Advanced camouflage system and method

Abstract

A camouflage utilizing statistical 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. The countershading may then be statistically varied to enhance the concealment properties. In addition, appropriate statistical countercoloring and disruptive coloration may be utilized upon indicia applied to the camouflage covering. Counterbanding of an object may also be employed to conceal an object.

1 . A camouflage covering for concealment, said covering comprising: 
 a covering having indicia located on a surface of said covering, the indicia employing countershading, said covering providing concealment of an object in an outdoor environment.    
   
   
       2 . The camouflage covering for concealment of  claim 1  wherein the countershading includes countershading from direct sunlight exposed on the object, wherein the countershading is specific to the object being concealed.  
   
   
       3 . The camouflage covering for concealment of  claim 1  wherein statistical countershading is employed upon the indicia.  
   
   
       4 . The camouflage covering for concealment of  claim 3  wherein the statistical countershading including randomly varying the shading while simultaneously employing countershading upon the covering.  
   
   
       5 . The camouflage covering for concealment of  claim 3  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 indicia employs statistical countercoloring, disruptive coloration and countershading.  
   
   
       9 . The camouflage covering for concealment of  claim 8  wherein the wherein the statistical countercoloring, disruptive coloration and countershading includes randomly varying the coloration and shading while simultaneously employing countercoloring, disruptive coloration and countershading upon the covering.  
   
   
       10 . The camouflage covering for concealment of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the indicia employs countercoloring and disruptive coloration; and    the indicia includes situational camouflage utilizing countercoloring, disruptive coloration and countershading.    
   
   
       11 . The camouflage covering for concealment of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the indicia employs countercoloring and disruptive coloration; and    the covering is worn by a person, whereby the indicia enhances the aesthetics of the human form of the person.    
   
   
       12 . The camouflage covering for concealment of  claim 1  wherein the indicia employs protective coloration for delayed acquisition of the object being covered by the camouflage.  
   
   
       13 . 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;    determining a countershade design from the negatives;    designing indicia from the countershade design by statistically varying the countershade design; and    applying the indicia on the camouflage covering.    
   
   
       14 . The method of manufacturing a camouflage covering of  claim 13  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.  
   
   
       15 . The method of manufacturing a camouflage covering of  claim 13  wherein the form is a human form.  
   
   
       16 . The method of manufacturing a camouflage covering of  claim 13  further comprising the steps of: 
 employing countercoloring on the camouflage covering; and    employing disruptive coloration on the camouflage covering, whereby both the countercoloring and disruptive coloration is statistically varied.    
   
   
       17 . A camouflage covering for concealment of an object, said covering comprising: 
 a covering having indicia located on a surface of said covering, the indicia employing counterbanding, said covering providing concealment of the object.    
   
   
       18 . The camouflage covering for concealment of  claim 17  wherein the object is cylindrical in shape.  
   
   
       19 . The camouflage covering for concealment of  claim 17  wherein counterbanding includes the cryptic coloration of the cylindrically shaped object.  
   
   
       20 . The camouflage covering for concealment of  claim 17  wherein the indicia includes a composite of two or more patterns.