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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8101932 | Radiation attenuation corridor A radiation attenuation corridor couples a radiation therapy room and a control room. The radiation attenuation corridor is made of a material that substantially absorbs ionizing radiation and substantially blocks the transmission of the ionizing radiation. Specific... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8076661 | Thermally switched optical downconverting filter A thermally switched optical downconverting (TSOD) filter is a self-regulating device including a downconverter that converts incoming light at a variety of wavelengths into longer-wavelength radiation and then directs it using one or more bandblock filters in eithe... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7989787 | Structure element, in particular for radiation shielding constructions There is a structure element, in particular for radiation shielding constructions, having at least one floor plate and at least one wall section and/or at least one ceiling section. The structure element is characterized in that the at least one wall section and/or ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7820993 | Multi-layered radiation protection wall and radiation protection chamber The invention relates to a multi-layered radiation protection wall for shielding against gamma and/or particle radiation of a reaction site of an accelerator facility, wherein the radiation protection wall comprises a sandwich-like structure with at least a first an... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7800087 | Workroom partition A workroom partition divides a workroom interior of a workroom and a workroom surroundings. The workroom is provided with a laser processing device. The workroom partition includes on its inner side facing the laser processing device, a laser beam reflector formed f... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7728315 | Radiation attenuation corridor A radiation attenuation corridor couples a radiation therapy room and a control room. The radiation attenuation corridor is made of a material that substantially absorbs ionizing radiation and substantially blocks the transmission of the ionizing radiation. Specific... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7495247 | Facility for setting up and system testing of x-ray systems Facility for installing or for system testing of floor or ceiling-mountable x-ray systems with radiation protection cabins with radiation-proof, especially lead-lined, walls and doors, with each radiation protection cabin (1) having a sliding door (7, 7 | 02/24/2009 |
| 7442949 | Portable nuclear radioactive fallout shelter and preservation of potable water storage system The Portable Nuclear Radioactive Fallout Protection Shelter & Preservation of Potable Water Storage System is comprised of self-supporting interlocking stackable radiation shielding watertight jugs having the dual purpose of being used to rapidly assemble fallout sh... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7432518 | Entrance window for gas filled radiation detectors In a preferred embodiment, an entrance window for a gas filled radiation detector, including: a plastic core with electro conductive coatings on both an inner side and an outer side of the plastic core. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7404915 | Electromagnetic wave shielding material, method of manufacturing the same and electromagnetic wave shielding material for plasma display panel An objective is to provide an electromagnetic wave shielding material exhibiting an excellent electromagnetic wave shielding property, and also to provide a manufacturing method with quick and simple processing, in which a thin-line-state picture image can easily be... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7351990 | Analyzer magnet chamber liner A waveguide liner for an analyzer magnet chamber having three interlocking pieces of graphite, the liner pieces having sufficient size to allow them to stand freely without being secured, said liner pieces providing case of interchange and replacement in a Kestrel a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335902 | Container for storing radioactive materials A urethane based polymer composition is provided that exhibits superior shielding properties during and after exposure to high level radiation. The composite is formed by mixing a liquid isocyanate monomer, preferably 4,4′-diisocyanate monomer with a liquid phenol... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7317190 | Radiation absorbing x-ray detector panel support An x-ray detector panel support is disclosed that is formed with radiation absorbing material to reduce the reflection of x-rays off anything behind the scintillator, which may include the geometry of the panel support, the electronics, and the back cover of the x-r... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7291854 | Radiation attenuation corridor A radiation attenuation corridor couples a radiation therapy room and a control room. The radiation attenuation corridor is made of a material that substantially absorbs ionizing radiation and substantially blocks the transmission of the ionizing radiation. Specific... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267866 | Heat control method and heat controller A heat controller for an object, having a composite material formed of a base material radiating a large amount of heat at a high-temperature phase and a phase-change substance having insulation properties at a high-temperature phase, having metallic properties at a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7257927 | Three-piece frame assembly for window of enclosure Frames are disclosed for mounting windows within the walls of enclosures for isolating or sealing substances such as radioactive or other hazardous substances from the surrounding environment. In a first embodiment of the present invention, a window assembly include... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7225851 | Methods and apparatus for displaying decorative ornament curtains When displaying decorative ornaments in vertical chains, that is, as ornament curtains, for example, in light fixtures, gaps or voids between the ornaments can detract from the overall visual appeal. Methods and apparatus of the present invention minimize the gaps a... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7208748 | Programmable particle scatterer for radiation therapy beam formation Interposing a programmable path length of one or more materials into a particle beam modulates scattering angle and beam range in a predetermined manner to create a predetermined spread out Bragg peak at a predetermined range. Materials can be “low Z” and “hig... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198735 | Low cost roofing shingles manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Conductive roofing materials are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin ho... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182889 | Low cost roofing shingles manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Conductive roofing materials are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin ho... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7112811 | Screen for protection against ionising radiation emissions A protective screen includes a front wall (1), connected to a lateral wall (2) running perpendicular or essentially perpendicular to the front wall (1), the walls (1, 2) including transparent panels (8, 10) over at least a part of ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7030399 | Closure for shielding the targeting assembly of a particle accelerator A closure (10) for shielding, and selectively providing access to, the targeting assembly of a particle accelerator of a radioisotope production system. The closure (10) includes at least one, and in one embodiment, first and second doors (44, 46 | 04/18/2006 |
