US 12,337,941 B1
Flexible and compression-resistant, thermally-insulating composite
Tye Langston, Lynn Haven, FL (US); and David Swedberg, Panama City, FL (US)
Assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
Filed by United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Oct. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/970,672.
Int. Cl. B63C 11/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/18 (2006.01); B32B 27/40 (2006.01)
CPC B63C 11/02 (2013.01) [B32B 5/18 (2013.01); B32B 27/40 (2013.01); B32B 2250/05 (2013.01); B32B 2250/40 (2013.01); B32B 2250/42 (2013.01); B32B 2266/126 (2016.11); B32B 2307/304 (2013.01); B32B 2307/51 (2013.01); B32B 2307/7242 (2013.01); B32B 2307/73 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A thermally-insulating composite, comprising:
a flexible first skin;
a flexible second skin; and
a flexible multi-layer core disposed between said first skin and said second skin, said multi-layer core having
a plurality of open-cell layers adjacent to one another, each of said open-cell layers including a contiguous framework of open cells,
a separating layer of gas impervious material disposed between individual adjacent open-cell layers, and
a plurality of keys extending through said multi-layer core, each of said keys uncoupled from said multi-layer core and coupled to said first skin and said second skin.