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Method of preparing honeycomb insulation structure
Assignee: MCDANALD EUGENE C MD PA TITUS HARRIS CLINIC SEALY SMITH PROFESSIONAL BUILDING 200 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD GALVESTON TX 77550
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Filing: 1976-02-26
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Granted: 1978-05-09
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Expires: 1996-02-26
Abstract
Abstract Method is disclosed for preparing a honeycomb insulation structure having its cells partially filled with a low density foam and a high density integral skin completely covering one edge of the honeycomb. Method comprises placing one edge of a honeycomb in an inert material; introducing a foamable or foaming substance into the cells and allowing it to rise from the surface of the inert material until it overflows slightly. The overflowing foam comes into contact with a pressure platen just above the honeycomb thereby forming the high density integral skin. The level of the material in the cell determines the thickness of the void on one edge. Structure has utility in cryogenic storage.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard V. Norton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 12:58
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B3/00; B32B3/10; B32B3/12; B29; B29C; B29C44/00; B29C44/02; B29C44/04; B29C44/0407; B29C44/12; B29C44/18; B29C44/186; F; F17; F17C; F17C13/00; F17C13/001; B32B38/00; B32B2038/0052; B32B2038/0084; B32B2305/00; B32B2305/02; B32B2305/024; B32B2305/028; F17C2203/00; F17C2203/03; F17C2203/0304; F17C2203/0329; F17C2203/0333; F17C2221/00; F17C2221/01; F17C2221/012; F17C2221/016; F17C2221/03; F17C2221/032; F17C2221/033; F17C2221/035; F17C2223/00; F17C2223/01; F17C2223/0146; F17C2223/0153; F17C2223/0161; F17C2260/00; F17C2260/03; F17C2260/031; F17C2260/033; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/32; Y10; Y10S; Y10S264/00; Y10S264/84; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24149; Y10T428/24157
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
The method of preparing a honeycomb insulation structure comprising: (a) introducing a foamable or foaming substance, into cells of a honeycomb having one of its open-end edges in a chemically and physically inert material whereby teh resulting honeycomb insulation structure has a void along its open-end edge and thickness of the void is determined by the level of the inert material at the time the substance stabilizes; (b) foaming said substance to fill said cells to overflowing with foam, and contacting an upper surface of said foam with a pressure platen spaced above an open end of said honeycomb; (c) controlling said thickness by permitting some of said inert material to be displaced from said honeycomb; (d) maintaining the pressure platen spaced above said honeycomb and stabilizing said foam, whereby a high density integral skin is formed on said foam, said skin having a density between about 20 pounds per cubic foot and the foam within a majority of the cells has a density between about two pounds per cubic foot and about twenty pounds per cubic foot; and (e) separating the inert material from the honeycomb and stabilized foam.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
190 words
The method of preparing a honeycomb insulation structure comprising: (a) introducing a foamable or foaming substance, into cells of a honeycomb having one of its open-end edges in a chemically and physically inert material whereby teh resulting honeycomb insulation structure has a void along its open-end edge and thickness of the void is determined by the level of the inert material at the time the substance stabilizes; (b) foaming said substance to fill said cells to overflowing with foam, and contacting an upper surface of said foam with a pressure platen spaced above an open end of said honeycomb; (c) controlling said thickness by permitting some of said inert material to be displaced from said honeycomb; (d) maintaining the pressure platen spaced above said honeycomb and stabilizing said foam, whereby a high density integral skin is formed on said foam, said skin having a density between about 20 pounds per cubic foot and the foam within a majority of the cells has a density between about two pounds per cubic foot and about twenty pounds per cubic foot; and (e) separating the inert material from the honeycomb and stabilized foam.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
Method according to claim 1 wherein the high density integral skin has a density between from about 30 to about 60 pounds per cubic inch and the foam within the majority of the cell has a density between from about 5 to about 10 pounds per cubic foot.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
Method according to claim 1 wherein the foamable or foaming substance is polyurethane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
Method according to claim 3 wherein the inert material is low molecular weight polyethylene wax.
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