Patents by Inventor Alan F. Vickers

Alan F. Vickers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5817583
    Abstract: Textile materials having radar attenuating properties based upon a polymer enclosed scrim having hollows which are at least partially filled with radar attenuating material. The scrim is sandwiched between two or more polymeric layers, the spaces being the interstices of the scrim. Suitable radar attenuating materials for inclusion in these spaces include carbon granules, carbon fiber, carbonyl iron, ferrites or metal coated microspheres. Carbon fiber is conveniently used in chopped or otherwise relatively short fiber form. The textiles offer lightweight with equivalent radar attenuation performance to known textiles and may include further radar attenuating material in polymeric components to provide enhanced attenuation effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: The Secretary of State for Defence in her Britannic Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    Inventors: John Alderson, Alan F. Vickers