IP Library Granted Patent US 6,912,440
Granted Patent B2
US 6,912,440 · App. 10/407,655 · Granted Jun 28, 2005

Camouflage covering and method of manufacture of the camouflage covering

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Patent No.
US 6,912,440
App. No.
10/407,655
Granted
Jun 28, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A camouflage utilizing countercoloring, countershading, and disruptive coloration principles to provide concealment to a person or object. The method of manufacturing the camouflage covering includes photographing a form and obtaining imagery from the photographs. The imagery is then manipulated by photographic manipulative software to determine appropriate countershading for the camouflage covering. In addition, appropriate countercoloring and disruptive coloration is utilized upon indicia applied to the camouflage covering.

Claims (27)

1. A camouflage covering for concealment, said covering comprising:

a covering having indicia located on a surface of said covering, the indicia employing three-dimensional countershading, said covering providing concealment of a three-dimensional object in an outdoor environment, wherein the countershading is specific to the object being concealed.

2. The camouflage covering for concealment of claim 1 wherein the countershading includes countershading from direct sunlight exposed on the object.

3. The camouflage covering for concealment of claim 2 wherein the object is a person and the covering is a garment.

4. The camouflage covering for concealment of claim 3 wherein the countershading is specifically designed to countershade a shape of the person.

5. The camouflage covering for concealment of claim 1 wherein the countershading on said covering is obtained by photographing the object for creating imagery to determine a design providing countershading upon said covering.

6. The camouflage covering for concealment of claim 5 wherein computer manipulative photographic software manipulates the imagery to determine an appropriate countershading of the object.

7. The camouflage covering for concealment of claim 1 wherein the indicia employs countercoloring and disruptive coloration.

8. The camouflage covering for concealment of claim 7 wherein the countercoloring of said covering includes a base color of lion yellow.

9. The camouflage covering for concealment of claim 7 wherein the countercoloring of said covering includes a base color of rusty brown.

10. The camouflage covering for concealment of claim 7 wherein the countercoloring of said covering includes a base color of orange.

11. The camouflage covering for concealment of claim 7 wherein the disruptive coloration of said covering emulates the disruptive coloration of a large predator.

12. A method of manufacturing a camouflage covering employing principles of countershading, said method comprising the steps of:

photographing a form to obtain imagery of the form;

producing photographic negatives derived from the imagery of the form;

designing indicia for a camouflage covering by determining a three-dimensional countershade design from the negatives; and

applying indicia on the camouflage covering.

13. The method of manufacturing a camouflage covering of claim 12 wherein said step of designing indicia for a camouflage covering includes utilizing photographic manipulation software to manipulate the negatives to providing countershading of the form.

14. The method of manufacturing a camouflage covering of claim 12 wherein the form is a human form.

15. The method of manufacturing a camouflage covering of claim 12 further comprising the steps of:

employing countercoloring on the camouflage covering; and

employing disruptive coloration on the camouflage covering.

16. The method of manufacturing of a camouflage garment of claim 15 wherein said step of employing disruptive coloration includes emulating a large predator.

17. A camouflage garment for use by a person desiring concealment, said garment comprising:

a garment having indicia located on a surface of said garment, the indicia employing countercoloring, disruptive coloration and three-dimensional countershading;

the countershading providing countershading from direct sunlight exposure upon the person, whereby the countershading is determined by photographing a human form and manipulating a resultant imagery by a manipulative photographic computer software;

said garment being worn by the person to provide concealment in an outdoor environment.

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