Multilayered polyethylene material and ballistic resistant articles manufactured therefrom
US10598465B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T442/2623
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to polyethylene material that has a plurality of unidirectionally oriented polyethylene monolayers cross-plied and compressed at an angle to one another, each polyethylene monolayer composed of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene and essentially devoid of resins. The present invention further relates to ballistic resistant articles that include or incorporate the inventive polyethylene material and to methods of preparing the material and articles incorporating same.
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