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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
May. 16, 2001
S. Jared Strait, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Martin A. Lindell, Troy, MI (US);
Richard Norman Johnson, Encinitas, CA (US);
General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Abstract
A non-skid, radar absorbing system . The system absorbs and scatters incident microwave and/or millimeter wave radiation so as to decrease retro reflectance. The system includes an absorbing layer (RAM) juxtaposed with a substrate . Disposed adjacent the RAM is a non-skid matrix layer for providing a safe foot hold. Optionally, a protective environmental topcoat is applied to the non-skid layer . The system has electrical and magnetic characteristics such that radar energy at a discrete or broadband frequencies is at least partially absorbed. The invention also includes methods of making and using the non-skid, radar absorbing system