For additional reference -- the company manufacturing the gear is
BattleStorm:
http://www.battlestorm.co.uk/tourequipment.html
The Laserforums.com thread is:
http://www.laserforums.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-2947.html
Interestingly, all references to the patent aplications have
disappeared from esc@penet patent search engine, and the disclaimer
"Please note: As these patents have military applications their
viewing maybe prohibited or restricted under Section 22 of the Patents
Act 1977" has been added to the Battlestorm web page.