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US 12,398,279 B2Granted
Depth-independent blast-resistant thermally-insulating ballistically-protective and ergonomically-improved segmented diver suit
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorEmil Paskalev Kartalov
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Abstract
A segmented diving suit includes a base layer and a plurality of composite plates arranged on the base layer in a configuration designed to avoid joints or other anatomical features that bend. The composite plates include a spheres or microspheres dispersed/embedded in a carrier polymer. The spheres or microspheres provide one or more of thermal protection, sonic/blast resistance, and ballistic protection.
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A segmented diving suit comprising:
- a base layer;
- a plurality of composite plates;
- and
- a plurality of cover layers, each cover layer being associated with one composite plate of the plurality of composite plates;
- wherein each composite plate is located between the base layer and one cover layer of the plurality of cover layers, and each composite plate comprises:
- a first composite layer comprising hollow glass microspheres dispersed in a first carrier polymer;
- and
- wherein each composite plate of the plurality of composite plates is arranged to avoid covering joints of a diver.
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A segmented diving suit comprising:
- a base layer;
- and
- a plurality of composite plates, each composite plate comprising at least one composite layer containing spheres and/or microspheres embedded in a carrier polymer;
- wherein each composite plate of the plurality of composite plates is arranged to avoid covering joints of a diver.
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A process for producing a segmented diving suit comprising:
- three-dimensionally scanning a diver;
- image processing images produced during the three-dimensional scanning;
- forming a plurality of composite plates designed along anatomical lines of the diver;
- and
- securing the composite plates to a base layer;
- wherein each composite plate of the plurality of composite plates comprises:
- a first composite layer comprising hollow glass microspheres dispersed in a first carrier polymer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.