IP Library Granted Patent US 11,584,686
Granted Patent B2
US 11,584,686 · App. 17/481,137 · Granted Feb 21, 2023

Method for engineered cellular magmatic mesoporous compounds and articles thereof

Inventors: Robert Michael Hust (Coeur d'Alene, ID); Gert Nielsen (Albuquerque, NM); William Gene Ramsey (Warrenville, SC); Philip Galland (Spokane, WA)
Assignee: GlassWRX, LLC
C03C23/0095C01B39/02C03C10/00C03C11/007C03C14/004C01B33/28C03C2203/00C03C2214/20Y10T428/249953
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Patent No.
US 11,584,686
App. No.
17/481,137
Granted
Feb 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods for engineered mesoporous cellular magmatics and articles thereof are disclosed. For example, the magmatics may include a mixture of substance that, when exposed to heat for a length of time, form a foamed mass. The foamed mass may be exposed to a solution configured to cause mineralization upon and within the articles.

Claims (33)

1. An article of manufacture, comprising:

a rigid foam mass being composed of at least one silicate based component and having:

a non-crystalline portion; and

a crystalline portion that is bound to the non-crystalline portion, wherein at least a first portion of the rigid foam mass comprises glass ceramic; and

a zeolite material disposed within and enclosed by pores of at least a second portion of at least one of the non-crystalline portion or the crystalline portion, wherein the rigid foam mass exhibits macroporous and mesoporous characteristics.

2. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the zeolite material is a product of zeolite synthesis caused by a chemical reaction between the rigid foam mass and a solution.

3. The article of manufacture of claim 2 , wherein the solution includes at least one of alkali aluminates, alkali/alkaline hydroxides, alkali carbonates, water glass, and/or tetramethylammonium hydroxide.

4. An article of manufacture, comprising:

an engineered foam mass having:

a non-crystalline portion and a crystalline portion bound to the non-crystalline portion;

a zeolite material disposed within first pores of at least a first portion of at least one of the non-crystalline portion or the crystalline portion; and

a vitreous material disposed within second pores of at least a second portion of at least one of the non-crystalline portion or the crystalline portion, the vitreous material comprising a different material then the engineered foam mass.

5. The article of manufacture of claim 4 , further comprising a material disposed within third pores of at least a third portion of at least one of the non-crystalline portion or the crystalline portion, the material including at least one of Alumina, Alumina Hydrate, Aplite, Feldspar, Nepheline Syenite, Calumite, Kyanite, Kaolin, Cryolite, Antimony Oxide, Arsenious Oxide, Barium Carbonate, Barium Oxide, Barium Sulfate, Boric Acid, Borax, Anhydrous Borax, Quicklime, Calcium Hydrate, Calcium Carbonate, Dolomitic Lime, Dolomite, Finishing Lime, Litharge, Minium, Calcium Phosphate, Bone ash, Iron Oxide, Caustic Potash, Saltpeter, Potassium Carbonate, Hydrated Potassium Carbonate, Sand, Diatomite, Soda Ash, Sodium Nitrate, Sodium Sulphate, Sodium Silica-fluoride, Zinc Oxide.

6. The article of manufacture of claim 4 , wherein the vitreous material is a reactive material.

7. The article of manufacture of claim 4 , wherein the vitreous material includes a surface chemistry configured to bind at least partially with a wall of the second pores such that the vitreous material is fused to the wall of the second pores.

8. The article of manufacture of claim 4 , wherein the vitreous material is a non-reactive material.

9. The article of manufacture of claim 4 , wherein the vitreous material includes a surface chemistry configured to resist incorporation of the vitreous material into a wall of the second pores.

10. The article of manufacture of claim 4 , wherein at least one of the non-crystalline portion or the crystalline portion includes vesicular corridors.

11. An article of manufacture, comprising:

a rigid foam mass being composed of at least one silicate based component and having:

a non-crystalline portion; and

a crystalline portion that is bound to the non-crystalline portion;

a zeolite material disposed within first pores of at least a first portion of at least one of the non-crystalline portion or the crystalline portion; and

a vitreous material disposed within second pores of at least a second portion of at least one of the non-crystalline portion or the crystalline portion, the vitreous material comprising a different material then the rigid foam mass.

12. The article of manufacture of claim 11 , wherein the zeolite material is a product of a chemical reaction between the rigid foam mass and a solution, the solution including at least one of alkali aluminates, alkali/alkaline hydroxides, alkali carbonates, water glass, and/or tetramethylammonium hydroxide.

13. The article of manufacture of claim 11 , further comprising a material disposed within third pores of at least a third portion of at least one of the non-crystalline portion or the crystalline portion, the material including at least one of Alumina, Alumina Hydrate, Aplite, Feldspar, Nepheline Syenite, Calumite, Kyanite, Kaolin, Cryolite, Antimony Oxide, Arsenious Oxide, Barium Carbonate, Barium Oxide, Barium Sulfate, Boric Acid, Borax, Anhydrous Borax, Quicklime, Calcium Hydrate, Calcium Carbonate, Dolomitic Lime, Dolomite, Finishing Lime, Litharge, Minium, Calcium Phosphate, Bone ash, Iron Oxide, Caustic Potash, Saltpeter, Potassium Carbonate, Hydrated Potassium Carbonate, Sand, Diatomite, Soda Ash, Sodium Nitrate, Sodium Sulphate, Sodium Silica-fluoride, Zinc Oxide.

14. The article of manufacture of claim 11 , wherein the vitreous material is a reactive material.

15. The article of manufacture of claim 11 , wherein the vitreous material includes a surface chemistry configured to bind at least partially with a wall of the second pores such that the vitreous material is fused to the wall of the second pores.

16. The article of manufacture of claim 11 , wherein the vitreous material is a non-reactive material.

17. The article of manufacture of claim 11 , wherein the vitreous material includes a surface chemistry configured to resist incorporation of the vitreous material into a wall of the second pores.

18. The article of manufacture of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the non-crystalline portion or the crystalline portion includes vesicular corridors.

19. The article of manufacture of claim 11 , wherein the rigid foam mass exhibits macroporous and mesoporous characteristics.

20. The article of manufacture of claim 11 , wherein the zeolite material is a product of zeolite synthesis caused by a chemical reaction between the rigid foam mass and a solution.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2022
From: HURST, ROBERT MICHAEL; NIELSEN, GERT; RAMSEY, WILLIAM GENE; GALLAND, PHILLIP
To: GLASSWRX, LLC
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 63082468 · Sep 23, 2020
Provisional Application 63082462 · Sep 23, 2020
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