. The bullet trap includes a primary enclosure having a shooting port and a plurality of discrete, resilient bullet trap media in the...
6718861 Momentum trap ballistic armor system  
A momentum trap ballistic armor system comprises an accelerating layer and a plug layer adjacent to the a accelerating layer. The plug layer includes an opening and at least one plug maintained...
6708595 Laminated, reinforced glass plate  
A bullet-proof and/or shatter-proof toughened, laminated glass plate includes a stack of glass sheets. A central ballistic system (BC) of the glass plate has, at its peripheral region corresponding...
6704934 Ballistic vest  
Improved body armor includes a ballistic panel having an internal ballistic component protected from moisture by an integral, sonic welded moisture impervious cover. No moisture can intrude into...
6705197 Lightweight fabric based body armor  
A soft fabric multithreat ballistic vest is disclosed. The vest is a combination of different types of ballistic fabric used together, One type of ballistic fabric serves to slow and deform a...
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...
6698331 Use of metal foams in armor systems  
In a multi-layer armor system ( 10 ), useful for military vehicles, a metallic foam is provided as the shock energy-absorbing element. In a typical arrangement, the metallic foam shock-absorbing...
6681679 Wall protecting device  
The invention relates to a wall ( 2 )-protection device ( 1 ), notably for a vehicle wall, against attack by a projectile. This device comprises at least one explosive charge ( 3 ) able to project...
6679157 Lightweight armor system and process for producing the same  
A lightweight armor system may comprise a substrate having a graded metal matrix composite layer formed thereon by thermal spray deposition. The graded metal matrix composite layer comprises an...
6677034 Aerogels, piezoelectric devices, and uses therefor  
In its first aspect the invention provides an electromechanical acoustic transducer ( 5 ) which is resistively terminated at the rear with a closely-coupled sound absorber ( 7 ) made from an...
6666124 Fast deployment, high pressure inflatable panels and watercraft or other objects with armor or other protection  
Armored protective panels for inflatable (and other) boats are detailed. The panels themselves may be inflated, either separately or together, for deployment and hence need not normally impede...
6658984 Anti-mine floor for an armored vehicle  
An apparatus for providing anti-mine protection for an armored vehicle, the apparatus comprising a concave floor plate ( 1 ) that provides both a sufficient ground clearance ( 3 ) and a clear...
6647856 Turbine compressor armor shield  
A method and apparatus comprising combining fragment resistant fabrics in multiple layers in a resin, wherein the multiple layers present a fragment projectile with alternating tougher and softer...
6647857 Bullet protective sunvisor  
The invention is directed to a foldable bullet protective shield for mounting to the backside of a sunvisor of a motor vehicle, said shield having an upper portion and a lower portion, each portion...
6635357 Bulletproof lightweight metal matrix macrocomposites with controlled structure and manufacture the same  
The lightweight bulletproof metal matrix macrocomposites (MMMC) contain (a) 10-99 vol. % of permeable skeleton structure of titanium, titanium aluminide, Ti-based alloys, and/or mixtures thereof...
6627296 Elastically collapsible radome structure  
An impact resistant structure is described which comprises a substantially sinusoidally shaped elastically collapsible open-celled fluted layer disposed between but not bonded to constraining...
6622608 Variable standoff extendable armor  
A method of achieving a variable standoff distance on an armored vehicle or structure between a standoff plate and a base armor plate. The method comprises building the armor system with the base...
6619180 Tri-bar armor and signature reduction design  
A weight efficient spaced armor system that utilizes three-sided armor elements also includes a method of adaptive concealment to provide a reduced detection signature for combat vehicles, ships,...
6612217 Penetration resistant fabric structures and materials  
A ballistic barrier for protecting an aircraft from damage due to projectile penetration, the aircraft having a fuselage including an outer skin, an inner panel and a structure. The ballistic...
6601497 Armor with in-plane confinement of ceramic tiles  
An armor component includes a tile having a perimeter; and a wrapping material wrapped around the perimeter of the tile. An armor system includes a back plate; at least one tile array layer...
6595102 Reactive personnel protection system and method  
A counter-terrorism, reactive personnel protection system which detects the presence of a destructive object as it approaches a designated personnel target along an intersecting path. Before...
6581504 Passive armor for protection against shaped charges  
A passive armour for protection against shaped charges, comprising a rigid enclosure or body filled with hollow microspheres made of a material having a density greater than 7 g/cm 3 and hardness...
6575075 Composite armor panel  
A composite armor plate for absorbing and dissipating kinetic energy from high velocity projectiles including an internal layer of pellets, which are bound and retained in plate form by a...
6571677 Ballistic protective plate  
A ballistic panel comprises a monolithic epoxy bonded plate made up of laminated individual panels integrally encased within a composite plastic outer shell. At least one of the individual panels...
6568310 Lightweight armored panels and doors  
A layer ( 16, 24 ) of a mesh or mail material is bonded to the opposite sides of a ballistic layer ( 14, 22 ) a bullet resistant composite material. The layer ( 18, 26 ) of relatively lightweight...
6562435 Method for forming or securing unindirectionally-oriented fiber strands in sheet form, such as for use in a ballistic-resistant panel  
A sheet of unidirectionally-oriented fiber strands includes unidirectional fibers, bonding fibers interwoven with the unidirectional fibers to form a fiber panel, and thermoplastic film laminating...
6559079 Thin and lightweight ballistic resistant pad with groups of angularly displaced woven sheets and method  
A ballistic resistant pad having a first group of at least two successive overlying woven sheets constructed of high strength fibers. The warp and the weft for individual ones of the successive...
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