ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,283,385, issued on April 22, was assigned to GeoPlasma LLC (Huntsville, Ala.).
"Advanced composites and coatings for radiation environment shielding" was invented by Subhayu Sen (Madison, Ala.) and J. Scott O'Dell (Arab, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Radiation shielding performs a range of functions determined by the type and number of layers of materials used, thickness, weight, and structural support afforded by the radiation shielding. A radiation shield laminate stack may be constructed consisting of a plurality of layers of ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW) polyethylene, polyethylene film, and carbon fiber, which is held toget...