US 12,283,385 B1
Advanced composites and coatings for radiation environment shielding
Subhayu Sen, Madison, AL (US); and J. Scott O'Dell, Arab, AL (US)
Assigned to GeoPlasma, LLC, Huntsville, AL (US)
Filed by GeoPlasma, LLC, Huntsville, AL (US)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/462,301.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/072,979, filed on Sep. 1, 2020.
Int. Cl. G21F 1/12 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/32 (2006.01); B64G 1/54 (2006.01)
CPC G21F 1/12 (2013.01) [B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/32 (2013.01); B32B 2255/02 (2013.01); B32B 2255/20 (2013.01); B32B 2262/106 (2013.01); B32B 2571/00 (2013.01); B64G 1/543 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A radiation shield laminate for blocking radiation comprising:
A plurality of layers of polyethylene;
One or more layers of carbon fabric, wherein one or more of the layers of the carbon fabric has a coating between 25 to 50 μm thick, where the coating is selected from a group consisting of Boron, Boron Nitride, and Boron Carbide; and,
Wherein the plurality of layers of polyethylene and the one or more layers of carbon fabric are adhered together by epoxy.