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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8092593 | Architectural stone composition and method of use Compositions for fabricating architectural works wherein the compositions utilize one or more cement materials, additives, fibers and recycled glass. Exemplary cement materials include Portland cement, calcium aluminate, fly ash and/or E glass. Exemplary additives i... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7407996 | Low dust wall repair compound A wall repair compound useful for filling and repairing cracks, holes, and other imperfections in a wall surface includes a conventional filler material, a conventional binder material, and a dust reducing additive which reduces the quantity of airborne dust particl... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7396403 | Concrete reinforced with acrylic coated carbon fibers Concrete products and dry concrete mixes comprise cement, acrylic coated carbon fibers, and any optional components such as silica fumes, slag, stone, sand, and/or other aggregates. Preferably, the acrylic coated carbon fibers have a length of about 2½ inches to ab... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7364615 | Method of forming pavers containing waste glass particles A method for forming pavers includes mixing cement, water and sand to form a cement composition, and mixing waste glass particles with the cement composition to form a cement-glass particle composition. Thereafter the cement glass particle composition is poured into... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351281 | Powdered material and ceramic material manufactured therefrom Powdered material, the binder phase of which mainly consists of a cement-based system, which powdered material has the capacity following saturation with a liquid reacting with the binder phase to hydrate to a chemically bonded ceramic material, preferably for denta... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341627 | Fiber reinforced concrete products and method of preparation Concrete products and mixes with reinforcing carbon graphite fibers, the carbon fibers being provided in the form of resin coated warped beam fabric, and a method for producing reinforced concrete products, where semi-cured carbon fibers are mixed with concrete and ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7284611 | Methods and compositions for controlling lost circulation in subterranean operations A lost circulation composition, that comprises a first portion of particles having a weight mean particle size of less than about 20 microns, a second portion of particles having a weight mean particle size in the range of from about 25 microns to about 400 microns,... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285167 | Fiber reinforced concrete/cement products and method of preparation Concrete and/or cement products and mixes with reinforcing carbon graphite fibers having a length of about 2½ inches to about 3½ inches, and/or nano and/or micron sized carbon fibers, and a method of reinforcing concrete. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7244303 | Set retarder compositions, cement compositions, and associated methods Cement compositions, that comprise water, a cement, a strength-retrogression additive, and an acid, wherein the acid comprises ethylenediamine tetra acetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid, or a combination thereof, are provided. Methods of cementing in a subterranean fo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7229492 | Cement compositions comprising improved lost circulation materials and methods of use in subterranean formations Cement compositions that include improved lost circulation materials are provided. In certain exemplary embodiments, the improved lost circulation materials include inelastic particles of polyethylene, polystyrene, and/or polypropylene. Optionally, the cement compos... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7178597 | Cement compositions comprising high aspect ratio materials and methods of use in subterranean formations The present invention relates to subterranean well cementing operations, and more particularly, to cement compositions that include high aspect ratio materials, and methods for using such cement compositions in subterranean formations. An example of a method of the ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169725 | Ceramic products, raw batch formulations, and method The invention provides a method to transform large quantities of waste glass into useful ceramic products by a low-cost manufacturing process. The method improves green strength compared to previous methods, and does not require water or any other liquid solvent. On... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7094285 | Inorganic matrix compositions, composites incorporating the matrix, and process of making the same A modified alkali silicate composition for forming an inorganic polymer matrix having improved mechanical properties. The modified alkali silicate matrix is made by reacting an alkali silicate (or its precursors such as an alkali hydroxide, a SiO2 source ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7048795 | Bonding of cement paste to porcelain shaped articles through the use of ceramic glazes A method for increasing the strength of concrete, including applying a coating of high- silica glaze to porcelain aggregate pieces, dispersing the glaze-coated porcelain aggregate pieces in a Portland cement matrix, bonding the high-silica glaze to the porcelain agg... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6969422 | Inorganic matrix composition and composites incorporating the matrix composition A modified alkali silicate composition for forming an inorganic network matrix. The modified alkali silicate matrix is made by reacting an alkali silicate (or its precursors such as an alkali hydroxide, a SiO2 source and water), an acidic inorganic compos... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6969423 | Lightweight strain hardening brittle matrix composites Fiber reinforced lightweight concrete composites employ less than 4% by volume of reinforcing fibers in conjunction with small particulate lightweight aggregates or voids, and cure to composites which exhibit high tensile strain and strain hardening behavior. The co... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6936099 | Lightweight joint compound containing stable air pockets Low density joint compounds, and methods for their use are disclosed. Joint compounds comprising water, calcium carbonate, a foaming agent, and a rheology modification agent contain a plurality of stable air bubbles. Joint compounds can have densities of about 4 pou... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6913645 | Cementitious material A combination of compositions, products and methods of producing a new type of cement. The cementitious material is created by adding sodium carbonate (also known as soda ash, trona, natron, sodium carbonate decahydrate, sodium carbonate anhydrous, etc.) and one or ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6890507 | Ozone treatment of fly ash Carbon-containing fly ash has been treated with optimum amounts of ozone. There is homogenous treatment of the fly ash with ozone and over saturation with ozone is avoided. In a further embodiment of the invention carbon, from various sources is oxygenated to be inc... