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US 5179244

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Rescinded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

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