| 7012261 | Multipole lens, charged-particle beam instrument fitted with multipole lenses, and method of fabricating multipole lens A multipole lens producing less magnetic field variations is offered. Also, a charged-particle beam instrument fitted with such multipole lenses is offered. The multipole lens has plural polar elements, an annular holding member, and an annular yoke disposed outside... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6946663 | Method of fabricating multipole lens, multipole lens, and charged-particle beam instrument equipped therewith A method of efficiently fabricating a multipole lens. The multipole lens has plural polar elements and an annular holding member. Each polar element has a held portion. The annular holding member is provided with through-holes for holding the held portions of the po... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6927407 | Radiation shielding arrangement A radiation shielding arrangement for shielding high-energy neutron radiation and gamma radiation from high-energy particle accelerators or storage rings includes a shielding element made of water-containing material, for example with chemically bound water or water... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6894300 | Ion beam facility An ion beam facility has a first ion beam system for a first ion type that contains a first ion beam generator and a first ion transport line with at least one first ion switch for one of at least two first irradiation stations and has a second ion beam system for a... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6812476 | Electronic system operating under irradiation, process for designing such a system and application thereof to the control of a mobile robot The present invention relates to an electronic system operating under irradiation and to a process for designing such a system making it possible to determine a first group (21) of components with high integration and vulnerability intended to be selectively ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6805815 | Composition for shielding radioactivity A urethane based polymer composition is provided that exhibits superior shielding properties during and after exposure to high level radiation. The composite is formed by mixing a liquid isocyanate monomer, preferably 4,4′-diisocyanate monomer with a liquid phenol... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6764617 | Ferromagnetic conducting lignosulfonic acid-doped polyaniline nanocomposites A conductive ferromagnetic composition of matter comprising sulfonated lignin or a sulfonated polyflavonoid, or derivatives thereof, and ferromagnetic iron oxide particles is disclosed. Among the uses of the composition is to shield electromagnetic radiation. The fe... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6718000 | Ventilated vertical overpack An apparatus, system, and method of storing and transferring a canister of spent nuclear fuel. In one aspect, the apparatus is a lid for a ventilated vertical overpack having a chamber for receiving spent nuclear fuel, the lid having ventilation ducts. In one aspect... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6630683 | Antiradiation concrete and antiradiation shell A first antiradiation concrete includes a metallic aggregate having a grain size of up to 7 mm, and at least 5.0% by weight, in particular at least 7.8%, of a boron-containing aggregate having a grain size of up to 1 mm and being finer-grained than the me... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6624432 | EMI containment apparatus An EMI and RFI shield mounting system includes a compartmented EMI shield constructed of a vacuum metallized thermoform having upright hollow walls separating and surrounding the compartments. The shield conforms to the interior of a housing for electroni... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6605818 | Method for protecting against ionizing radiation using a sprayed protective coating, and a protected structure A housing and the structure within its interior is protected by spraying a protective coating overlying and contacting at least a portion of the housing. The protective coating is an ionizing radiation protective material such as a neutron-shielding mater... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6603133 | End support system for a shipping container for nuclear fuel An end support system is applied to each end of a container for shipping nuclear fuel assemblies in an inner box within the container. The end support system includes a rectilinear metal end frame, a crosspiece with a reinforcing channel along an inside s... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6570950 | Nuclear plant containment with prefabricated component support structure A nuclear steam supply containment system employing prefabricated component supports that are surrounded by steel concrete forms and anchored to the floor liner of a nuclear containment. The prefabricated component supports extend through the concrete for... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6550203 | Leak-proof lead barrier system A leak-proof lead barrier system to be installed on the interior of metal studs, to be used in conjunction with lead laminated gypsum board. The leak-proof lead barrier system provides an easier and less time-consuming method of sealing a radiation protec... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6517743 | Epoxy resin composition having high neutron shielding ability, and a transparent shielding materials for neutron obtained by curing said epoxy resin composition An epoxy resin composition which is cured transparent product having high neutron shielding capability, comprised by an epoxy resin without any not transparent inorganic substances and a hardener and characterized by said composition's viscosity at ambien... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6501814 | Dry radioactive substance storage facility A dry radioactive substance storage facility stores spent fuel assemblies from nuclear power plants. The facility comprises a structure having a storage room storing storage tubes containing spent fuel assemblies. An air inlet duct defining an air inlet p... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6489623 | Shipping container for radioactive materials and methods of fabrication The shipping container includes an outer container body, an inner containment vessel housing a pair of superposed product pails and a self-extinguishing fire-retardant foam insulation layer between the outer container and inner vessel. The inner vessel in... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6325538 | Radiation field isolator apparatus A shield apparatus is disclosed that encloses the human torso (or part of a human torso) during X-ray procedures. The shield protects medical personnel from scatter radiation, is adjustable to fit different size torsos, and will move with the X-ray equipm... | 12/04/2001 |
