US4360440A
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Insulating fiber mixture, adhesive, and process
Assignee: Fulbright and Jaworski LLP
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Filing: 1981-05-13
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Granted: 1982-11-23
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Expires: 2001-05-13
Abstract
Abstract A fiber adhesive is provided which is a mixture of sodium silicate and an acrylic resin, as well as a method for preparing the adhesive and spraying a mixture of the adhesive and the fiber.
Inventors
- 👤 Harold F. Boyer
- 👤 John L. Webb
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 07:03
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B28/00; C04B28/24; C04B28/26; C04B2111/00; C04B2111/00474; C04B2111/00482; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W30/00; Y02W30/50; Y02W30/91; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A process for applying an insulating mixture onto an object and for thereby building-up the insulating mixture on the object to a desired thickness, the process including mixing together in a container a fiber adhesive mixture of about 40% sodium silicate and about 60% acrylic resin and agitating them together sufficiently to form a homogenous mixture, mixing water with the adhesive mixture in a container so that the ratio of water to adhesive mixture is about 3.5 to 1 by volume, mixing insulating fiber with the adhesive-water mixture so that the ratio of fiber to adhesive-water mixture is about 1 lb. fiber to about 1/4 gallon adhesive-water mixture, introducing the fiber-water-adhesive mixture into an application apparatus, and applying the fiber-water-adhesive mixture onto an object to a desired thickness.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
A process for applying an insulating mixture onto an object and for thereby building-up the insulating mixture on the object to a desired thickness, the process including mixing together in a container a fiber adhesive mixture of about 40% sodium silicate and about 60% acrylic resin and agitating them together sufficiently to form a homogenous mixture, mixing water with the adhesive mixture in a container so that the ratio of water to adhesive mixture is about 3.5 to 1 by volume, mixing insulating fiber with the adhesive-water mixture so that the ratio of fiber to adhesive-water mixture is about 1 lb. fiber to about 1/4 gallon adhesive-water mixture, introducing the fiber-water-adhesive mixture into an application apparatus, and applying the fiber-water-adhesive mixture onto an object to a desired thickness.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
An insulating mixture for spraying onto an object to insulate the object and for thereby building up the insulating mixture on the object to a desired thickness, the insulating mixture comprising about 50% water, about 17% adhesive, the adhesive comprising about 40% sodium silicate and about 60% acrylic resin agitated together sufficiently to form a homogeneous mixture, and about 33% cellulose fiber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
An insulating mixture for spraying onto an object to insulate the object and for thereby building up the insulating mixture on the object to a desired thickness, the insulating mixture comprising about 50% water, about 17% adhesive, the adhesive comprising about 40% sodium silicate and about 60% acrylic resin agitated together sufficiently to form a homogeneous mixture, and about 33% cellulose fiber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
81 words
An insulating mixture for spraying onto an object to insulate the object and for thereby building up the insulating mixture on the object to a desired thickness, the insulating mixture comprising about 50% water by weight, about 33% insulating fiber by weight and about 17% fiber adhesive by weight, the fiber adhesive comprising a mixture of sodium silicate and an acrylic resin, and the adhesive formed by sufficiently agitating the sodium silicate and acrylic resin together to form a homogeneous mixture.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
81 words
An insulating mixture for spraying onto an object to insulate the object and for thereby building up the insulating mixture on the object to a desired thickness, the insulating mixture comprising about 50% water by weight, about 33% insulating fiber by weight and about 17% fiber adhesive by weight, the fiber adhesive comprising a mixture of sodium silicate and an acrylic resin, and the adhesive formed by sufficiently agitating the sodium silicate and acrylic resin together to form a homogeneous mixture.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
A process for preparing an insulating mixture including the steps of providing a container mixing together in the container water, an adhesive including sodium silicate and an acrylic resin, and fiber, wherein the insulating mixture comprises about 50% water, about 33% fiber, and about 17% adhesive by weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
A process for preparing an insulating mixture including the steps of providing a container mixing together in the container water, an adhesive including sodium silicate and an acrylic resin, and fiber, wherein the insulating mixture comprises about 50% water, about 33% fiber, and about 17% adhesive by weight.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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