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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7415934 | Three-dimensional camouflage material having cupped heat deformations at discreet locations and method for making same A process for producing a camouflage material having a three-dimensional surface contour comprises providing a plurality of parallel strips of thermoplastic camouflage material having irregular side edges and positioning the strips, preferably with overlapping edges... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412918 | Firearm camouflage system The present invention provides a pre-packaged kit and a method for creating unique multi-toned custom patterns or camouflage on a surface, and in particular the surfaces of a firearm. The multi-toned custom patterns or camouflage are created by separating or peeling... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7390123 | Variable emittance surfaces Designs for constructing a surface with variable emittance are described. This is achieved by making a surface where the emissivity varies on a scale smaller than the resolution of a thermal imager viewing the surface. One design utilizes many cylindrical surfaces w... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7371442 | Artificial foliage An artificial foliage structure with wire cores embedded in its leafy parts causing these parts to “spring back” upon removal of compressive loading acting thereupon. These wire cores may be made of hard, springy steel such as piano wire or small diameter spring... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7345616 | Method and apparatus for reducing the infrared and radar signature of a vehicle A radar-absorbing panel (9) includes a honeycomb core (11) and a lower skin (13), where the lower skin (13) is attached to the bottom of the honeycomb core (11). The honeycomb core (11) is made up of individual cells (15 | 03/18/2008 |
| 7244684 | Thermal camouflage sheet A thermal camouflage sheet for covering heat sources against identification in a thermal image, having a base textile with a glass filament, has a coating which contains aluminum powder on one side and has a coating which contains color pigments on the other side. T... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7229680 | Realistically textured printed flocked fabrics and methods for making the fabrics The present invention is directed to unique flocked pile fabrics and methods for producing such fabrics. The fabrics provided according to one embodiment of the invention include an embossed pattern, characterized by a plurality of elongated depressions in the surfa... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225823 | Collapsible enclosure with 3-dimensional trim elements The invention is a collapsible portable enclosure which is provided with 3-dimensional elements around portions of its perimeter. Various patterns, including but not limited to, pattern simulating leaves of various types of foliage are cut into a strip of fabric whi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7206131 | Optic array for three-dimensional multi-perspective low observable signature control The invention described herein represents a significant improvement for the concealment of objects and people. Thousands of light receiving segmented pixels and sending segmented pixels are affixed to the surface of the object to be concealed. Each receiving segment... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7189128 | Mimetic gear Methods and compositions which can reduce the disturbance to wild life caused when man attempts to interact with wild life and more particularly methods and compositions which can enhance the interaction of man with aquatic life with minimal disturbance to the aquat... | 03/13/2007 |
| RE39490 | Security device having multiple security features and method of making same A security device having multiple security features is used with an item, such as a secure document, ticket, label or tag, to authenticate the item and/or encode data pertaining to the item. One example of the security device includes a carrier substrate, a metallic... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7148161 | Thermal camouflage tarpaulin A thermal camouflage tarpaulin for hiding heat sources against detection in a thermal image, comprising a base textile composed of a loop-formingly knitted or woven glass fabric is provided on the side which is remote from the heat source with a compound whose refle... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7065793 | Camouflaging apparatus A camouflaging apparatus includes a body covering for removably positioning on a body. The body covering has an outer surface and includes a pant and shirt combination for removably positioning over the legs. Each of a plurality of flexible panels has a length gener... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051839 | Camouflage device for equipment legs A device for providing three dimensional camouflage to a hunter's ladder stand having a seat, footrest, side rails and a plurality of rungs. The device has a hollow plastic tube with a split and holes through which a plurality of stalks of artificial vegetation are ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7053012 | Flexible corrosion-inhibiting cover for a metallic object A cover (200) for inhibiting corrosion of a metallic object over which the cover is placed. The cover has an inner surface (104) defined by a liquid-permeable layer (202) and an outer surface (102) defined by a liquid-impermeable layer ( | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040333 | Collapsible enclosure with interchangeable and reversible covering elements The invention is a portable, collapsible enclosure for protection from the elements in an outdoor environment. The tent-like enclosure is provided with one or more fabric coverings each bearing at least one color or camouflage pattern. The coverings are easily remov... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040335 | Scent containment system for hunting blinds The invention is a scent containment system for hunting blinds. A hunting blind is provided with scent impervious walls and removable light transmissive scent impervious windows. The scent impervious windows are remarkable in that they are designed to be readily pen... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7035308 | Method and system for countering laser technology Described herein is a method and system for providing a countermeasure against laser detection systems using nanocomponent material that is tailored to cloak or obscure a target from detection by transmitted laser radiation. The nanodot material absorbs and/or down-... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7008694 | Polymer fibers, fabrics and equipment with a modified near infrared reflectance signature A modified synthetic polymer filament and multifilament yarn of polyamide or polyester filament containing a carbon black polymer additive, and fabrics from these yarns, are disclosed. These melt spun filaments are especially well-suited for use in garments and equi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6991690 | Composite camouflage construction and method for manufacturing composite camouflage construction An improved camouflaged product and method of making such a product is disclosed. A multi-layered camouflage construction may comprise a first textile substrate and a second textile substrate secured to each other along parallel lines of stitching. The second textil... