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US 4,946,736 AGranted
Protective electromagnetically transparent window
AssigneeW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
InventorRobert L. Sassa
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Abstract
A weather-, moisture, and gas-resistant radome and laminate for radomes comprising layers of porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (EPTFE) membrane, fluorinated thermoplastic membrane, and woven EPTFE textile backing fabric. Superior electromagnetically transmission characteristics, excellent physical and electrical properties.
Claims7
A weather and moisture resistant laminate comprising adhered layers, in sequence, of:
- (a) a first layer of porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene;
- (b) thermoplastic polymer that is an adhesive for layers (a) and (c);
- (c) a second layer of porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene disposed on the other side of layer (b) than the first layer (a);
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- (d) a backing fabric consisting essentially of woven fibers of porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene.
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A process for protecting a radio antenna from weather, moisture, and damage from contact with moving parts of the antenna comprising the steps of:
- (a) covering said antenna at a specified distance from said moving parts with a gas-resistant multilayer laminate window consisting essentially of in order
- (1) a layer of polytetrafluoroethylene membrane,
- (2) a layer of gas-resistant thermoplastic polymer,
- (3) a layer of polytetrafluoroethylene membrane, and
- (4) a layer of woven polytetrafluoroethylene textile backing fabric;
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- (b) maintaining a small positive atmospheric pressure differential within the window housing said antenna to aid in supporting said laminate window.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.