An all metal, low conductivity, high performance and relatively lightweight, composite structure, in the form of an insulation blanket is operably disposed to be exposed to a high temperature zone, e.g., a high temperature fluid, or on a supporting surface exposed to high temperature. The composite includes two metal skin members spaced from each other by a metallic member functioning as a spacing member. The spacing member is preferably deformed to contact the spaced skin sheets at spaced posit...

A piece of insulation has a body of insulating material and a vapor barrier sheet adhered to the body of insulating material. The vapor barrier sheet has a first tab extending beyond the body of insulating material. The vapor barrier sheet has a portion non-adhered to and overlapping the body of insulating material to form a second tab. A location is defined between the second tab of the vapor barrier sheet and the body of insulating material for receiving a first tab of another piece of insulat...

A holder for supporting insulation in a building has an elongated supporting section for the insulation to rest on. Two arms extend in parallel from the two ends of the supporting section, and each arm carries a U-shaped member which can be pushed onto a stud or beam by elastically spreading apart the legs of the U-shaped member. Each U-shaped member is provided with at least one hook-like portion which is elastically urged onto the respective stud or beam to anchor the holder thereto.

Insulation sleeving, such as for providing thermal and/or electrical insulation for cables and cable connections, of the type comprising an inner sleeve of woven synthetic organic or inorganic fiber, such as fiberglass, and an outer coating of silicone elastomer. The woven fiber of the inner sleeve has a substantially open weave, i.e., the number of picks per centimeter is in the range of between about 2 and 9, and the silicone elastomer of the outer coating has a reduced modulus of elasticity, ...

An insulation part (1) for acoustic insulation or sound absorption and preferably to serve as moisture barrier, which can be arranged in a hollow space (6) created by an outer wall (4) and an inner wall (3) of an automobile door (2), said insulation part being profiled and having a basis of foam and a continuously, approximately constant thin cross section as compared with the space between the inner surfaces of the outer wall (4) and the inner wall (3). In this connection, in order to obtain a ...

An insulation system for metal buildings, having a roof structure formed by roof panels supported on parallel, relatively narrowly-spaced purlins which are, in turn, supported on parallel, relatively widely-spaced main support beams, comprises a plurality of adjacently positioned strips of insulating material suspended below the roof structure so as to form a relatively flat and continuous surface. The strips of insulating material are supported on a system of insulation support tube strings sus...

A superconducting article has a matrix core containing a superconductor, a copper stabilizer layer disposed about the core, and an insulating layer surrounding the copper stabilizer layer. The insulating layer is a metallurgically bonded layer of a refractory metal selected from Nb, Ta, V, and Mo.

An insulation device for electrically insulating, sealing, and securing fluid conducting conduit members. The device preferably comprising a tubular sleeve and a plastic skirt disposed about a portion of the sleeve.

An insulation panel having back and front faces spaced apart parallel to each other. A female edge has a recessed region along part of its length and a male edge has a complementary shape to the recessed region of the female edge so as to closely fit within the female edge of an adjacent similar insulation panel. A web extends across the distance separating the back and the front faces, the web being formed integrally with one of the faces. The female edge is generally channel shaped and has a b...

This invention is a superconductor having a generally substoichiometric oxygen, nickel oxide insulation between superconduction strands. The superconductor is to have an operating temperature below 250 degrees kelvin, and has multiple superconductors, with a cladding of nickel on the strands, and an adherent coating of nickel oxide formed on the outer surface of the cladding. The nickel oxide has stoichiometric or less than stoichiometric oxygen (but not greater than stoichiometric oxygen) to be...