Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A brake friction pad assembly is provided with a metallic backing plate element, a friction pad element having a mating surface, an air-dried and completely thermally cured elastomeric adhesive material film joined in cure-bonded relation to the mating surface of the friction pad element, and mechanical fasteners joining the friction pad element and adhered elastomeric adhesive material film to the backing plate element with the elastomeric adhesive material film in an intermediate position.

Abstract: A brake friction pad assembly is provided with a metallic backing plate element, a friction pad element having a mating surface, an air-dried and thermally cured elastomeric adhesive material film joined in cure-bonded relation to the mating surface of the friction pad element, and mechanical fasteners joining the friction pad element and adhered elastomeric adhesive material film to the backing plate element with the elastomeric adhesive material film in an intermediate position.

Abstract: A brake friction pad assembly is provided with a metallic backing plate element, a friction pad element having a mating surface, an air-dried and thermally cured elastomeric adhesive material film joined in cure-bonded relation to the mating surface of the friction pad element, and mechanical fasteners joining the friction pad element and adhered elastomeric adhesive material film to the backing plate element with the elastomeric adhesive material film in an intermediate position.

Abstract: A noise abating brake shoe assembly having a metal brake shoe and a friction material brake block with an elastomeric sound damping material added as a constituent to the brake block or interposed between the brake block and the brake shoe.

Abstract: A noise abating automotive brake shoe assembly consisting essentially of a mixture of from about 2 to about 30 percent by weight of a discrete, heat-cured, particulate, elastomeric, sound damping material containing cashew nut shell resin, nitrile rubber, resin binder, a fiber selected from a group consisting of metal, glass, mineral rock wool and refractory with the remainder being friction material ingredients.

Abstract: A disc brake pad in which the friction material is attached to the backing plate mechanically bonded with adhesives and through mechanical attachment to an expanded metal mesh utilizing uncompacted friction material and a compacted friction material preform.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a disc brake pad in which the friction material is attached to the backing plate mechanically bonded with adhesives and through mechanical attachment to an expanded metal mesh utilizing uncompacted friction material and a compacted friction material preform.