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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7381263 | Cement compositions comprising high alumina cement and cement kiln dust The present invention provides cement compositions that comprise water, high alumina cement, a soluble phosphate, and cement kiln dust. The cement compositions optionally may be foamed with a gas. Methods of cementing also are provided that comprise: providing the c... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381264 | Admixture A liquid accelerator composition for sprayed concrete, comprising aluminium sulphate, amorphous aluminium hydroxide, alkanolamine and an organic dibasic acid anhydride. The compositions allow the attainment of high early compressive strength, and they can be tailore... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7351279 | Cement compositions with improved mechanical properties and methods of cementing in subterranean formations Cement compositions with improved mechanical properties and associated methods are provided, which are useful in conjunction with subterranean well operations. In certain embodiments, the cement compositions comprise carbon fibers, rubber particles, a hydraulic ceme... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7255739 | Cement compositions with improved corrosion resistance and methods of cementing in subterranean formations This invention provides cement compositions that comprise a high alumina cement, vitrified shale, a soluble phosphate, and water sufficient to form a slurry. This invention also presents methods of enhancing the corrosion resistance of a cement composition that comp... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7147055 | Cement compositions with improved corrosion resistance and methods of cementing in subterranean formations The present invention relates to subterranean well cementing operations, and more particularly, to cement compositions having improved corrosion resistance and methods of using such compositions in subterranean formations. The cement compositions generally include a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7055603 | Cement compositions comprising strength-enhancing lost circulation materials and methods of cementing in subterranean formations Cement compositions comprising a strength-enhancing lost circulation material, and methods for cementing using such cement compositions are provided. Exemplary embodiments of the cement compositions comprise cement, water, and a strength-enhancing lost circulation m... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7037369 | Accelerator composition An alkali-free accelerator for use with spray-applied cementitious compositions such as concrete and mortar is the reaction product in aqueous medium of amorphous aluminium hydroxide, aluminium sulphate, formic acid and phosphoric acid. These accelerators perform as... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029527 | Quick binder for self compacting concrete, use and application of same A binder for self-compacting concrete includes, in dry weight of the-binder, 70 to 90% of Portland cement, 4 to 16% of calcium aluminate, 4 to 14% of calcium sulphate, an accelerator and a retarder, 0 to 2% of Ca(OH)2 and at least an additive with a water reducer. T... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7004256 | 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... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6989057 | Zeolite-containing cement composition A method and cement composition is provided for sealing a subterranean zone penetrated by a well bore, wherein the cement composition comprises zeolite, cementitious material, and water sufficient to form a slurry. ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6978835 | Methods of cementing in subterranean formations A method of retarding the set time of a cement composition comprising providing a cement composition that comprises water and a cement, and retarding the set time of the cement composition by including a copolymer retarder in the cement composition, wherein the copo... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962201 | Cement compositions with improved mechanical properties and methods of cementing in subterranean formations Cement compositions with improved mechanical properties and associated methods are provided, which are useful in conjunction with subterranean well operations. In certain embodiments, the cement compositions comprise carbon fibers, rubber particles, a hydraulic ceme... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6904971 | Cement compositions with improved corrosion resistance and methods of cementing in subterranean formations Cement compositions with improved corrosion resistance, and methods of using the compositions in a subterranean formation, are provided. The cement composition comprises a high alumina cement, vitrified shale, a soluble phosphate, and water sufficient to form a slur... | 06/14/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6875265 | High-performance permeable concrete The present invention relates to an improved high-performance permeable concrete obtained by spreading and compacting a mixture which comprises 1,500-1,850 kg/m3 of aggregates; 320-400 kg/m3 of Portland cement; 28-35% of the cement (90-140 kg/m... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6860936 | Grout compositions for construction of subterranean barriers A method is disclosed for constructing, verifying, and maintaining underground vaults that isolate and contain radioactive burial sites. The method employs a buoyant lift technique to isolate a block of soil containing the contaminates from the surrounding soil. An ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6821336 | Electrically conductive concrete and controlled low strength materials having carbon fibers Compositions are provided for increasing the electrical conductivity of concrete or controlled low-strength materials (flowable fill). One composition sets to produce a concrete and includes from 1% to 30% by weight of portland cement; from 1% to 30% by weight of fl... | 11/23/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6616755 | Self-levelling concrete and method for making a structural part The invention concerns a self-levelling concrete and a method for making a structural part from said concrete. The concrete which comprises aggregate and solid particles with size grading not more than 12 mm, comprises a superplasticizer which is a compou... