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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 1977
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Burton D Brubaker, Midland, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ; E01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
256 131 ; 428312 ; 404-6 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a concept for covering rigid members with a layer of an energy absorbing material, such as a ceramic foam or glass foam. In a specific application of the invention, the foam layer is used to cover highway structures, such as bridge columns. The objective is to make the highway structure capable of absorbing impact energy from a moving vehicle in the event of a collision.