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Shaped form or formed mass of hollow metal microspheres
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-09-15
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Granted: 1986-02-04
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Expires: 2003-09-15
Abstract
Abstract Shaped forms or formed masses of hollow metal microspheres are described. The hollow metal microspheres are made from film forming metal compositions and are used to make superior high strength light weight structures, improved insulating materials and insulating systems. A thin metal coating can be deposited on the inner wall surface of the microspheres. The hollow metal microspheres can also be made in the form of filamented metal microspheres in which a thin metal filament connects adjacent microspheres. The microspheres are characterized by being free of latent solid or liquid blowing gas materials or gases and the walls of the microspheres are substantially free of holes, relatively thin walled portions or sections and bubbles.
Inventors
- 👤 Leonard B. Torobin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-05 13:08
CPC Classifications
B; B22; B22F; B22F9/00; B22F9/02; B22F9/06; B22F9/08; B22F9/082; B22F1/00; B22F1/06; B22F1/065; B22F1/0655; B22F1/08; H; H01; H01F; H01F1/00; H01F1/01; H01F1/03; H01F1/12; H01F1/14; H01F1/147; H01F1/153; H01F1/15341; H01F1/1535; B22F2009/088; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12014; Y10T428/12028; Y10T428/12049
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 44
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A shaped form or formed mass of cemented or bonded together hollow film forming metal material microspheres having a diameter of 200 to 10,000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.1 to 1,000 microns, wherein said microspheres are free of latent solid or liquid blowing gas materials or latent blowing gases and the walls of said microspheres are substantially free of holes, relatively thinned wall portions or sections and bubbles.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A shaped form or formed mass of cemented or bonded together hollow film forming metal material microspheres having a diameter of 200 to 10,000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.1 to 1,000 microns, wherein said microspheres are free of latent solid or liquid blowing gas materials or latent blowing gases and the walls of said microspheres are substantially free of holes, relatively thinned wall portions or sections and bubbles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
70 words
A shaped form or formed mass of cemented or bonded together hollow film forming metal material microspheres having a diameter of 500 to 6,000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.5 to 400 microns, wherein said microspheres are free of latent solid or liquid blowing gas materials or latent blowing gases and the walls of said microspheres are substantially free of holes, relatively thinned wall portions or sections and bubbles.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
A shaped form or formed mass of cemented or bonded together hollow film forming metal material microspheres having a diameter of 500 to 6,000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.5 to 400 microns, wherein said microspheres are free of latent solid or liquid blowing gas materials or latent blowing gases and the walls of said microspheres are substantially free of holes, relatively thinned wall portions or sections and bubbles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The shaped form or formed mass of microspheres of claim 58 wherein the microspheres are cemented together by fusion or sintering or are bonded together with an organic or inorganic bonding agent or adhesive.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
The shaped form or formed mass of microspheres of claim 3 wherein said microspheres have a thin metal coating deposited on the inner wall surface of the microspheres consisting of a layer of dispersed metal particles 50 to 5,000 Å thick.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The shaped form or formed mass of microspheres of claim 3 wherein said microspheres have a diameter of 500 to 3000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.5 to 200 microns.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The shaped form or formed mass of microspheres of claim 3 wherein said microspheres have an average bulk density of 0.5 to 10 lb/ft 3 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The shaped form or formed mass of microspheres of claim 2 wherein the microspheres comprise a filler material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The shaped form or formed mass of microspheres of claim 7 wherein said microspheres have a contained gas pressure of 5 to 100 p.s.i.a.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The shaped form or formed mass of microspheres of claim 7 wherein the shaped form or formed mass comprises said microspheres and a member selected from the group consisting of plastics, resins, concrete and asphalt.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The shaped form or formed mass of microspheres of claim 3 formed into a thin sheet or panel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The shaped form or formed mass of microspheres of claim 10 wherein said microspheres have deposited on the inner wall surfaces thereof a thin metal coating 50 to 600 Å thick.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
The shaped form or formed mass of microspheres of claim 10 wherein said microspheres have a high contained vacuum of 10 -4 to 10 -6 Torrs.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
77 words
