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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mansour Hussein, Raleigh, NC (US);
Grey Parker, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
3Tex, Inc., Cary, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/26 ; D03D 2/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/26 ; D03D 2/300 ;
Abstract
A multilayer laminated woven structure for ballistic protective wear that is moldable to substantially conform to a female torso and capable of retaining that molded shape for providing increased comfort and ease of movement when the protective wear is in use. A three-dimensional woven material is used for the base functional layer of the ballistic protective wear. Also, a thermoplastic material is employed to fuse the fibers of the three-dimensional woven material to each other to provide improved handling during lamination of the material and improved ballistic resistance during use.