Methods and apparel for simultaneously attenuating electromagnetic fields and odors emanating from a person

• US 20110192354A1
• Filed: 02/05/2010
• Published: 08/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Human Energy Concealment Systems LLC
• Original Assignee: Human Energy Concealment Systems LLC
• Inventors: Eastman, Scott J., Slinkard, Michael D., Maupin, John M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,405,058 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/712
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 29/00 Other apparatus for animal husbandry
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 31/00 Hunting appliances

Abstract

Attenuating, while in a given situation, a person'"'"'s emanated electromagnetic field and the person'"'"'s scent or odor, by the person wearing article(s) of apparel that include an electromagnetically shielding fabric. The shielding fabric comprises a substantially continuous system of conductive fibers combined with a non-conductive fabric. The conductive fibers attenuate both the emanated electromagnetic field and the emanated scent or odor. The given situation comprises hunting, animal handling, being in or on a body of water, or a human adversarial situation. Attenuating the person'"'"'s emanated electromagnetic field decreases the likelihood of that emanated field affecting progress or an outcome of the given situation. Attenuating the person'"'"'s emanated scent or odor decreases the likelihood of that emanated scent or odor affecting progress or the outcome of the given situation.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

(a) attenuating, while involved in a given situation, one'"'"'s own emanated electromagnetic field by wearing one or more articles of apparel that include an electromagnetically shielding fabric, which shielding fabric comprises a substantially continuous system of conductive fibers combined with a non-conductive fabric; and

(b) attenuating, while involved in the given situation, one'"'"'s own emanated scent or odor by wearing the one or more articles of apparel, wherein the conductive fibers attenuate the emanated scent or odor,

wherein;

(c) the given situation comprises hunting, animal handling, being in or on a body of water, or an adversarial situation;

(d) said attenuating of one'"'"'s own emanated electromagnetic field decreases the likelihood of that emanated field affecting progress or an outcome of the given situation; and

(e) said attenuating of one'"'"'s own emanated scent or odor decreases the likelihood of that emanated scent or odor affecting progress or the outcome of the given situation.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the given situation comprises hunting, and attenuating one'"'"'s own emanated electromagnetic field and one'"'"'s own emanated scent or odor decreases the likelihood of detection by an animal.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the given situation comprises animal training, and attenuating one'"'"'s own emanated electromagnetic field and one'"'"'s own emanated scent or odor decreases the likelihood of a reaction by the animal to one'"'"'s own emotional response or emotional state.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the given situation comprises being in or on a body of water, and attenuating one'"'"'s own emanated electromagnetic field and one'"'"'s own emanated scent or odor decreases the likelihood of being located in the body of water by a water-borne predator.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the given situation comprises an adversarial situation, and attenuating one'"'"'s own emanated electromagnetic field and one'"'"'s own emanated scent or odor decreases the likelihood of alerting or cueing a human adversary.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the conductive fibers comprise carbon fibers.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the conductive fibers comprise multifilament carbon fiber yarn.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the conductive fibers attenuate the emanated scent or odor by at least partly absorbing the scent or odor.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the conductive fibers comprise carbon fibers.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the conductive fibers comprise multifilament carbon fiber yarn.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the conductive fibers attenuate the emanated scent or odor by inhibiting microbial growth in the apparel.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the conductive fibers comprise silver or copper.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the conductive fibers are intermingled with non-conductive fibers that form the non-conducting fabric.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the conductive fibers are applied to a surface of the non-conducting fabric.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one of the articles of apparel comprises an article of clothing, footwear, or headwear.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the articles of apparel includes a visual camouflage pattern on at least a portion of its outer surface.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein the shielding fabric includes between about 2% and about 35% by weight of the conductive fibers.

36. The method of claim 1 wherein the electromagnetically shielding fabric attenuates the emanated electromagnetic field at frequencies less than about 1 gigahertz, and said attenuating of one'"'"'s own emanated electromagnetic field at frequencies less than about 1 gigahertz decreases the likelihood of that emanated field affecting progress or an outcome of the given situation.

37. The method of claim 1 wherein the electromagnetically shielding fabric attenuates the emanated electromagnetic field at frequencies less than about 1 megahertz, and said attenuating of one'"'"'s own emanated electromagnetic field at frequencies less than about 1 megahertz decreases the likelihood of that emanated field affecting progress or an outcome of the given situation.

