Patent ID: 7997181

Claim:
A multi-layer ballistic or armor panel system comprising: an assembly of materials comprising: a component strike layer comprised of a continuous planar assembly of tile elements, the planar assembly having a strike surface and a rear surface, wherein seams between the tile elements are substantially non-perpendicular to the strike surface, the seams between tile elements in one row are staggered from the seams between tile elements in an adjacent row; the tile elements have a plurality of grooves in the strike surface and a plurality of grooves in the rear surface, wherein the grooves in the strike surface are staggered or offset from the grooves in the rear surface; a reinforcing material on the strike surface and on the rear surface, the reinforcing material comprising layers of a composite material comprised of fibers in a plastic resin, the layers arranged in a 0°/90° configuration on the strike surface and on the rear surface; a plastic surface layer bonded to the reinforcing material on the strike surface of the hard component strike layer; and a backing layer adjacent to the reinforcing material on the rear surface of the hard component strike layer, the backing layer comprising a composite material laminate comprised of alternating 0°/90° layers of unidirectional polyethylene fibers in a urethane matrix.