REINFORCED SOFT AND HARD BODY ARMOR
Assignee
SILENT PARTNER BODY ARMOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Filed
Feb 28, 1990
Granted
Jan 12, 1993
Location
GRETNA LA US
Abstract
The invention is reinforced soft and hard body armor utilizing a plurality of layers or plies of dissimilar ballistic material in combination with a reinforcing panel positioned inwardly of the multiple plies of ballistic material with the reinforcing panel being constructed of a work hardenable material to reduce penetration of a projectile thereby reducing blunt trauma injury. The multiple plies of ballistic material include a unique arrangement of multiple plies of an aramid fiber available under the trademark "Kevlar" or "TWARON" and multiple plies of a non-woven ballistic material available under the trademark "Spectra Shield" and the reinforcing panel is a polycarbonate material such as available under the trademark "Lexan".
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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
Sep 14, 1990
Rescinded
Jan 28, 1992
Duration
1 year, 4 months
Inventor
- 1T. TYLER ZUFLE
Record Details
- Patent number
- US 5179244
- Application
- 07486399
- Aerospace match
- Yes
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records
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