Patent ID: 8256470

Claim:
A multi-layer ballistic woven fabric, comprising: a. an upper woven layer having upper warp yarns and upper weft yarns that are interwoven together to form the upper woven layer, the upper warp yarns and upper weft yarns being ballistic yarns; b. a lower woven layer having lower warp yarns and lower weft yarns that are interwoven together to form the lower woven layer, the lower warp yarns and lower weft yarns being ballistic yarns, wherein at least some of the upper yarns and lower yarns are offset from each other so as to overlap by between 10% and 95%; and c. a plurality of securing yarns, each securing yarn interwoven with at least some of the upper yarns and some of the lower yarns so as to secure the upper and lower woven layers together, the securing yarns being of significantly smaller denier than the warp yarns and weft yarns and having significantly lower tenacities and tensile moduli than the warp yarns and weft yarns; d. wherein the multi-layer ballistic woven fabric is formed by interweaving the securing yarns with the warp yarns and weft yarns as the upper woven layer and lower woven layer are made.