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US3280230A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of forming lightweight material

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-08-13
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Granted: 1966-10-18
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Expires: 1985-08-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Lawrence R Bradshaw
  • 👤 Jr Jacob B Rivers

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 07:16
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64C; B64C3/00; B29; B29B; B29B11/00; B29B11/02; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/14; B29C65/48; B29C65/4805; B29C65/483; B29C65/4835; B29C65/4845; B29C65/4865; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/114; B29C66/50; B29C66/51; B29C66/53; B29C66/534; B29C66/5346; C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/32; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1002; Y10T156/1007; Y10T156/1008; Y10T156/101; Y10T156/1016; Y10T156/1052; Y10T156/1062; Y10T156/1075; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24149; Y10T428/24628; Y10T428/24669; Y10T428/24678

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 65 words
A METHOD OF FORMING A LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIAL, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: PROVIDING A QUANTITY OF TETRAHEDRON SHAPED PARTICLES HAVING ROUNDED APEXES; MIXING THE PARTICLES WITH A MONOMER TO FORM A SLURRY; POURING THE SLURRY INTO A MOLD; VIBRATING THE MOLD TO ORIENT THE PARTICLES TO A MAXIMUM DENSITY; AND INITIATING POLYMERIZATION OF THE MONOMER BY IRRADIATION AT A DOSE RATE OF ABOUT 105 RADS/ HR.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 65 words
A METHOD OF FORMING A LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIAL, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: PROVIDING A QUANTITY OF TETRAHEDRON SHAPED PARTICLES HAVING ROUNDED APEXES; MIXING THE PARTICLES WITH A MONOMER TO FORM A SLURRY; POURING THE SLURRY INTO A MOLD; VIBRATING THE MOLD TO ORIENT THE PARTICLES TO A MAXIMUM DENSITY; AND INITIATING POLYMERIZATION OF THE MONOMER BY IRRADIATION AT A DOSE RATE OF ABOUT 105 RADS/ HR.

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