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Moldable microcapsule that contains a high percentage of solid core material, and method of manufacture thereof
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-09-12
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Granted: 1991-12-03
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Expires: 2008-09-12
Abstract
Abstract Microcapsules having a high loading factor of core material are formed as separate, reservoir microcapsules by coating solid core particles first with a thin, conformal layer of parylene and then with a layer of thermoplastic material.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald J. Versic
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 13:22
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01F; H01F1/00; H01F1/01; H01F1/03; H01F1/12; H01F1/14; H01F1/20; H01F1/22; H01F1/24; H01F1/26; B; B01; B01J; B01J13/00; B01J13/02; B01J13/04; B01J13/20; B01J13/22; H01F1/032; H01F1/04; H01F1/047; H01F1/053; H01F1/055; H01F1/0551; H01F1/0552; H01F1/057; H01F1/0571; H01F1/0572; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/254; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2989; Y10T428/2991; Y10T428/2998
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A moldable microcapsule comprising: (a) a solid core; (b) a conformal, insulating inner layer of parylene encapsulating the core and being free of pinholes; and (c) an outer layer encapsulating the inner layer and the core, the outer layer comprising a moldable material that has a melting temperature less than that of the inner layer and is tied to the particle by the inner layer, the inner layer having a volume not substantially greater than 8% of the total volume of the microcapsule, and the outer layer having a volume not substantially greater than 24% of the total volume of the microcapsule, and the combined volume of both layers being not substantially greater than 25% of the total volume of the microcapsule.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A moldable microcapsule comprising: (a) a solid core; (b) a conformal, insulating inner layer of parylene encapsulating the core and being free of pinholes; and (c) an outer layer encapsulating the inner layer and the core, the outer layer comprising a moldable material that has a melting temperature less than that of the inner layer and is tied to the particle by the inner layer, the inner layer having a volume not substantially greater than 8% of the total volume of the microcapsule, and the outer layer having a volume not substantially greater than 24% of the total volume of the microcapsule, and the combined volume of both layers being not substantially greater than 25% of the total volume of the microcapsule.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The moldable microcapsule of claim 1 in which the parylene is poly-para-xylylene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The moldable microcapsule of claim 1 in which the parylene is monochloro-para-xylylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The moldable microcapusle of claim 1 in which the parylene is dichloro-para-xylylene.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The moldable microcapusle of claim 1 in which the volume of the inner layer is at least 1% of the volume of the microcapsule.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The moldable microcapusle of claim 1 in which the outer layer is a member of the group consisting of polyethersulfone, polysulfone, and nylon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The moldable microcapsule of claim 6 in which the outer layer is polyethersulfone.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The moldable microcapsule of claim 1 in which the volume of the outer layer is at least approximately 10% of the volume of the microcapsule.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The moldable microcapsule of claim 1 in which the core is a particle of oxidizable material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The moldable microcapsule of claim 1 in which the core is a particle of ferromagnetic material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The moldable microcapsule of claim 10 in which the core particle is a particle of rare-earth material having a high B×H product.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
42 words
The moldable microcapsule of claim 1 in which the diameter of the core particle, as measured by the diameter of a hole through which 50% of a quantity of such particles could pass is between about one micron and about 500 microns.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The moldable microcapsule of claim 12 in which the diameter of the core particle is in the range of about 30-300 microns.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
133 words
A pressure-molded product formed of microcapsules, each of which comprises: (a) a solid core particle; (b) an inner, conformal pinhole-free insulating layer of parylene; and (c) an outer layer of moldable binder material, the layer of parylene forming a primer coat to tie the layer of moldable binder material to the parylene-coated particle and having a melting temperature higher than the molding temperature at which the pressure-molded product is formed, the parylene inner layer of each microcapsule having a volume not substantially greater than 8% of the total volume of that microcapsule, and the outer layer of each capsule having a volume not substantially greater than 24% of the total volume of that microcapsule, at least 75% of the mass of the pressure-molded product consisting of the solid core particles of the microcapsules.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
