Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
60 words
An article of manufacture comprising: at least one network comprising fiber or yarn selected from the group of extended chain polyethylene and extended chain polypropylene fibers, extended chain polyvinyl alcohol fiber and extended chain polyacrylonitrile fiber wherein said fiber and yarn have a denier of not more than about 500 and a tensile modulus of at least about 200 g/denier.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
60 words
An article of manufacture comprising: at least one network comprising fiber or yarn selected from the group of extended chain polyethylene and extended chain polypropylene fibers, extended chain polyvinyl alcohol fiber and extended chain polyacrylonitrile fiber wherein said fiber and yarn have a denier of not more than about 500 and a tensile modulus of at least about 200 g/denier.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
An article as recited in claim 1, wherein said polyolefin fiber and yarn are polyethylene fiber and yarn having a tensile modulus of at least about 500 g/den.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
An article as recited in claim 1, wherein said fiber and yarn have a tensile modulus of at least about 1000 g/denier and an energy-to-break of at least 50 J/g.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
An article as recited in claim 1, wherein said fiber and yarn have a denier of not more than about 300.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
An article as recited in claim 1, wherein said network comprises yarn having a tensile modulus of at least about 1800 g/den.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
An article as recited in claim 1 further comprising: a low modulus elastomeric material, which coats the fiber or yarn of said network and has a tensile modulus of less than about 6,000 psi (41,300 kPa).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
An article as recited in claim 6 comprising a plurality of network arranged as multiple layers, the fiber or yarn of each of said layers being individually coated with said low modulus elastomeric material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
An article as recited in claim 7, wherein said layers have an arrangement in which the fiber alignment directions in selected layers are rotated with respect to the alignment direction of another layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
An article as recited in claim 6, wherein said low modulus elastomeric material comprises less than about 10 vol % of said layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
59 words
An article as recited in claim 6, wherein the network comprises yarn having a denier of less than about 250, the fiber of said yarn having a modulus of at least about 1200 g/den, the areal density of said yarn of the network is less than about 0.18 kg/m 2 , and the network has a plain weave pattern.