US4781959A
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Protective and/or camouflage material
Assignee: CAMTEX Inc
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Filing: 1986-08-01
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Granted: 1988-11-01
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Expires: 2006-08-01
Abstract
Abstract A protective and/or camouflage material is provided, in particular a protective and/or camouflage mat for protecting persons and objects against observation and/or against chemical and biological agents such as nerve gases. With a view to obtain a particularly efficient protection against chemical and biological agents the camouflage material is treated, e.g. coated or impregnated with a substance capable of decomposing and decontaminating chemical and biological agents.
Inventors
- 👤 Willi Gottlieb
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 14:24
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41H; F41H9/00; A; A62; A62D; A62D3/00; A62D3/02; A62D5/00; F41H3/00; A62D2101/00; A62D2101/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/907; Y10S428/919; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/23907; Y10T428/23979; Y10T428/23986
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
52 words
A protective and camouflage material for protecting persons and objects against observation and against chemical warfare agents and biological agents including toxins comprising a pile layer secured to a support layer wherein at least said pile layer is impregnated with a substance capable of decomposing and decontaminating chemical and biological warfare agents.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
52 words
A protective and camouflage material for protecting persons and objects against observation and against chemical warfare agents and biological agents including toxins comprising a pile layer secured to a support layer wherein at least said pile layer is impregnated with a substance capable of decomposing and decontaminating chemical and biological warfare agents.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the substance capable of decomposing and decontaminating chemical and biological agents comprises an enzyme.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A material of claim 2, wherein the enzyme is selected from the group consisting of phosphoryl phosphatase and an orthoiodosobenzoic acid containing composition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A material as claimed in any one of claims 1 or 2 in the form of a protective and camouflage mat wherein the pile is fibrous and the support layer is selected from the group consisting of rubber and foam plastic.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A material as claimed in claim 4, wherein the mat further comprises a diffusion impeding layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The material of claim 5, wherein the diffusion impeding layer is a material selected from the group consisting of butyl rubber, polypropylene and polycarbonate.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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