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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Kenneth C. Harding, Midlothian, VA (US);
Joseph Evan Mitchell, Concord, NC (US);
Wesley B. Petrea, Kannapolis, NC (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth C. Harding, Midlothian, VA (US);
Joseph Evan Mitchell, Concord, NC (US);
Wesley B. Petrea, Kannapolis, NC (US);
Assignee:
Bae Systems Tensylon H. P. M., Inc., Monroe, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/10 (2006.01); B32B 37/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A non-fibrous, high tenacity, highly oriented UHMWPE tape or sheet of high molecular weight having a substantially large aspect ratio, a high tenacity, and a substantially higher tensile modulus. The UHMWPE tape includes an average molecular weight of 2,000,000 or greater, a width of ½-inch or greater, a thickness of between 0.0008 and 0.004 inch, and a modulus of between 1600 and 2500 grams per denier.