ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,548,686, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL.
"System for transporting radioactive materials" was invented by Krishna P. Singh (Jupiter, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for transporting radioactive materials which may include a containment vessel, a thermal shield, and an impact limiter. The containment vessel may include a vessel body having a storage cavity for receiving radioactive materials, a lid coupled to an upper portion of the vessel body to enclose a top end of the storage cavity, and a lid seal such as a gasket positioned between the lid and the upper portion of the vessel body. The thermal shi...