Accession Number:

AD0163856

Title:

Camouflaged Article and Method of Producing Same.

Descriptive Note:

Patent,

Corporate Author:

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON D C

Personal Author(s):

• Ramsley,Alvin O.
• Walwood,John T.

Report Date:

1972-10-24

Pagination or Media Count:

7.0

Abstract:

The patent concerns a method of camouflaging dyeable materials against daylight or nighttime detection. This involves dyeing the material with a dye composition producing a desired shade in the visible range of the spectrum and fluorescence in the near infrared range from 0.70 to 0.90 micron wavelength, and over-printing the dyed material with lines of a printing compositon containing an energy absorbent pigment, such as carbon.

Descriptors:

• (*CAMOUFLAGE
• *PATENTS)
• (*TEXTILES
• CAMOUFLAGE)
• (*ARMY PERSONNEL
• CLOTHING)
• DYES
• ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
• SPECTRUM SIGNATURES
• VISIBILITY
• FLUORESCENCE

Subject Categories:

• Coatings, Colorants and Finishes
• Textiles
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE