Lightweight armor and methods of making

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8689671
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11862441

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An article of armor includes a friction material operative to prevent penetration of a ballistic projectile. The armor is also operative to prevent penetration of a plurality of ballistic projectiles at a single point of impact. The armor may include a backing, or a facing, or may comprise an intermediate layer between a backing and facing in any combination. The armor of the invention applied directly to or attached to an article to be armored so as to cover all or any portion of the article. The backing and facing may include a friction material or a non-friction material. The friction material is a composite of a resin binder agent, a fibrous support structure, a friction modifier system, and a wear system.

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FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE LLC27300 WEST ELEVEN MILE ROAD SOUTHFIELD MI 48034

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, William F Columbus, US 17 233
Hummel, Alan R Winchester, US 8 113
Kraft, David J Howell, US 1 18
Orndorff, Ray K Middletown, US 1 18
Shirley, Terry L Stephens City, US 10 590

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