Patents by Inventor Stephen J. Cater

Stephen J. Cater 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).

  • Protective clothing
    Patent number: 5312675
    Abstract: An article of protective clothing designed for protection against blast has first sheet (11) of solid material backed by a second sheet (12) of pneumatic material. The physical properties and dimensions of the two sheet (11, 12) being such that an acoustic decoupling effect is provided which greatly reduces the pressure wave effect on the body of a person wearing the clothing. The first sheet (11) might by of GRP. 9 mm thick with an areal density of 20 kg/square meter and a second sheet (12) of pneumatic material having a nominal thickness of 20 mm. 94% air content and a density of 45 kg cubic meter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: The Secretary of the State for Defence in Her Britannic Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    Inventors: Graham J. Cooper, Stephen J. Cater, David J. Townend