A shaped form or formed mass of cemented or bonded together hollow film forming metal material oblate spheroids obtained by partially flattening microspheres which have a diameter of 500 to 6,000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.5 to 400 microns, and said microspheres are free of latent solid or liquid blowing gas materials or latent blowing gases and the walls of said microspheres are substantially free of holes, relatively thinned wall portions or sections and bubbles.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
77 words
A shaped form or formed mass of cemented or bonded together hollow film forming metal material oblate spheroids obtained by partially flattening microspheres which have a diameter of 500 to 6,000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.5 to 400 microns, and said microspheres are free of latent solid or liquid blowing gas materials or latent blowing gases and the walls of said microspheres are substantially free of holes, relatively thinned wall portions or sections and bubbles.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
67 words
A shaped form or formed mass of cemented or bonded together filamented, hollow film forming metal material microspheres having a diameter of 200 to 10,000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.1 to 1000 microns, wherein said microspheres are connected to each other by filament portions which are continuous with the microspheres and are of the same film forming metal material from which the microspheres are made.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
67 words
A shaped form or formed mass of cemented or bonded together filamented, hollow film forming metal material microspheres having a diameter of 200 to 10,000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.1 to 1000 microns, wherein said microspheres are connected to each other by filament portions which are continuous with the microspheres and are of the same film forming metal material from which the microspheres are made.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
67 words
A shaped form or formed mass of cemented or bonded together filamented hollow film forming metal material microspheres having a diameter of 500 to 6000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.5 to 400 microns, wherein said microspheres are connected to each other by filament portions which are continuous with the microspheres and are of the same film forming metal material from which the microspheres are made.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
67 words
A shaped form or formed mass of cemented or bonded together filamented hollow film forming metal material microspheres having a diameter of 500 to 6000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.5 to 400 microns, wherein said microspheres are connected to each other by filament portions which are continuous with the microspheres and are of the same film forming metal material from which the microspheres are made.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
34 words
The shaped form or formed mass of microspheres of claim 15 wherein the microspheres are cemented together by fusion or sintering or are bonded together with an organic or inorganic bonding agent or adhesive.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
24 words
The shaped form or formed mass of microspheres of claim 16 wherein said microspheres have a contained gas pressure of 5 to 100 p.s.i.a.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
35 words
The shaped form or formed mass of microspheres of claim 16 wherein the shaped form or formed mass comprises said microspheres and a member selected from the group consisting of plastics, resins, concrete and asphalt.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
18 words
The shaped form or formed mass of microspheres of claim 16 formed into a thin sheet or panel.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
31 words
The shaped form or formed mass of microspheres of claim 19 wherein said microspheres have deposited on the inner wall surfaces thereof a thin metal coating 50 to 600 Å thick.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
26 words
The shaped form or formed mass of microspheres of claim 19 wherein said microspheres have a high contained vacuum of 10 -4 to 10 -6 Torrs.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
30 words
The shaped form or formed mass of claim 16 wherein the length of the connecting filaments is substantially equal and is 2 to 20 times the diameter of the microspheres.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
35 words
The shaped form or formed mass of claim 16 wherein the length of the connecting filaments is substantially equal and the diameter of the connecting filaments is 1/2500 to 1/20 the diameter of the microspheres.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
75 words
A shaped form or formed mass of cemented or bonded together filamented hollow film forming metal material oblate spheroids obtained by partially flattening microspheres which have a diameter of 500 to 6,000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.5 to 400 microns and said microspheres are connected to each other by filament portions which are continuous with the microspheres and are made of the same film forming metal material from which the microspheres are made.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
75 words
A shaped form or formed mass of cemented or bonded together filamented hollow film forming metal material oblate spheroids obtained by partially flattening microspheres which have a diameter of 500 to 6,000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.5 to 400 microns and said microspheres are connected to each other by filament portions which are continuous with the microspheres and are made of the same film forming metal material from which the microspheres are made.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
