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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1997
Byron Keith Meyer, Xenia, OH (US);
Chris E Meyer, Xenia, OH (US);
Nicholas Wynne, Hilliard, OH (US);
Robert E Bailey, Columbus, OH (US);
Ival O Salyer, Dayton, OH (US);
Vacupanel, Inc., Xenia, OH (US);
Abstract
An insulating vacuum panel comprising an insulating support member enclosed within a sealed, flexible polymeric envelope, the envelope comprising a polymeric barrier film which minimizes permeation of gas and liquid through the barrier film, the panel having an R value per inch of at least about 20 wherein the enclosed insulated vacuum panel is useful as insulation to maintain an essentially constant temperature in a closed structure, and a system for storing and transporting temperature-sensitive materials wherein the insulated vacuum panels are employed to provide and maintain a constant temperature in the system are described.