Patents Assigned to Survival, Incorporated
  • Method for forming or securing unidirectionally-oriented fiber strands in sheet form, such as for use in a ballistic-resistant panel
    Patent number: 6949280
    Abstract: A sheet of unidirectionally-oriented fiber strands includes unidirectional fibers, bonding fibers interwoven with the unidirectional fibers to form a fiber panel, and thermoplastic film laminating the fiber panel there between. In one embodiment, a second sheet of laminated unidirectional fibers is joined to the first sheet of laminated unidirectional fibers with the unidirectional fibers running in a second direction as compared to the first fibers. In yet another embodiment, individual laminated sheets of unidirectional fibers are stitched together to form packets of sheets which may be used singularly or multiple packets may be bundled together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Survival, Incorporated
    Inventors: Lee Walker Brillhart, III, Ricky William Stewart, Ronald G. Krueger
  • Method for forming or securing unindirectionally-oriented fiber strands in sheet form, such as for use in a ballistic-resistant panel
    Patent number: 6562435
    Abstract: A sheet of unidirectionally-oriented fiber strands includes unidirectional fibers, bonding fibers interwoven with the unidirectional fibers to form a fiber panel, and thermoplastic film laminating the fiber panel there between. In one embodiment, a second sheet of laminated unidirectional fibers is joined to the first sheet of laminated unidirectional fibers with the unidirectional fibers running in a second direction as compared to the first fibers. In yet another embodiment, individual laminated sheets of unidirectional fibers are stitched together to form packets of sheets which may be used singularly or multiple packets may be bundled together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Survival, Incorporated
    Inventors: Lee Walker Brillhart, III, Ricky William Stewart, Ronald G. Krueger