Patent ID: 7976932

Claim:
A ballistic resistant panel comprising: a compressed stack of interleaved layers of high modulus material, said compressed stack of interleaved layers including a strike face portion and a backing portion; said strike face portion of said compressed stack including a plurality of interleaved layers of cross-plied non-fibrous ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) tape; each of said layers of cross-plied non-fibrous ultra high molecular weight polyethylene tape including a first layer of unidirectional tape strips bonded together at their edges, a second layer of unidirectional tape strips bonded together at their edges, and said tape strips in said first and second layers are at an angle of 90° with respect to each other; and said backing portion of said compressed stack including a plurality of interleaved layers of cross-plied fibers embedded in resin.