Apparatus for Absorbing Blast and Ballistic Energy and Method for Making Same

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APP PUB NO 20110023696A1
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12817848

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An armor system including a plurality of conduits each defining a respective hollow interior and a plurality of fiber bundles. Each of the plurality of conduits is substantially filled with a respective fiber bundle. A method of making armor including forming a plurality of fiber filled conduits, arranging a first group of the plurality of fiber filled conduits in a first layer having a first orientation, and arranging a second group of the plurality of fiber filled conduits in a second layer. The second orientation is different from the first orientation. A method of making a fiber filled conduit including forming a bundle of fibers and pulling the bundle of fibers through a hollow conduit such that the pulled bundle of fibers substantially fills the interior of the hollow conduit.

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FORCE PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES INC9801 HIGHWAY 78 LADSON SC 29456

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Zeren, Fevzi Ponte Vedra Beach, US 6 139

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