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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Transco Products, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Michael Tortorello, Oak Lawn, IL (US);
Assignee:
Transco Products Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 59/02 (2006.01); B32B 15/01 (2006.01); B32B 3/30 (2006.01); F16L 59/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 59/029 (2013.01); B32B 3/30 (2013.01); B32B 15/01 (2013.01); F16L 59/08 (2013.01); B32B 2307/102 (2013.01); B32B 2307/302 (2013.01); B32B 2307/304 (2013.01); Y10T 428/12396 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a preformed insulating layer having a flat web of metal foil having a plurality of spaced generally X-shaped protuberances deformed from the web. Each protuberance has a length dimension, a width dimension, and a height dimension, the length dimension and the width dimension define a ratio of from 1:1 to 4:1. A uniform gap is left around each protuberance and is from about ⅛″ to about ½″.