(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: us 6,783,839 Bi
Alpini (45) Date of Patent: Aug. 31,2004
(54) ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD DEFLECTING GARMENT
(76) Inventor: Edilio Livio Alpini, Via G. Gavotti 1, IT-27050 Pancarana (Pavia) (IT)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term ol this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 09/555,105
(22) PCT Filed: Nov. 23, 1998
(86) PCT No.: PCT/EP98/07556
§ 371 (c)(1),
(2), (4) Date: May 24, 2000
(87) PCT Pub. No.: WO99/27807 PCT Pub. Date: Jun. 10, 1999
(30) Foreign Application Priority Data
Nov. 27, 1997 (IT) MI97A2638
(51) Int. CI.7 D03D 15/00; B32B 5/14;
B32B 23/02; A41B 1/00
(52) U.S. CI 428/192; 2/69; 2/79; 2/115;
2/102; 2/108; 361/212; 442/185; 442/186;
442/222; 442/305; 428/193
(58) Field of Search 2/69, 79, 115,
2/102, 108; 361/212; 442/185, 186, 222, 305; 428/192, 193
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FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
WO WO 9637647 * 11/1996
* cited by examiner
Primary Examiner—Terrel Morris
Assistant Examiner—Lynda Salvatore
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Sheridan Ross PC.
(57) ABSTRACT
An electromagnetic field deflecting garment made up ol a dry knitted conductive labric (2) with conductive filaments (3) disposed in parallel lashion, edged with a lattice conductive labric (4) with filaments (5) disposed in a crisscrossed pattern, an electrical circuit (10) able to disperse the electromagnetic signal coming from the garment being connected to said labric (4).
13 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets
