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EP0567692A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method for making a sealing and elements used to this end

Assignee: Pharo Ltd
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Filing: 1992-07-07
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2012-07-07
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Abstract

Abstract Method for making a sealing, in particular from a material on the basis of clay, characterized in that said material (2) is provided with a temporarily liquid-resistant coating (3).

Inventors

  • 👤 Loic John Willis

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 00:29
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02D; E02D31/00; E02D31/002; E02D31/004

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim 29 words
Method for making a sealing, in particular from a material on the basis of clay, characterized in that said material (2) is provided with a temporarily liquid-resistant coating (3).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 25 words
Method according to claim 1, characterized in that for the coating (3) use is made of a material which breaks down or dissolves in water.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that for the material (2) use is made of grains (4) which are individually coated by means of a film (5).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 30 words
Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that for the material (2) use is made of an amount of grains (4) which is encapsulated in coating material (7).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 35 words
Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that for the material (2) use is made of an amount of grains (4) which is enveloped by a coating (3) consisting of a membrane (8).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 27 words
Method according to any of the above claims, characterized in that use is made of material (2) which has been gathered in the shape of a mat.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 31 words
Method according to any of the above claims, characterized in that as the sealing is made, the material (2) is spread out and compressed before the hydration of the clay starts.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 20 words
Method according to any of the above claims, characterized in that for the clay use is made of sodium bentonite.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 21 words
Method according to any of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that for the clay use is made of calcium bentonite.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 36 words
Element for realizing the method according to claim 1, characterized in that it mainly consists of an amount of material (2) on the basis of clay which has been provided with a temporarily liquid-resistant coating (3).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 22 words
Element according to claim 10, characterized in that the coating (3) consists of a material which breaks down or dissolves in water.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 27 words
Element according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the material (2) consists of grains (4) which are individually coated by means of a film (5).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 27 words
Element according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the material (2) consists of an amount of grains (4) which is encapsulated in coating material (7).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 32 words
Element according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the material (2) consists of an amount of grains (4) which is enveloped by a coating (3) consisting of a membrane (8).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 24 words
Element according to any of claims 10 to 14, characterized in that the material (2) has been gathered in the shape of a mat.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 25 words
Element according to claim 15, characterized in that this element (1) has at least one support (6) to which the material (2) has been applied.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 18 words
Element according to any of claims 10 to 16, characterized in that the clay consists of sodium bentonite.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 18 words
Element according to any of claims 10 to 16, characterized in that the clay consists of calcium bentonite.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 18 words
Element according to any of claims 10 to 18, characterized in that the coating (3) consists of cellulose.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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