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US2693017A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process of producing lightweight aggregates

Assignee: Ohio State University Research Foundation
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Filing: 1951-04-19
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Granted: 1954-11-02
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Expires: 1971-04-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Kamil B Czarnecki
  • 👤 George A Bole

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 09:09
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B20/00; C04B20/02; C04B20/04; C04B20/06; C04B20/068; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S264/00; Y10S264/39; Y10S425/00; Y10S425/101

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 99 words
A PROCESS OF PRODUCING LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF ADDING A CRUDE HYDROCARBON OIL TO DRY CLAY-LIKE MATERIALS HAVING MORE THAN 50% COMBINED SILICA AND ALUMINA BY WEIGHT; SUBSEQUENTLY ADDING WATER TO SAID MATERIAL OF THE ORDER OF ABOUT 15 TO 25 PARTS OF WATER BY WEIGHT TO 100 PARTS OF THE RAW MATERIAL; SUBSEQUENTLY FORMING THE MIXTURE INTO SUBSTANTIALLY ROUNDED PELLETS; AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING THE PELLETS TO SWELL BY HEATING THE SUBSTANTIALLY ROUND PELLETS IN AN OXIDIZING ATMOSPHERE AT A TEMPERATURE WHICH RISES FROM ROOM TEMPERATURE TO A MAXIUM TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 1000* C. AND 1260* C.

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