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Composite ceramic armor (10) and a method for making the armor are disclosed as incorporating a plurality of plate-shaped ceramic tiles (12) and cloth (18) wrapped around each tile over each surface (14) and side (16) thereof with a synthetic resin matrix (20) permeating the cloth to encapsulate the

Composite ceramic armor (10) and a method for making the armor are disclosed as incorporating a plurality of plate-shaped ceramic tiles (12) and cloth (18) wrapped around each tile over each surface (14) and side (16) thereof with a synthetic resin matrix (20) permeating the cloth to encapsulate the tiles such that the resin matrix defines oppositely facing surfaces (22) and a plurality of sides (24) from which the ceramic tiles are spaced by the cloth. The tiles (12) are preferably rectangular and the cloth (18) preferably includes a pair of strips (26,28) wrapped around each tile in perpendicular directions to each other. Woven cloth is preferably utilized and is most preferably made from glass fibers or polyamide plastic fibers such as Kevlar.

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A method for making composite ceramic armor comprising: wrapping plate-shaped ceramic tiles, each of which has oppositely facing surfaces and a plurality of sides, with cloth that extends over each surface and side of each tile; placing the wrapped tiles in a mold cavity with the wrapped cloth spaci

A method for making composite ceramic armor comprising: wrapping plate-shaped ceramic tiles, each of which has oppositely facing surfaces and a plurality of sides, with cloth that extends over each surface and side of each tile; placing the wrapped tiles in a mold cavity with the wrapped cloth spacing the tiles from each other and from a mold wall defining the cavity; and introducing a synthetic resin into the mold cavity to permeate the cloth and provide a matrix that encapsulates the tiles and defines oppositely facing surfaces and sides from which the tiles are spaced by the wrapped cloth.