Jul 15, 2025

US12357041 - Bulletproof wearable with heat control

A bulletproof article of apparel is provided with an opening in an inner lining thereof for access to a configured space adapted to receive a bulletproof panel and an electrically heating panel having electrical heating conductors. A dc voltage supply cable is secured to the electrical heating conductors to provide comfort to a wearer person during cold climatic conditions. A controller module is secured to the dc voltage supply cable and to a dc battery to control a supply voltage to the electrical heating conductors. The controller module is retained at a location accessible to a wearer person fitted with the bulletproof article of apparel and has a switch to permit the wearer person to switch the battery power on/off and regulate the voltage supply to the electrical heating conductors. Feedback means informs the wearer person of the operating mode provided by a switch actuation by the wearer person.

Assignee: Brooke Erin DeSantis
Inventors: Alain Desmeules
Filing date: 2024-04-27

This patent describes a bulletproof wearable garment that integrates a removable electrical heating panel to provide warmth in cold conditions, featuring a controller module for regulating power and feedback on its operating mode. The design includes a space for a bulletproof panel and allows the wearer to easily switch the heating on or off.

Claim 1

A bulletproof article of apparel comprising a fabric shell adapted with ballistic absorbing properties, an electrical heating panel formed of a material to which is incorporated a pattern of one or more electrical heating conductors, said electrical heating panel being removably retained in a configured space behind said ballistic absorbing properties of said fabric shell, a dc voltage supply cable adapted to be secured to said one or more electrical heating conductors, a controller module securable to said dc voltage supply cable and to a dc battery to control a supply voltage to said one or more electrical heating conductors, said controller module being retained at a location accessible to a wearer person fitted with said bulletproof article of apparel, said controller module having a switch function accessible to said wearer person for switching said battery power on/off and regulating the voltage supply to said one or more electrical heating conductors, and feedback means to inform said wearer person of the operating mode selected by a switch actuation made by said wearer person.

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