US4550046A
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Insulating material
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-08-07
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Granted: 1985-10-29
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Expires: 2004-08-07
Abstract
Abstract A composite insulating material which is comprised of one or more layers of open ended cells formed from flexible thin plastic sheet, and may be fastened to one or more cover sheets. The material is flexible enough to be worn as clothing and derives its insulating properties by reducing thermal conducting paths and areas, by introducing numerous controlled geometry air cells between the heat source and inner layer to further lower conductivity and inhibit convection currents and, by absorbing radiant thermal energy within the cell walls thereby reducing heat transmission by radiation. Metallized reflecting layers are not required to achieve high insulating efficiency.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephen D. Miller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:01
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B3/00; B32B3/10; B32B3/12; B29; B29D; B29D24/00; B29D24/002; B29D24/005; B29D99/00; B29D99/0089; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/62; E04B1/74; E04B1/76; E04B1/78; B32B2305/00; B32B2305/02; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/30; B32B2307/304; B32B2307/70; B32B2307/726; B32B2437/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/92; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24149; Y10T428/24174; Y10T428/24273; Y10T428/24322
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
A flexible insulating material comprising: a. one or more cover sheets; and b. at least one sheet of polymeric material formed into a three dimensional layer with a regular pattern of contiguous honeycomb like cells which are formed with angularly offset walls; c. said cells having an overall cell height to cell width ratio greater than 4; d. the cell walls are inclined to an angle greater than 10 degrees as measured from the normal to the plane of a cover sheet; e. the cellular layers being flexibly disposed between the cover sheets forming a sandwich type assembly.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
A flexible insulating material comprising: a. one or more cover sheets; and b. at least one sheet of polymeric material formed into a three dimensional layer with a regular pattern of contiguous honeycomb like cells which are formed with angularly offset walls; c. said cells having an overall cell height to cell width ratio greater than 4; d. the cell walls are inclined to an angle greater than 10 degrees as measured from the normal to the plane of a cover sheet; e. the cellular layers being flexibly disposed between the cover sheets forming a sandwich type assembly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
An insulating material as described in claim 1 wherein the cellular material is formed into small segments for insertion into confined spaces between cover sheets.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
107 words
A moisture permeable, flexible insulating material comprising: a. one or more moisture permeable cover sheets; and b. at least one sheet of a thermal radiation absorbing, flexible, polymeric film formed into a three dimensional layer with a regular pattern of contiguous honeycomb like cells which are formed with angularly offset walls; c. said cells having an overall cell height to cell width ratio greater than 4; d. the cell walls are inclined at an angle greater than 10 degrees as measured from the normal to the plane of a cover sheet; e. the cellular layers being flexibly disposed between the cover sheets forming a sandwich type assembly.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
107 words
A moisture permeable, flexible insulating material comprising: a. one or more moisture permeable cover sheets; and b. at least one sheet of a thermal radiation absorbing, flexible, polymeric film formed into a three dimensional layer with a regular pattern of contiguous honeycomb like cells which are formed with angularly offset walls; c. said cells having an overall cell height to cell width ratio greater than 4; d. the cell walls are inclined at an angle greater than 10 degrees as measured from the normal to the plane of a cover sheet; e. the cellular layers being flexibly disposed between the cover sheets forming a sandwich type assembly.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
An insulating material as described in claim 3 wherein the cellular material is formed into small segments for insertion into confined spaces between the permeable cover sheets.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
An insulation material as described in claim 3 wherein at least one side of the cover sheets is reflective.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
An insulation material as described in claim 3 wherein at least one side of the cellular material is reflective.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
An insulation material as described in claim 3 wherein at least one side of the cover sheets and the cellular material are reflective.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
An insulation as described in claim 3 wherein at least one side of the cellular material is reflective and is formed into small segments for insertion into confined spaces between cover sheets.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
159 words
An insulating material with user adjustable thermal conductance comprising: a. two cover sheets; and b. at least one sheet of polymeric material formed into a three dimensional layer with a regular pattern of contiguous honeycomb like cells which are formed with angularly offset walls; c. the cell walls are inclined at an angle greater than 60 degrees as measured normal to the plane of a cover sheet; and d. said cell layer being flexibly disposed between said cover sheets and edge stabilized, forming a sandwich type assembly; e. the assembly can be adjustably stretched in a direction perpendicular to the major cell dimension increasing the effective cell height and thereby the overall thickness and insulating effectiveness of the cell layers; f. said cells having an overall cell height to cell width ratio greater than 4 when in the fully stretched position; and g. when the adjusting stretching force is released, said assembly will contract and assume the original position.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
159 words
An insulating material with user adjustable thermal conductance comprising: a. two cover sheets; and b. at least one sheet of polymeric material formed into a three dimensional layer with a regular pattern of contiguous honeycomb like cells which are formed with angularly offset walls; c. the cell walls are inclined at an angle greater than 60 degrees as measured normal to the plane of a cover sheet; and d. said cell layer being flexibly disposed between said cover sheets and edge stabilized, forming a sandwich type assembly; e. the assembly can be adjustably stretched in a direction perpendicular to the major cell dimension increasing the effective cell height and thereby the overall thickness and insulating effectiveness of the cell layers; f. said cells having an overall cell height to cell width ratio greater than 4 when in the fully stretched position; and g. when the adjusting stretching force is released, said assembly will contract and assume the original position.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
An insulation material as described in claim 9 where the polymeric cellular material is thermal radiation absorbing.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
An insulation material as described in claim 9 wherein at least one side of the cellular material is thermally reflective.
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