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6933023 | Camouflage material for the temperate environment In the present invention, there is provided a camouflage material having a camouflage pattern applied thereto and comprising a granitic aspect made of intermixed colored grains exhibiting the colors: light green having a dominant wavelength of 566.70 nm; a luminance... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6927724 | Adaptive modification of surface properties to alter the perception of its underlying structure Adaptive modification of surface properties such as color, temperature and reflective properties by adjustably varying the temperature of a surface perceived by an observer, utilizing Peltier devices at the surface for temperature adjustment. ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6912440 | Camouflage covering and method of manufacture of the camouflage covering A camouflage utilizing countercoloring, countershading, and disruptive coloration principles to provide concealment to a person or object. The method of manufacturing the camouflage covering includes photographing a form and obtaining imagery from the photographs. T... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6909395 | Radar absorbing coatings A method for preventing the discovery of military aircraft and missiles by enemy and infrared detectors. The method involves applying a coating of a ferrite containing glass composition to the surfaces of those metal or ceramic substrates that are susceptible to det... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6811835 | Lichen on rock camouflage pattern A camouflage pattern for use on clothing and other articles for concealing a hunter or outdoorsman in a wilderness area where there are rocks and boulders with lichen formations growing on them. This camouflage pattern would be useful for outdoorsmen, photographers,... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6805957 | Camouflage U.S. Marine corps utility uniform: pattern, fabric, and design A disruptive camouflage pattern system to be used for both military and civilian applications. The system includes specialized techniques for printing the camouflage pattern system unto fabric. The system provides camouflage in both the human visible light and the n... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6802082 | Insect-proof camouflaged material and garment made therefrom A camouflaged material for outdoor wear has an inside liner material with a fine mesh to prevent the passage of insects therethrough. An outside layer overlays the inside layer and is die-cut to have a plurality of leaf tabs cut therein with the leaf tabs having a s... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6787212 | Composite camouflage construction and method for manufacturing composite camouflage construction An improved camouflaged product and method of making such a product is disclosed. A multi-layered camouflage construction may comprise a first textile substrate and a second textile substrate secured to each other along parallel lines of stitching. The second textil... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6754910 | Camouflage composition and method of making A camouflage composition includes a plurality of fabric strips, each strip having a body portion and at least one fringed portion, said at least one fringed portion arranged along a margin of the strip, the first surface of the body portion of each fabric strip affi... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6753075 | Infrared camouflaging system An infrared camouflaging system comprises a thermorefractive layer system or a thermorefractive material, whose thermal emissivity has a negative temperature coefficient. ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6737148 | Camouflaged perforated panel and method of forming A perforated panel having a grid of perforations or holes formed at least partially therethrough for disposing hangers for holding objects thereon and having at least a black color pattern disposed on a surface thereof for camouflaging the perforations and for reduc... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6709993 | Camouflage A base textile has a camouflage pattern on the first surface and a coating on the second surface. The coating is a ethylene methyl acrylate thermoplastic with a carbon black pigment. The base textile and coating have a visible light transmission such that shadows of... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6699803 | Camouflage covering and method of manufacture Camouflage covering fabricated by the method of attaching dyed jute strands to netting, wherein the netting is placed over an individual or object to be camouflaged. The covering may be formed as an integral garment, such as a hooded poncho, or may be att... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6682879 | Camouflage pattern method and apparatus A pattern for camouflage and a method for making the pattern. Rely on photographic images arranged in a synthetic perspective relationship, appearing to extend toward the horizon. The photographic images are images of landscape features in a selected envi... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6613420 | Infrared camouflage device An infrared camouflage device has a surface structure having two groups of partial areas. Partial areas in the first group are directed downward and form an angle of between 5° and 45° with vertical; and partial areas in the second group are dir... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6605340 | Camouflage structure To ensure that a camouflage structure will not lose its effectiveness even in changing temperatures (day/night, sunshine/clouds) when protecting against reconnaissance in the IR range, the camouflage structure features varying emissivity tendencies in the... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6562739 | Coated cloth with printed pattern A coated cloth includes a fabric layer having a three-dimensional pattern printed thereon. A clear coating layer is secured to the fabric layer and disposed over at least a portion of the three-dimensional pattern. Also, the cloth may include a clear adhe... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6555203 | Camouflage material The invention regards a material having a three-dimensional surface built up by bulgings arranged regularly or irregularly mutually adjacently, and which have approximately conical form. It is thus accomplished that the brightness of the material is littl... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6499141 | Multidimensional camouflage outer wear garment system A multidimensional camouflage outer wear garment system including garments made of various combinations of two-dimensional and three-dimensional camouflage material. The two-dimensional and three-dimensional camouflage materials are positioned within garm... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6348423 | Multilayered wound dressing A novel wound dressing includes a fibrous absorbent layer for absorbing wound exudate, an odor layer for absorbing odor and a barrier layer interposed the fibrous absorbent and barrier layers. Preferably the barrier layer is vacuum perforated and the fibr... | 02/19/2002 |