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6528547 | Synthetic aggregate and method of producing the same A synthetic aggregate having a multiplicity of uses such as for mixing with a cementing material to form concrete, mortar or plaster is disclosed. The aggregate includes crushed fragments of a size which are capable of passing through mesh screen having s... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6511537 | Retarding systems and application to oil well cementing Systems for retarding setting in an oilfield well cement slurry comprise a solution of a phosphonate selected from methylene phosphonic acid derivatives and a phosphate, in particular selected from the following salts or the corresponding acids: mono-phos... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6503318 | Conductive concrete composition The invention provides conductive concrete suitable for commercial and large-scale production. The conductive concrete uses carbonaceous particles as conductive phase, to achieve concrete with resistivities as low as 2 Ωcm and compressive strengths over ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6454849 | Hydraulic cement compositions and additives therefor An additive consisting of (poly)ethyleneglycol monocycloalkylether of a specified kind, (poly)alkyleneglycol or (poly)alkyleneglycol monoalkylether of another specified kinds, an organic phosphoric acid ester of still another specified kind and an antifoa... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6379455 | Chemical agent for improving the engineering properties of soil A chemical agent for improving the engineering properties of soil includes a mixture of cementitious pozzalans (5 to 60% by mass), calcium sulphate (20 to 80% by mass), an oxide of calcium (15 to 50% by mass) and silica oxide (1 to 30% by weight). Monofil... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6132777 | Borates useful for the prevention/mitigation of microbiologically influenced corrosion and staining The present invention discloses methods for 1) preventing and/or mitigating microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) and 2) controlling and/or reducing the growth of at least one anaerobic, facultative anaerobic, or microaerophilic microorganism, whic... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6121543 | Groundbed electrode with graphite containing cement A groundbed electrode for the protection of an electrical/electronic equipment installation is comprised of a strip of a mixture of approximately equal parts, on a volumetric basis, of powdered crystalline carbon and Portland cement buried in earth, a cop... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5863323 | Mineral binders colored with silicon-containing carbon black Binder compositions are provided which include a mineral binder and a silicon-containing carbon black. The silicon-containing carbon black can have attached an ionic or ionizable organic group or can be oxidized. Silicon-containing carbon blacks may be pr... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5855663 | Carbon fibers for reinforcement of cement and cement composite material There are here disclosed carbon fibers for reinforcement of cement which are obtained by applying, onto the surfaces of carbon fibers, esters of oleic acid and aliphatic monovalent alcohols, esters of oleyl alcohol and monovalent fatty acids, polyoxyalkyl... | 01/05/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5753035 | Composition and method to remove asbestos A composition for transforming a chrysotile asbestos-containing material into a non-asbestos material is disclosed, wherein the composition comprises water, at least about 30% by weight of an inorganic acid, and from about 0.1 to about 4% by weight of a t... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5753031 | Composition and method to remove asbestos A composition for transforming a chrysotile asbestos-containing material into a non-asbestos material is disclosed, wherein the composition comprises water, at least about 30% by weight of an inorganic acid, and from about 0.1 to about 4% by weight of a h... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5753033 | Composition and method to remove asbestos A composition for transforming a chrysotile asbestos-containing material into a non-asbestos material is disclosed, wherein the composition comprises water, at least about 30% by weight of a boron tetrafluoride salt, free of or having only small amounts o... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5753032 | Composition and method to remove asbestos A composition for transforming a chrysotile asbestos-containing material into a non-asbestos material is disclosed, wherein the composition comprises water, at least about 30% by weight of phosphoric acid, and from about 0.1 to about 4% by weight of a sou... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5753034 | Composition and method to remove asbestos A composition for transforming a chrysotile asbestos-containing material into a non-asbestos material is disclosed, wherein the composition comprises water, at least about 30% by weight of a hexafluorosilicate salt, and free of or having only small amount... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5725652 | Lightweight, low water content expanded shale, clay and slate cementitious compositions and methods of their production and use An improved lightweight cementitious product made up of an aqueous cementious mixture using cement and expanded shale, clay and slate mix, that can incorporate fly ash, lime, and the weight saving component, which is micronized polystyrene particles havin... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5685902 | Carbon fiber-reinforced concrete and method for preparing the same A carbon fiber-reinforced concrete containing a cement, a coarse aggregate, a fine aggregate, a carbon fiber and water, the carbon fiber having an average length not less than the maximum size of the coarse aggregate and also a tensile strength of at leas... | 11/11/1997 |
