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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
May. 16, 2011
Applicants:
Bert Clayton Metzger, Seaford, VA (US);
Paul Daniel Brindza, Yorktown, VA (US);
Inventors:
Bert Clayton Metzger, Seaford, VA (US);
Paul Daniel Brindza, Yorktown, VA (US);
Assignee:
Jefferson Science Associates, LLC, Newport News, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A thermal neutron shield comprising boron shielding panels with a high percentage of the element Boron. The panel is least 46% Boron by weight which maximizes the effectiveness of the shielding against thermal neutrons. The accompanying method discloses the manufacture of boron shielding panels which includes enriching the pre-cursor mixture with varying grit sizes of Boron Carbide.