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US 10,272,641 B2Granted
Gypsum products with fortified glass fiber mat
AssigneeUnited States Gypsum Company
InventorsAlfred Li, Naser Aldabaibeh
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Abstract
A gypsum product with a fortified glass fiber mat is provided in which the glass fiber mat is strengthened by crystallization of salt crystals on the glass fiber mat prior to the glass fiber mat use in the gypsum product. Methods for making a glass fiber mat saturated with salt crystals and gypsum products with the glass fiber mats are provided as well.
Claims18
A gypsum product comprising a gypsum core sandwiched between two glass fiber mats:
- a first glass fiber mat saturated with salt crystals selected from gypsum crystals, calcium sulfate, sodium chloride and any combination thereof;
- and a second glass fiber mat saturated with salt crystals selected from gypsum crystals, calcium sulfate, sodium chloride and any combination thereof.
A glass fiber mat comprising glass fibers and the glass fiber mat saturated with salt crystals wherein the salt crystals are crystallized on the glass fibers;
- wherein the salt crystals are selected from gypsum crystals, calcium sulfate, sodium chloride and any combination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.