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US 11,981,049 B2Granted
Geopolymer foam deposition and mixing system and apparatus
OwnerDavid I. Jenseninventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system for the production of thermal insulating, architectural and structural foam materials cast in molded volumes configured for a subsequent milling process, wherein molded foam volumes are cut into dimensional products or product components.
Claims18
A system for producing thermal insulating, architectural, and structural foam, the system having multiple stations in a production loop, said system comprising:
- an open top production mold having an open top and a generally planar floor;
- a vertically oriented mix containment cylinder having an open top and an open bottom, and a bottom edge configured for sealing engagement with said floor of said production mold;
- a mechanism for lowering and raising said mix containment cylinder into and from said production mold;
- a material deposition subsystem including movable hoppers for containing and dispensing bulk materials into said mix containment cylinder;
- a motorized mixing apparatus having a rotating head;
- a mechanism for lowering and raising said rotating head into and from said mix containment cylinder for operation of said rotating head in said mix containment cylinder;
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- at least one conveyance mechanism for moving one or more of said production mold, said mix containment cylinder, said mixing apparatus, and said material deposition system into position relative to one another for sequential operations.
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A multi-station system for producing millable geopolymer foam blocks, comprising:
- a production mold having an open top and a floor;
- a containment cylinder having an open top and an open bottom, said open bottom configured for sealing engagement with said floor of said production mold;
- a bulk material and dose hopper system for dispensing geopolymer ingredients into said containment cylinder;
- a mixer having a movable mixing head sized for insertion and operation in said containment cylinder;
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- conveyance subsystems for moving one or move of said production mold, said containment cylinder, said hopper system, and said mixing head in relation to one or another of said production mold, said containment cylinder, said hopper system, and said mixing head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.