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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:
Sep. 29, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 22, 1996
Peter N Hamby, Lansing, IL (US);
Frank P Polak, Joliet, IL (US);
David E Olson, LaGrange Park, IL (US);
Edward J Wolbert, Lisle, IL (US);
Bruce J Alpha, Valparaiso, IN (US);
Bryan L Risley, Streator, IL (US);
Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sargent & Lundy, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Transco Products, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates a composite insulation and shielding article and a method of permanently installing the composite article onto a system to provide at least radioactive shielding. The composite shielding for permanently reducing radioactive radiation emanating from a system comprises at least one inner layer, at least one outer layer, and a shielding layer between said inner and outer layers, said shielding layer comprising a shield material that reduces said radioactive radiation.