Patent Application
20190031306
The present invention relates to a wetsuit made of graphene material for protective purposes.
A wetsuit is a garment normally made of neoprene that is usually worn by surfers, divers, windsurfers or other individuals that may be engaged in water sports. The wetsuit provides thermal insulation, abrasion resistance and buoyancy. Insulation properties help to avoid heat transfer allowing the individual to enjoy water activities in a cool environment. Wetsuits come in different styles such as a wetsuit with short leggings and other wetsuits that contain full leggings. Further the wetsuits vary in thickness in order to provide further heat or thermal protection with a thicker variety of a wetsuit. Further the wetsuit may come with a hood for head covering.
Although wetsuits provide suitable thermal insulation and buoyance but some wetsuits are subject to punctures or abrasions when swimming or diving in or near coral reef areas. Such punctures could be hazardous to the user of a wetsuit and cause substantial injury to the diver. Graphene is a carbon with a hexeagonal lattice. The properties of this material are that it is a very strong material that provides suitable heat conduction and also conducts electricity. Graphene is primarily used as a semiconductor in electronics batteries and composites industries due to its strong nature and ability to conduct electricity. Other applications of graphene include solar cells, light emitting dials, touch panels and smart windows or phones. However the implementation of such a material into a wetsuit could provide substantial strength resistance from abrasions and cuts.
A wetsuit material that implements graphene material. The wetsuit of the present invention provides substantial strength and protection against cuts and abrasions. The implementation of graphene to a wetsuit protects the user from punctures from breakage and provides further protection for the diver when in use.
The present invention relates to wetsuit material that implements graphene to provide substantial strength and protection against cuts and abrasions. The implementation of graphene to the material of a wetsuit as shown in
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The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The exemplary embodiment was chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.