133 words
A pressure-molded product formed of microcapsules, each of which comprises: (a) a solid core particle; (b) an inner, conformal pinhole-free insulating layer of parylene; and (c) an outer layer of moldable binder material, the layer of parylene forming a primer coat to tie the layer of moldable binder material to the parylene-coated particle and having a melting temperature higher than the molding temperature at which the pressure-molded product is formed, the parylene inner layer of each microcapsule having a volume not substantially greater than 8% of the total volume of that microcapsule, and the outer layer of each capsule having a volume not substantially greater than 24% of the total volume of that microcapsule, at least 75% of the mass of the pressure-molded product consisting of the solid core particles of the microcapsules.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
The molded product of claim 14 in which at least 80% of the mass of the molded product consists of the solid core particles of the microcapsules.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
230 words
A method of molding a shaped structure of moldable microcapsules, said structure having a high percentage of magnetic material, said method comprising the steps of: (a) pyrolyzing a quantity of parylene dimer to form monomeric free radicals thereof; (b) molecularly depositing the free radicals on the surface of each particle of a quantity of solid particles of magnetic material while tubling the particles in a low pressure chamber to form a protective polymer inner layer of the monomeric free radicals on all surfaces of each of the particles, separately; (c) forming an outer layer of moldable plastic binder material in engagement with the inner layer, said plastic binder material having a shaping temperature lower than the melting temperature of the parylene, the parylene inner layer of each microcapsule having a volume not substantially greater than 8% of the total volume of that microcapsule, and the outer layer of each capsule having a volume not substantially greater than 24% of the total volume of the microcapsule, the combined volume of the inner and outer layers of each microcapsule being not substantially greater than 25% of the total volume of that microcapsule; and (d) subjecting a mass of the binder-coated particles to heat above the melting temperature of the binder material and, simultaneously, to pressure sufficient to form the mass into a monolithic body capable of retaining its configuration after being cooled.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
230 words
A method of molding a shaped structure of moldable microcapsules, said structure having a high percentage of magnetic material, said method comprising the steps of: (a) pyrolyzing a quantity of parylene dimer to form monomeric free radicals thereof; (b) molecularly depositing the free radicals on the surface of each particle of a quantity of solid particles of magnetic material while tubling the particles in a low pressure chamber to form a protective polymer inner layer of the monomeric free radicals on all surfaces of each of the particles, separately; (c) forming an outer layer of moldable plastic binder material in engagement with the inner layer, said plastic binder material having a shaping temperature lower than the melting temperature of the parylene, the parylene inner layer of each microcapsule having a volume not substantially greater than 8% of the total volume of that microcapsule, and the outer layer of each capsule having a volume not substantially greater than 24% of the total volume of the microcapsule, the combined volume of the inner and outer layers of each microcapsule being not substantially greater than 25% of the total volume of that microcapsule; and (d) subjecting a mass of the binder-coated particles to heat above the melting temperature of the binder material and, simultaneously, to pressure sufficient to form the mass into a monolithic body capable of retaining its configuration after being cooled.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 16 comprising the step of molecularly depositing the free radicals on the surface of the particles to a substantially equal depth for all of the particles.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 17 in which the step of molecularly depositing the free radicals consists of depositing the free radicals to a depth such that the volume of the inner layer of parylene is not substantially greater than 10% of the volume of the microcapsule.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
88 words
The method of claim 18 further comprising the steps of: (a) simultaneously air-supporting and tumbling the coated particles; (b) spraying droplets of liquid comprising the thermoplastic material and a liquid carrier therefor on the air-supported particles and allowing the liquid to spread over the surface of each of the particles; and (c) continuing to air-support the particles until the liquid dries to form, on the conformally coated particles, a layer of the thermoplastic material having a volume between about 10% and 24% of the volume of the microcapsules.
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