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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2009
Fielder Stanton Lyons, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Jeffrey A. Mears, Chandler, AZ (US);
Gene C. Weedon, Richmond, VA (US);
Kenneth C. Harding, Midlothian, VA (US);
Lisa Owen, Charlotte, NC (US);
Peter Anthony Russell, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Joseph Mitchell, Charlotte, NC (US);
Erik Johnson, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Fielder Stanton Lyons, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Jeffrey A. Mears, Chandler, AZ (US);
Gene C. Weedon, Richmond, VA (US);
Kenneth C. Harding, Midlothian, VA (US);
Lisa Owen, Charlotte, NC (US);
Peter Anthony Russell, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Joseph Mitchell, Charlotte, NC (US);
Erik Johnson, Phoenix, AZ (US);
BAE Systems Tensylon H.P.M., Inc., Monroe, NC (US);
Abstract
A ballistic-resistant molded article having a sandwich-type structure including two outer portions of a first high modulus material surrounding an inner portion of a second high modulus material. The outer portions are comprised of a plurality of interleaved layers of adhesive coated cross-plied non-fibrous ultra high molecular weight polyethylene tape. The inner portion is comprised of a plurality of interleaved layers of high modulus cross-plied fibers embedded in resin. The stack of interleaved layers is compressed at high temperature and pressure to form a hybrid sandwich ballistic-resistant molded article that includes a mix of high modulus materials. It has been found that ballistic resistance is higher for the hybrid structure than for a monolithic structure of comparable areal density.