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Lightweight castable refractory composition

Assignee: General Refractories Co
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Filing: 1965-03-02
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Granted: 1967-09-12
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Expires: 1985-03-02
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Joseph L Stein

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 19:53
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B38/00; C04B38/08; C04B14/00; C04B14/02; C04B14/04; C04B14/10; C04B14/12; C04B28/00; C04B28/02; C04B28/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 122 words
A LIGHTWEIGHT INSULATING CASTABLE REFRACTORY COMPOSITION, EXHIBITING A LINEAR SHRINKAGE OF LESS THAN 1.5% UPON FIRING AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM ABOUT 2500 TO ABOUT 2800*F., CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF FROMABOUT 30 TO ABOUT 70 PARTS OF VESICULAR GRANULES OF THERMALLY BLOATED CLAY HAVING A PYROMETRIC CONE EQUIVALENT OF AT LEAST 20 ORTON, SAID GRANULES HAVING A BULK DENSITY NO GEAER THAN ABOUT 35 POUNDS PER CUBIC FOOT; FROM ABOUT 15 TO ABOUT 55 PARTS OF CRUDE KYANITE; AND FROM ABOUT 15 TO ABOUT 40 PARTS OF CALCIUM ALUMINATE CEMENT, SAID PARTS BEING PARTS BY WEIGHT BASED UPON THE COMBINED DRY WEIGHT OF SAID THREE INGREDIENTS, AND SAID GRANULES BEING FURTHER CHARACTERIZED IN HAVING A VITREOUS SKIN AND EXHIBITING SUBSTANTIAL SHRINKAGE UPON FIRING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 122 words
A LIGHTWEIGHT INSULATING CASTABLE REFRACTORY COMPOSITION, EXHIBITING A LINEAR SHRINKAGE OF LESS THAN 1.5% UPON FIRING AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM ABOUT 2500 TO ABOUT 2800*F., CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF FROMABOUT 30 TO ABOUT 70 PARTS OF VESICULAR GRANULES OF THERMALLY BLOATED CLAY HAVING A PYROMETRIC CONE EQUIVALENT OF AT LEAST 20 ORTON, SAID GRANULES HAVING A BULK DENSITY NO GEAER THAN ABOUT 35 POUNDS PER CUBIC FOOT; FROM ABOUT 15 TO ABOUT 55 PARTS OF CRUDE KYANITE; AND FROM ABOUT 15 TO ABOUT 40 PARTS OF CALCIUM ALUMINATE CEMENT, SAID PARTS BEING PARTS BY WEIGHT BASED UPON THE COMBINED DRY WEIGHT OF SAID THREE INGREDIENTS, AND SAID GRANULES BEING FURTHER CHARACTERIZED IN HAVING A VITREOUS SKIN AND EXHIBITING SUBSTANTIAL SHRINKAGE UPON FIRING.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-09-11 1971-03-13 1971-09-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-09-11 1975-03-13 1975-09-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-09-11 1979-03-13 1979-09-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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