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US 11,606,984 B1Granted
Thermal camouflage fabric with zones
AssigneeMilliken & Company
InventorsNathan B. Emery, Michael C. Gillespie
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Abstract
A thermal camouflage garment containing at least two zones, each zone containing a thermal camouflage fabric. The camouflage fabrics each contain a printed layer. In at least 90% of the wavelengths between 400-700 nm at least one of the first, second, and third color deltas are less than about 10 percentage points, and wherein at 1 μm and 2 μm and the average over 3-5 μm, average over 8-12 μm the first, at least one of the first, second, and third color deltas are greater than about 15 percentage points. The first zone makes up at least about 10% of the outer surface area of the thermal camouflage garment and the second zone makes up at least about 10% of the outer surface area of the thermal camouflage garment.
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A thermal camouflage garment having an outer surface area comprising:
- a first zone comprising a first thermal camouflage fabric having a first side and a second side, wherein at least the first side of the first thermal camouflage fabric comprises a first camouflage pattern, wherein the first camouflage pattern comprises a first printed layer, wherein the first printed layer comprises at least a first, second, and third color paste, wherein at least one of the first, second and third color pastes comprise at least a first pigment, a first metallic particle, and a first binder, wherein in at least 90% of the wavelengths between 400-700 nm, the first color paste has a reflectance at least about 6 percentage points greater than the second color paste and the third color paste has a reflectance at least about 6 percentage points less than the second color paste,
- a second zone comprising a second thermal camouflage fabric having a first side and a second side, wherein at least the first side of the second thermal camouflage fabric comprises a second camouflage pattern, wherein the second camouflage pattern comprises a second printed layer, wherein the second printed layer comprises at least a fourth, fifth, and sixth color paste, wherein at least one of the fourth, fifth, and sixth color pastes comprise at least a second pigment, a second metallic particle, and a second binder, wherein in at least 90% of the wavelengths between 400-700 nm, the fourth color paste has a reflectance at least about 6 percentage points greater than the fifth color paste and the sixth color paste has a reflectance at least about 6 percentage points less than the fifth color paste,
- wherein a first color delta is defined as the absolute value of the difference between the reflectance percentage of the first color paste of the first printed layer and the fourth color paste of the second printed layer, wherein the second color delta is defined as the absolute value of the difference between the reflectance percentage of the second color paste of the first printed layer and the fifth color paste of the second printed layer color paste, wherein the third color delta is defined as the absolute value of the difference between the reflectance of the third color paste of the first printed layer and the sixth color paste of the second printed layer,
- wherein in at least 90% of the wavelengths between 400-700 nm the first, second, and third color deltas are less than about 10 percentage points, and wherein at 1 μm and 2 μm and the average over 3-5 μm, average over 8-12 μm at least one of the first, second, and third color deltas are greater than about 15 percentage points,
- wherein the first zone comprises at least about 10% of the outer surface area of the thermal camouflage garment and the second zone comprises at least about 10% of the outer surface area of the thermal camouflage garment.
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A thermal camouflage garment having an outer surface area comprising:
- a first zone comprising a first thermal camouflage fabric having a first side and a second side, wherein at least the first side of the first thermal camouflage fabric comprises a first camouflage pattern, wherein the first camouflage pattern comprises a first printed layer, wherein the first printed layer comprises at least a first, second, and third color paste, wherein at least one of the first, second and third color pastes comprise at least a first pigment, a first metallic particle, and a first binder, wherein in at least 90% of the wavelengths between 400-700 nm at least two pastes have a difference in reflectance percentage points of at least 10 points,
- a second zone comprising a second thermal camouflage fabric having a first side and a second side, wherein at least the first side of the second thermal camouflage fabric comprises a second camouflage pattern, wherein the second camouflage pattern comprises a second printed layer, wherein the second printed layer comprises at least a fourth, fifth, and sixth color paste, wherein at least one of the fourth, fifth, and sixth color pastes comprise at least a second pigment, a second metallic particle, and a second binder, wherein in at least 90% of the wavelengths between 400-700 nm at least two pastes have a difference in reflectance percentage points of at least 10 points,
- wherein a first color delta is defined as the absolute value of the difference between the reflectance percentage of the first color paste of the first printed layer and the fourth color paste of the second printed layer, wherein the second color delta is defined as the absolute value of the difference between the reflectance percentage of the second color paste of the first printed layer and the fifth color paste of the second printed layer, wherein the third color delta is defined as the absolute value of the difference between the reflectance of the third color paste of the first printed layer and the sixth color paste of the second printed layer,
- wherein in at least 90% of the wavelengths between 400-700 nm the first, second, and third color deltas are less than about 10 percentage points, and wherein at 1 μm and 2 μm and the average over 3-5 μm, average over 8-12 μm at least one of the first, second, and third color deltas are greater than about 15 percentage points,
- wherein the first zone comprises at least about 10% of the outer surface area of the thermal camouflage garment and the second zone comprises at least about 10% of the outer surface area of the thermal camouflage garment.
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