Patent ID: 11952828
Assignee: NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  B | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A barrier system, comprising:
a substrate; and
a barrier layer applied to and coated upon the substrate;
an additional barrier layer between and in contact with the substrate and the barrier layer, wherein the additional layer is formed of an additional barrier material selected from a group consisting of carbides and oxides; and
an outer layer covering the barrier layer, the outer layer selected from a group consisting of metals, ceramics, paints, polymers and epoxies;
wherein the barrier layer comprises a metal; and
wherein the metal is selected from a group consisting of zinc, lead, tin, aluminum, gallium, thallium, indium, antimony, bismuth and copper.