70 words
A shaped form or formed mass of cemented or bonded together hollow metal glass alloy material microspheres having a diameter of 500 to 6,000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.5 to 400 microns, wherein said microspheres are free of latent solid or liquid blowing gas materials or latent blowing gases and the walls of said microspheres are substantially free of holes, relatively thinned wall portions or sections, and bubbles.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
70 words
A shaped form or formed mass of cemented or bonded together hollow metal glass alloy material microspheres having a diameter of 500 to 6,000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.5 to 400 microns, wherein said microspheres are free of latent solid or liquid blowing gas materials or latent blowing gases and the walls of said microspheres are substantially free of holes, relatively thinned wall portions or sections, and bubbles.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
34 words
The shaped form or formed mass of microspheres of claim 25 wherein the microspheres are cemented together by fusion of sintering or are bonded together with an organic or inorganic bonding agent or adhesive.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
18 words
The shaped form or formed mass of microspheres of claim 26 formed into a thin sheet or panel.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
77 words
A shaped form or formed mass of cemented or bonded together hollow metal glass alloy material oblate spheroids obtained by partially flattening microspheres which have a diameter of 500 to 6,000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.5 to 400 microns and said microspheres are free of latent solid or liquid blowing gas materials or latent blowing gases and the walls of said microspheres are substantially free of holes, relatively thinned wall portions or sections and bubbles.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
77 words
A shaped form or formed mass of cemented or bonded together hollow metal glass alloy material oblate spheroids obtained by partially flattening microspheres which have a diameter of 500 to 6,000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.5 to 400 microns and said microspheres are free of latent solid or liquid blowing gas materials or latent blowing gases and the walls of said microspheres are substantially free of holes, relatively thinned wall portions or sections and bubbles.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
67 words
A shaped form or formed mass of cemented or bonded together filamented, hollow metal glass alloy material microspheres having a diameter of 500 to 6000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.5 to 400 microns, wherein said microspheres are connected to each other by filament portionw which are continuous with the microspheres and are of the same metal glass alloy material from which the microspheres are made.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
67 words
A shaped form or formed mass of cemented or bonded together filamented, hollow metal glass alloy material microspheres having a diameter of 500 to 6000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.5 to 400 microns, wherein said microspheres are connected to each other by filament portionw which are continuous with the microspheres and are of the same metal glass alloy material from which the microspheres are made.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
34 words
The shaped form or formed mass of microspheres of claim 29 wherein the microspheres are cemented together by fusion or sintering or are bonded together with an organic or inorganic bonding agent or adhesive.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
18 words
The shaped form or formed mass of microspheres of claim 30 formed into a thin sheet or panel.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
30 words
The shaped form or formed mass of claim 30 wherein the length of the connecting filaments is substantially equal and is 2 to 20 times the diameter of the microspheres.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
35 words
The shaped form or formed mass of claim 30 wherein the length of the connecting filaments is substantially equal and the diameter of the connecting filament is 1/2500 to 1/20 the diameter of the microspheres.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
75 words
A shaped form or formed mass of cemented or bonded together filamented, hollow metal glass alloy material oblate spheroids obtained by partially flattening microspheres which have a diameter of 500 to 6,000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.5 to 400 microns and said microspheres are connected to each other by filament portions which are continuous with the microspheres and are made of the same metal glass alloy material from which the microspheres are made.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
75 words
A shaped form or formed mass of cemented or bonded together filamented, hollow metal glass alloy material oblate spheroids obtained by partially flattening microspheres which have a diameter of 500 to 6,000 microns and a wall thickness of 0.5 to 400 microns and said microspheres are connected to each other by filament portions which are continuous with the microspheres and are made of the same metal glass alloy material from which the microspheres are made.
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1989-02-03 | 1989-08-05 | 1990-02-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-02-03 | 1993-08-05 | 1994-02-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-02-03 | 1997-08-05 | 1998-02-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |