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Construction of shielded rooms using sealants that prevent electromagnetic and magnetic field leakage

US5043529A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 13, 1990
Grant dateAug 27, 1991
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Expiry dateJul 13, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49004
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A shielded room is constructed with walls having one shell made of electrically conductive facing sheets that prevent penetration of electromagnetic energy into the room, and two shells made of high magnetic permeability facing sheets that prevent penetration of magnetic fields into the room, one within the electrically conductive sheet and one outside the electrically conductive sheet. The edges of the conductive facing sheets are sealed to each other against leakage of electromagnetic energy with a joint compound made of a mixture of electrically conductive metallic particles in a flowable viscous base that enhances the electrical conductivity across the joint and excludes air from the sealed region. To prevent deterioration, the edges of the high magnetic permeability facing sheets are sealed to each other against leakage of magnetic fields with a joint compound made of a mixture of a high magnetic permability material in a flowable viscous base that enhances the "magnetic conductivity" of the joint and excludes air from the sealed region.

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