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6858075 | Thin concrete repair composition for alkali-aggregate reaction affected concrete A cement repair composition is provided for repairing thin concrete. The composition comprises, in weight percentages: fine aggregates, 50-80%; Portland cement, 10-20%; reinforcing fibers such as polyethylene, steel and fiberglass fibers, 0-5%; and a plurality of fu... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6797051 | More controllable fibrous patch spray A more controllable fibrous acoustic ceiling patch or textured material in the form of a sprayable composition includes a base, a filler, an adhesive binder, an anti-foaming agent, a suspension agent, and fibrous materials. The more controllable acoustic ceiling pat... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6797052 | Method for using activated carbon for producing moisture-blocking durable cement, composition for the same and method of characterizing the same Use of activated carbon powder in a cement formulation having vinyl polymers that results in effectively eliminating the problem of moisture retention due to void formation during mixing and atmospheric moisture uptake. In the compositions and methods described it h... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6743287 | Concrete A concrete in which the aggregate of sand and stones in at least partially replaced by crushed glass. The sand fraction may be replaced by a glass of grain size 0-5 mm, a non-alkali reactive mineral with grain size 0-5 mm or a combination thereof. The stone fraction... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6699321 | Concrete composition A concrete composition contain glass, including ordinary recycled glass is provided. The invention also relates to methods of producing the concrete compositions of the invention. A concrete composition containing glass particles, including recycled glass... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6695908 | Method of producing aggregate products using glass A method of producing an improved aggregate product from in inferior initial aggregate material base material. A percentage weight of crushed glass material is introduced into the initial aggregate material to form said aggregate product.... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6676742 | Mixture that can be added to decorative aqueous-phase paint products A physical and chemical mixture of aggregative material, chemical products, mineral fillers and/or special pigments in dispersion, with metallic effect, designed to be added to aqueous-phase paint products having a monochromatic-flocculate or multichromat... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6630022 | Mechanical activation of granitic powders A mechanically activated pozzolan prepared from granitic quarry fines. Quarry fines are milled by a high-energy milling process to convert the essentially inert raw granitic fines into a chemically reactive state. When added to a portland cement mortar mi... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6562122 | Lightweight well cement compositions and methods Lightweight cement compositions and methods of cementing a subterranean zone penetrated by a well bore utilizing the compositions are provided. A lightweight cement composition of the invention is basically comprised of a coarse particulate hydraulic ceme... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6500254 | Cements including lithium glass compositions Lithium glass capable of minimizing the effects of alkali silica reaction in concrete. The lithium glass includes a glass forming oxide; lithium oxide; and optionally a glass network modifying oxide. The lithium glass can be also essentially free of sodiu... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6432196 | Process for producing briquetted and pressed granular material and use thereof The present invention relates to a process for producing briquetted and pressed granular material and the use thereof for coloring building materials, such as concrete and asphalt, and organic media, such as paint systems, plastics and colored pastes.... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6406537 | High-strength joint compound A composition comprising calcined gypsum, trimetaphosphate ion, and a water-soluble linear polymer formed by the addition reaction of ethylene oxide and/or alkoxy-substituted ethylene oxide with water, having enhanced strength when set and exhibiting high... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6344081 | Concrete composition The invention relates to concrete compositions with improved characteristics which contain glass, including ordinary recycled glass. The invention also relates to methods of producing the concrete compositions of the invention. In particular, the inventio... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6296699 | Inorganic binders employing waste glass The present invention relates to a binder composition comprising a glass powder with a particle size of at least less than 0.15 mm and an alkali activator containing at least one alkali metal and at least one silicate. Preferably, a sodium silicate with a... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6264740 | Inorganic cementitious material A method of producing a new type of cement, hereafter called Conch-krete. Conch-krete is created by adding sodium carbonate (also known as soda ash, natron, etc.) and one or more minerals from the calcium carbonate group (including aragonite, limestone, c... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6200380 | Method for continuous production for wallboard tape joint compound A method of continuously producing a cementitious composition such as joint compound includes pre-mixing at least two dry ingredients and pre-mixing at least two liquid ingredients. The ingredients are provided in a continuous mixing apparatus and at leas... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5869166 | High solids, low shrinkage coating Using a combination of relatively coarse filler and latex binder, a very high solids coating (about 85% or higher) can be produced with a relatively low working viscosity. These very high solids coatings can be applied in thick single layers and oven cure... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5853476 | Process for coloring concrete using compacted inorganic granules A method for coloring cementitious systems using compacted inorganic granules, wherein said compacted inorganic granules comprise an inorganic pigment and a dispersing agent. Particularly, a method for coloring cementitious systems using compacted inorgan... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5810921 | Use of waste glass in concrete The present invention relates generally to a glass formula for incorporation in glass-concrete compositions. The glass contains chromium. A detrimental reaction between the cement and the chromium glass and/or a reactive aggregate glass is suppressed in t... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5803960 | Glass formula for avoiding ASR The present invention relates generally to a glass formula for incorporation in glass/concrete compositions. The glass contains lithium. Alkali-silica reaction is avoided in the glass/concrete compositions.... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5800739 | Stabilized dispersions of graphite particles The invention relates to a conductive dispersions used for diverse purposes such a base for electroplating nonconductors. The dispersion are characterized by use of a stabilizing quantity of a stabilizer having repeating alylkene oxide groups and a hydrop... | 09/01/1998 |