David E Hand

US Patent:

49892665, Feb 5, 1991

Filed:

Oct 13, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/421077

Inventors:

Anthony J. Borgese - Lynbrook NY
Gaeton J. Dragone - Croton Falls NY
David R. Hand - Kings Park NY

Assignee:

Point Blank Body Armor, Inc. - Amityville NY

International Classification:

F41H 102

US Classification:

2 25

Abstract:

A body armor insert has a set of ballistic cloth plies made from polyethylene fibers sandwiched between first and second sets of ballistic cloth plies made from aramid fiber. The number of plies in each of the three sets of plies is a function of a level of protection to be provided. Each of the two sets of aramid plies are sewn together along a central region of the set of plies. The set of polyethylene fiber plies are not sewn together except that all three sets of plies are sewn together in a shoulder region of the body armor insert.

US Patent:

53318676, Jul 26, 1994

Filed:

Oct 19, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/962851

Inventors:

Thomas S. Carpenter - New York NY
David D. Hand - New York NY

Assignee:

Carpenter Manufacturing Co., Inc. - Manlius NY

International Classification:

H02G 112

US Classification:

81 951

Abstract:

Apparatus for cutting, severing and stripping a portion of a covering layer, such as insulation, from the end of a filamentary core material, such as an electrical conductor. The apparatus includes means for clamping the workpiece to restrain axial movement thereof and a pair of blades which move radially of the workpiece to cut the insulation and then axially to complete the severing operation and strip the severed slug fully or partly from the conductor. The apparatus is powered by a pneumatic cylinder and includes means for automatically varying the clamping force on the workpiece commensurately with the axial pulling force exerted by the blades during severing and stripping. Unique mounting and moving means for the blades and workpiece clamping members are provided to permit pivotal mounting of the blade and clamping member supports while constraining reciprocal movement thereof radially of the workpiece to a linear path.