38. The method of claim 1 wherein the electromagnetically shielding fabric attenuates the emanated electromagnetic field at frequencies less than about 1 kilohertz, and said attenuating of one'"'"'s own emanated electromagnetic field at frequencies less than about 1 kilohertz decreases the likelihood of that emanated field affecting progress or an outcome of the given situation.

18. A method for attenuating a user'"'"'s emanated electromagnetic field and the user'"'"'s emanated scent or odor, the method comprising:

(a) providing to the user one or more articles of apparel that include an electromagnetically shielding fabric, which shielding fabric comprises a substantially continuous system of conductive fibers combined with a non-conductive fabric, wherein the conductive fibers attenuate the user'"'"'s emanated scent or odor; and

(b) instructing the user to wear, while involved in a given situation, at least one of the articles of apparel,

wherein;

(c) the given situation comprises hunting, animal training, being in or on a body of water, or an adversarial situation;

(d) said attenuating of the user'"'"'s emanated electromagnetic field decreases the likelihood of that emanated field affecting progress or an outcome of the given situation; and

(e) said attenuating of the user'"'"'s emanated scent or odor decreases the likelihood of that emanated scent or odor affecting progress or the outcome of the given situation.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising constructing at least one of the articles of apparel prior to providing it to the user.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein the given situation comprises hunting, and attenuating the user'"'"'s emanated electromagnetic field and the user'"'"'s emanated scent or odor decreases the likelihood of detection of the user by an animal.

21. The method of claim 18 wherein the given situation comprises animal training, and attenuating the user'"'"'s emanated electromagnetic field and the user'"'"'s emanated scent or odor decreases the likelihood of a reaction by the animal to the user'"'"'s emotional response or emotional state.

22. The method of claim 18 wherein the given situation comprises being in or on a body of water, and attenuating the user'"'"'s emanated electromagnetic field and the user'"'"'s emanated scent or odor decreases the likelihood of the user being located in the body of water by a water-borne predator.

23. The method of claim 18 wherein the given situation comprises an adversarial situation, and attenuating the user'"'"'s emanated electromagnetic field and the user'"'"'s emanated scent or odor decreases the likelihood of the user alerting or cueing a human adversary.

24. The method of claim 18 wherein the conductive fibers comprise carbon fibers.

25. The method of claim 24 wherein the conductive fibers comprise multifilament carbon fiber yarn.

26. The method of claim 18 wherein the conductive fibers attenuate the emanated scent or odor by at least partly absorbing the scent or odor.

27. The method of claim 26 wherein the conductive fibers comprise carbon fibers.

28. The method of claim 27 wherein the conductive fibers comprise multifilament carbon fiber yarn.

29. The method of claim 18 wherein the conductive fibers attenuate the emanated scent or odor by inhibiting microbial growth in the apparel.

30. The method of claim 29 wherein the conductive fibers comprise silver or copper.

31. The method of claim 18 wherein the conductive fibers are intermingled with non-conductive fibers that form the non-conducting fabric.

32. The method of claim 18 wherein the conductive fibers are applied to a surface of the non-conducting fabric.

33. The method of claim 18 wherein the at least one of the articles of apparel comprises an article of clothing, footwear, or headwear.

34. The method of claim 18 wherein at least one of the articles of apparel includes a visual camouflage pattern on at least a portion of its outer surface.

35. The method of claim 18 wherein the shielding fabric includes between about 2% and about 35% by weight of the conductive fibers.

39. The method of claim 18 wherein the electromagnetically shielding fabric attenuates the emanated electromagnetic field at frequencies less than about 1 gigahertz, and said attenuating of the user'"'"'s emanated electromagnetic field at frequencies less than about 1 gigahertz decreases the likelihood of that emanated field affecting progress or an outcome of the given situation.

40. The method of claim 18 wherein the electromagnetically shielding fabric attenuates the emanated electromagnetic field at frequencies less than about 1 megahertz, and said attenuating of the user'"'"'s emanated electromagnetic field at frequencies less than about 1 megahertz decreases the likelihood of that emanated field affecting progress or an outcome of the given situation.

41. The method of claim 18 wherein the electromagnetically shielding fabric attenuates the emanated electromagnetic field at frequencies less than about 1 kilohertz, and said attenuating of the user'"'"'s emanated electromagnetic field at frequencies less than about 1 kilohertz decreases the likelihood of that emanated field affecting progress or an outcome of the given situation.