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Radar attenuating paint
Assignee: United States Department of the Army
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Filing: 1984-08-14
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Granted: 1986-08-19
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Expires: 2004-08-14
Abstract
Abstract A radar attenuating composition is described for which incident microwave diation is absorbed and/or scattered, causing a significant decrease in retroreflectance of the object to which the composition is applied, that is, a reduction in the radar cross-section of the object. The radar attenuating composition or paint is prepared by uniformly mixing thin conducting fibers such as stainless steel fibers or carbon or graphite into a standard camouflage-type paint. The fibers act as electric dipole segments. The purpose of the countermeasure paint of the present invention is to reduce the amount of microwave radiation reflected back by a target to the receiver, i.e. reducing the amount of retroreflection.
Inventors
- 👤 John W. Bond
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 18:01
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D5/00; C09D5/30; H; H01; H01Q; H01Q17/00; H01Q17/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A radar attenuating paint composition for absorbing and scattering incident microwave radiation producing a significant decrease in retroflectance comprising a binder composition having uniformly dispersed therein a plurality of dipole segments made of electrically conductive fibers spatially arranged so as to effect coherent absorption and scattering of said radiation wherein said electrically conductive segments range in length from 0.001 to 3 cm and in diameter of from 1×10 -6 to 3×10 -3 cm, and wherein said dipole segments are present in an amount ranging from about 0.1 to 5.0% of said radar attenuating paint composition, by weight.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A radar attenuating paint composition for absorbing and scattering incident microwave radiation producing a significant decrease in retroflectance comprising a binder composition having uniformly dispersed therein a plurality of dipole segments made of electrically conductive fibers spatially arranged so as to effect coherent absorption and scattering of said radiation wherein said electrically conductive segments range in length from 0.001 to 3 cm and in diameter of from 1×10 -6 to 3×10 -3 cm, and wherein said dipole segments are present in an amount ranging from about 0.1 to 5.0% of said radar attenuating paint composition, by weight.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The radar attenuating paint composition of claim 1 wherein said segments range in length from 0.1 to 1.0 cm and said diameter ranges from 0.0001 to 0.001 cm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The radar attenuating paint composition of claim 1, wherein said segments are made of stainless steel fibers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The radar attenuating paint composition of claim 1, wherein said segments are made of carbon fibers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The radar attenuating paint composition of claim 4, wherein said carbon segments are graphite.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The radar attenuating paint composition of claim 1, wherein said segments are of varying lengths.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The radar attenuating paint composition of claim 1, wherein said plurality of segments are spaced from each other at an effective distance within the range of one-half to two times the wavelengths of the particular radar being attenuated.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The radar attenuating paint composition of claim 1, wherein the lengths of said segments are about one-half the wavelength of first and second wavelengths of incident radiation.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The radar attenuating paint composition of claim 1, wherein the binder is selected from the group consisting of polyurethanes, alkyds and epoxys.
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