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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:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Steven E. Silvers, Lawrence, KS (US);
Assignee:
PTMW, Inc., Topeka, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G 1/300 ;
Abstract
To prevent lightning from destroying equipment in a housing structure, a shield structure is built within the housing structure for enclosing electrical conductors that may allow surge currents to be routed into the housing structure. The shielding structure is constructed of ferrous or non-ferrous metal and preferably of the same material as that of the ground plane of the housing structure to which the electrical conductors are mounted. A terminal cover strip for enhancing efficient grounding is also disclosed.