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Light weight aggregate and method of making same

Assignee: Chicago Fire Brick Co
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Filing: 1958-08-13
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Granted: 1961-03-28
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Expires: 1978-08-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Joseph R Parsons

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 14:27
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B5/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 94 words
A PROCESS OF PRODUCING A LIGHT WEIGHT AGGREGATE WHICH COMPRISES FORMING A MIXTURE CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF PARTICLES OF WATER GRANULATED SLAG AND PARTICLES OF REFRACTORY MATERIAL HAVING A SOFTENING POINT OF ABOVE 2300* F., THE PARTICLES OF THE REFRACTORY MATERIAL HAVING A MESH SIZE BELOW APPROXIMATELY 20 MESH AND BEING PRESENT IN AMOUNT FROM APPROXIMATELY 20 PERCENT TO 60 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF THE COMPOSITION, AND HEATING THE MIXTURE IN MOTION AT A TEMPERATURE AT WHICH THE SLAG BECOMES PLASTIC AND THE ENTRAPPED GASES FROM THE WATER GRANULATED SLAG BLOAT THE PARTICLES INTO GLOBULES
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 94 words
A PROCESS OF PRODUCING A LIGHT WEIGHT AGGREGATE WHICH COMPRISES FORMING A MIXTURE CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF PARTICLES OF WATER GRANULATED SLAG AND PARTICLES OF REFRACTORY MATERIAL HAVING A SOFTENING POINT OF ABOVE 2300* F., THE PARTICLES OF THE REFRACTORY MATERIAL HAVING A MESH SIZE BELOW APPROXIMATELY 20 MESH AND BEING PRESENT IN AMOUNT FROM APPROXIMATELY 20 PERCENT TO 60 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF THE COMPOSITION, AND HEATING THE MIXTURE IN MOTION AT A TEMPERATURE AT WHICH THE SLAG BECOMES PLASTIC AND THE ENTRAPPED GASES FROM THE WATER GRANULATED SLAG BLOAT THE PARTICLES INTO GLOBULES

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1964-03-27 1964-09-26 1965-03-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1968-03-27 1968-09-26 1969-03-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1972-03-27 1972-09-26 1973-03-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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