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US 9,429,394 B2Granted
Staple fiber conductive fabric
AssigneeOlive Tree Financial Group, L.L.C.
InventorGregory Russell Schultz
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Abstract
A fabric for protecting a wearer thereof from an energy weapon. The fabric is made of a plurality of coupled strands. Each strand is made from staple fibers. At least 30% of the staple fibers are an electrically conductive material for conducting electric current from an energy weapon that contacts or is adjacent to the fabric.
Claims34
A method for protecting a person from an energy weapon, comprising:
- positioning a fabric adjacent the person, wherein the fabric comprises a plurality of coupled strands each of which comprises coupled staple fibers, wherein the staple fibers comprise at least 30% electrically conductive material;
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- conducting electric current between a pair of leads of an energy weapon with the strands after the energy weapon is discharged adjacent the strands to prevent the person from becoming incapacitated by the energy weapon when the energy weapon is discharged adjacent to the coupled strands.
A method for protecting a person from an energy weapon, comprising:
- positioning a garment adjacent the person, wherein the garment comprises a fabric comprising a plurality of coupled strands each of which comprises coupled staple fibers, wherein the staple fibers comprise at least 30% electrically conductive material;
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- conducting electric current between a pair of leads of an energy weapon with the strands after the energy weapon is discharged adjacent the strands to prevent the person from becoming incapacitated by the energy weapon when the energy weapon is discharged adjacent to the coupled strands.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.