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The assignee for this patent, patent number 8905697, is Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, IL).
Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Insulated metal panels (IMPs) are often used as roofing panels, wall panels and the like. In an IMP has thin gauge steel panels with a layer of insulation between the steel panels. The insulation layer is typically about two to six inches in thickness, but can be of any thickness.(…)
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