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Hollow glass particles and method of producing the same
Assignee: Standard Oil Co
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Filing: 1957-10-22
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Granted: 1961-04-04
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Expires: 1977-10-22
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Veatch Franklin
- 👤 Harvey E Alford
- 👤 Richard D Croft
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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US
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2026-10-24 19:14
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B18/00; C04B18/02; C04B18/027; C03; C03B; C03B19/00; C03B19/10; C03B19/107; C03B19/1075; C03C; C03C11/00; C03C11/002; C04B20/00; C04B20/02; C04B20/04; C04B20/06; C04B20/066; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/32; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S106/00; Y10S106/01; Y10S106/02; Y10S264/00; Y10S264/06; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2991; Y10T428/2993; Y10T428/2996
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A PROCESS OF PRODUCING UNITARY, HOLLOW, GLASS SPHERES FROM DISCRETE, SOLID PARTICLES CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN ALKALI METAL SILICATE AS A PRIMARY COMPONENT TOGETHER WITH A METAL OXIDE FORMING A WATER INSOLUBLE GLASS UPON FUSION WITH THE SILICATE AND A COMPOUND WHICH LIBERATES A GAS AT THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID FUSION IN MINOR AMOUNTS, THE STEPS OF SUSPENDING SAID PARTICLES IN A HEATED ZONE AT A TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM 1000-2500*F. AND FOR A TIME WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM 0.5 TO 10 SECONDS TO FUSE THE PARTICLES AND LIBERATE A GAS FROM SAID COMPOUND WHEREBY THE PARTICLES BECOME HOLLOW, GLASS SPHERES, AND THEN COOLING AND RECOVERING THE SPHERES SO FORMED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A PROCESS OF PRODUCING UNITARY, HOLLOW, GLASS SPHERES FROM DISCRETE, SOLID PARTICLES CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN ALKALI METAL SILICATE AS A PRIMARY COMPONENT TOGETHER WITH A METAL OXIDE FORMING A WATER INSOLUBLE GLASS UPON FUSION WITH THE SILICATE AND A COMPOUND WHICH LIBERATES A GAS AT THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID FUSION IN MINOR AMOUNTS, THE STEPS OF SUSPENDING SAID PARTICLES IN A HEATED ZONE AT A TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM 1000-2500*F. AND FOR A TIME WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM 0.5 TO 10 SECONDS TO FUSE THE PARTICLES AND LIBERATE A GAS FROM SAID COMPOUND WHEREBY THE PARTICLES BECOME HOLLOW, GLASS SPHERES, AND THEN COOLING AND RECOVERING THE SPHERES SO FORMED.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1964-04-03 | 1964-10-03 | 1965-04-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1968-04-03 | 1968-10-03 | 1969-04-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1972-04-03 | 1972-10-03 | 1973-04-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |