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US3149742A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Vacuum device

Assignee: National Research Corp
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Filing: 1963-03-27
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Granted: 1964-09-22
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Expires: 1983-03-27
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hay Robert Duncan
  • 👤 Jr Milo P Hnilicka

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 10:31
CPC Classifications
F; F17; F17C; F17C13/00; F17C13/001; F17C2203/00; F17C2203/03; F17C2203/0391; F17C2203/06; F17C2203/0602; F17C2203/0612; F17C2203/0626; F17C2203/0629; F17C2221/00; F17C2221/01; F17C2221/012; F17C2223/00; F17C2223/01; F17C2223/0146; F17C2223/0153; F17C2223/0161; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/32; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/901; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/263; Y10T428/264; Y10T428/265

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 178 words
A DOUBLE-WALLED INSULATED CONTAINER COMPRISING AN OUTER RADIAL SERIES OF FLEXIBLE RADIATION BARRIERS IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE WALLS AND AN INNER RADIAL SERIES OF FLEXIBLE RADIATION BARRIERS IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE WALLS, A SUPPORT ASSEMBLY BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER SERIES COMPRISING A DISTRIBUTED SET OF RIGID STRINGERS OF THIN SECTION, ONE END OF EACH STRINGER BEARING AGAINST THE OUTER WALL VIA THE OUTER SERIES OF BARRIERS SO THAT THE BARRIERS ARE COMPRESSED AT THE POINT OF BEARING CONTACT, THE OTHER END OF EACH STINGER BEARING AGAINST THE INNER WALL VIA THE INNER SERIES OF BARRIERS SO THAT THE BARRIERS ARE COMPRESSED AT THE POINT OF BEARING CONTACT, EACH STRINGER BEING ARRANGED SO THAT THE INNER AND OUTER POINTS OF BEARING CONTACT ARE OUT OF PERIPHERAL ALIGNMENT WITH EACH OTHER AND SAID POINTS OF BEARING CONTACT COMPRISING ESSENTIALLY THE ONLY POINTS ALONG THE CONTAINER WALLS WHERE RADIATION BARRIERS ARE COMPRESSED SO THAT EACH RADIAL RADIATION PATH PASSING THROUGH THE DOUBLE WALL OF THE CONTAINER IS INTERCEPTED BY AT LEAST ONE SERIES OF PROPERLY SPACED RADIATION BARRIERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 178 words
A DOUBLE-WALLED INSULATED CONTAINER COMPRISING AN OUTER RADIAL SERIES OF FLEXIBLE RADIATION BARRIERS IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE WALLS AND AN INNER RADIAL SERIES OF FLEXIBLE RADIATION BARRIERS IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE WALLS, A SUPPORT ASSEMBLY BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER SERIES COMPRISING A DISTRIBUTED SET OF RIGID STRINGERS OF THIN SECTION, ONE END OF EACH STRINGER BEARING AGAINST THE OUTER WALL VIA THE OUTER SERIES OF BARRIERS SO THAT THE BARRIERS ARE COMPRESSED AT THE POINT OF BEARING CONTACT, THE OTHER END OF EACH STINGER BEARING AGAINST THE INNER WALL VIA THE INNER SERIES OF BARRIERS SO THAT THE BARRIERS ARE COMPRESSED AT THE POINT OF BEARING CONTACT, EACH STRINGER BEING ARRANGED SO THAT THE INNER AND OUTER POINTS OF BEARING CONTACT ARE OUT OF PERIPHERAL ALIGNMENT WITH EACH OTHER AND SAID POINTS OF BEARING CONTACT COMPRISING ESSENTIALLY THE ONLY POINTS ALONG THE CONTAINER WALLS WHERE RADIATION BARRIERS ARE COMPRESSED SO THAT EACH RADIAL RADIATION PATH PASSING THROUGH THE DOUBLE WALL OF THE CONTAINER IS INTERCEPTED BY AT LEAST ONE SERIES OF PROPERLY SPACED RADIATION BARRIERS.

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