Patents by Inventor Frank P. Polak

Frank P. Polak has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Composite thermal insulation and radioactive radiation shielding
    Patent number: 5814824
    Abstract: The present invention relates a composite insulation and shielding article and a method of permanently installing the composite article onto a system to provide at least radioactive shielding. The composite shielding for permanently reducing radioactive radiation emanating from a system comprises at least one inner layer, at least one outer layer, and a shielding layer between said inner and outer layers, said shielding layer comprising a shield material that reduces said radioactive radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignees: Commonwealth Edison Company, Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Sargent & Lundy, LLC, Transco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter N. Hamby, Frank P. Polak, David E. Olson, Edward J. Wolbert, Bruce J. Alpha, Bryan L. Risley