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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
May. 31, 2022
Applicant:
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventor:
Emil Paskalev Kartalov, Pacific Grove, CA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 7/40 (2018.01); A41D 13/012 (2006.01); B32B 25/02 (2006.01); B32B 25/20 (2006.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B63C 11/04 (2006.01); B63C 11/10 (2006.01); C08K 7/18 (2006.01); C09D 7/61 (2018.01); C09D 183/04 (2006.01); F41H 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 7/70 (2018.01); A41D 13/012 (2013.01); B32B 25/02 (2013.01); B32B 25/20 (2013.01); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B63C 11/04 (2013.01); C08K 7/18 (2013.01); C09D 7/61 (2018.01); C09D 183/04 (2013.01); A41D 2400/10 (2013.01); B32B 2264/101 (2013.01); B32B 2264/2032 (2020.08); B32B 2264/303 (2020.08); B32B 2307/56 (2013.01); B32B 2437/00 (2013.01); B32B 2571/02 (2013.01); B63C 11/10 (2013.01); F41H 5/0492 (2013.01);
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.