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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025

Filed:

Jan. 05, 2022
Applicant:

United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of Nasa, Washington, DC (US);

Inventor:

Donald L. Thomsen, III, Yorktown, VA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21F 1/12 (2006.01); C23C 4/08 (2016.01); C23C 4/134 (2016.01); G21F 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21F 1/125 (2013.01); C23C 4/08 (2013.01); C23C 4/134 (2016.01); G21F 3/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Described herein are articles composed of coatings with improved gamma radiation shielding and physical properties. In one aspect, the article is composed of a coating, where the coating includes a first layer composed of a first Z grade material, a second layer composed of a second Z grade material, and a third layer composed of a third Z grade material, wherein the atomic number of the first Z grade material and the third Z grade material is less than the atomic number of the second Z grade material. In one aspect, the substrate of the article is a textile. Methods for making the articles described herein are also provided.


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