Battelle Memorial Institute

Cue Corporation

James C. Kennedy

Charles R. Miele

Chuck a. Plaxico

Joseph R. Preston

Jay R. Sayre

W. Scott Versluis

Kary L. Valentine

Carl J. Serman

Kary L Valentine

Jay R Sayre

Carl J Serman

Chuck A Plaxico

Charles R Miele

Joseph R Preston

W Scott Versluis

James C Kennedy, Jr

James C Kennedy

Clarence E Pollock

Scott Versluis

Jr Kennedy James C

An armor panel is formed of a central layer of ballistic tiles, a support plate and a layer of high strength fiber weave. An outer layer of fiber weave formed of two plies of high strength fiber is wrapped around central layer, support plate and layer of high strength fiber weave. An inner layer of fiber weave formed of two plies of high strength fiber is wrapped around central layer. Armor panel is formed by molding.

Armor system with multi-hit capacity and method of manufacture

An impact attenuator system including a hyperelastic member that comprises an energy absorbing material with a tan &#x3b4; of not less than about 0.05 to assist rebound control.

Rebound control material

A composite armor panel and a method for making the armor is disclosed. In one embodiment the armor consists of a plurality of ceramic tiles () individually edge-wrapped () with fiber or edge-wrap fabric, which are further wrapped with a face-wrap fabric, and encapsulated in a hyperelastic polymer material () permeating the fabric and fibers, with a back plate () adhered to the encapsulated tiles. In one embodiment the hyperelastic polymer () is formed from a MDI-polyester or polyether prepolymer, at lease one long-chain polyester polyol comprising ethylene/butylene adipate diol, at least one short-chain diol comprising 1,4-butanediol, and a tin-based catalyst.

Composite armor and method for making composite armor

An impact attenuator system includes a hyperelastic member that comprises an energy-absorbing material which behaves in a rate-independent hyperelastic manner so that its permanent set is minimized and the material can absorb tremendous amounts of impact energy while remaining fully recoverable.

Impact attenuator system

An impact attenuator system includes a hyperelastic member that comprises an energy absorbing material which behaves in a rate-independent hyperelastic manner so that its permanent set is minimized and the material can absorb tremendous amounts of impact energy while remaining fully recoverable.

The present invention is a high performance microcellular polyurethane foam suitable for numerous applications normally considered outside the realm of conventional solid systems. Also included in the present invention is a method of manufacturing the high performance microcellular polyurethane foam using controlled water addition, foam surfactant addition, a modified catalyst system, the addition of a delayed action tin catalyst and a reduced NCO/OH ratio. The present invention has special application for industrial parts, especially the bowling equipment industry and the cardboard manufacturing industry.

High performance microcellular foam and manufacturing method apparatus thereof

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Mars, PA, United States of America

Kary L Valentine