- Patent Title: Additive manufacturing for shielding neutron and photon radiation
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Application No.: US16189234Application Date: 2018-11-13
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Publication No.: US10772246B2Publication Date: 2020-09-08
- Inventor: Daniel P. Speaker , Albert J. Parvin, Jr. , Nathan B. Hall
- Applicant: Southwest Research Institute
- Applicant Address: US TX San Antonio
- Assignee: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- Current Assignee: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- Current Assignee Address: US TX San Antonio
- Agency: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC
- Main IPC: H05K9/00
- IPC: H05K9/00 ; B29C64/135 ; B33Y70/00 ; B33Y10/00 ; B29K55/02 ; B29K509/04 ; B29K505/08
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the use of additive manufacturing as applied to radiation shielding. In particular, additive manufacturing formulations are described which provide shielding for neutron and photon radiation and which can extend the useful operation life of remote sensing devices utilized to conduct surveillance and inspection work where such radiation fields are present.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200154617A1 Additive Manufacturing For Shielding Neutron And Photon Radiation Public/Granted day:2020-05-14
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