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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2004
Slade H. Gardner, Fort Worth, TX (US);
James R. Peoples, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Brian T. Rosenberger, Aledo, TX (US);
Slade H. Gardner, Fort Worth, TX (US);
James R. Peoples, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Brian T. Rosenberger, Aledo, TX (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides fabrics that have unique mechanical, chemical, electrical, and thermal properties. The fabrics comprise layers of woven, knit or felted fibers, yarns or tow. Interstitially synthesized nanotubes, such as single-walled or multi-walled carbon nanotubes, enhance the fabric's antiballistic properties. These nanotubes may also insulate, semi-conduct or super-conduct electrical charges, or provide enhanced thermal properties of these fabrics which can be layered to form unique garments or structures.