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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:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert M Goss, Glencoe, IL (US);
Edward J Wolbert, Lisle, IL (US);
Bruce J Alpha, Valparaiso, IN (US);
Bryan L Risley, Streator, IL (US);
Assignee:
Transco Products, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B / ; F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
524044 ; 524041 ; 527261 ; 138158 ;
Abstract
A shielded metallic reflective insulation ('SMRI') assembly (10) incorporates a plurality of distinct layers. In a first embodiment, these layers are an inner layer (30), a first supporting layer (40), an insulation layer (60), and an outer layer (70). A second embodiment further includes a second supporting or barrier layer (50) between the first supporting layer (40) and the insulation layer (60). In a third embodiment, the first inner supporting layer (40) can replace both the inner layer (30) and second supporting layer (50).