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US 12,352,535 B2Granted
Impact resistant material
OwnerSteven Baranowitzinventor
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Abstract
The current disclosure is directed to an impact resistant material made from a novel melanin composite. It has been found that using these composites allows for the production of effective ballistic protection and blast containment materials.
Claims6
A ballistic protection material formed using a composition comprising:
- melanin material which has been dried in a microwave to form dried melanin material, and polyvinyl alcohol, methylparaben and propylparaben;
- mixing the dried melanin material and polyvinyl alcohol at a ratio of about 40 to about 60 to about 50 to about 50 (percent by weight) to form a mixture;
- compressing the mixture, wherein the compression is applied in a hydraulic press wherein the hydraulic press ranges in capacity from approximately 1 ton/in2 to approximately 50 tons/in2,
- thereby forming the ballistic protection material, wherein the ballistic protection material is manufactured in a form selected from the group consisting of slabs, plates, and bricks.
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A process for forming a ballistic protection material, comprising the steps of:
- drying melanin material in a microwave to produce dried melanin material;
- providing polyvinyl alcohol, methylparaben, and propylparaben;
- mixing the dried melanin material with polyvinyl alcohol in a ratio of about 40:60 to about 50:50 by weight to form a mixture, and adding methylparaben and propylparaben to the mixture;
- compressing the mixture using a hydraulic press with a capacity ranging from approximately 1 ton/in2 to approximately 50 tons/in2, thereby forming a ballistic protection material, wherein the material is manufactured in a form selected from the group consisting of slabs, plates, and bricks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.