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US 12,012,489 B2Granted
Mineral wool insulation
AssigneeOwens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
InventorsScott W. Schweiger, Christopher A. Stoneburg
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Abstract
Mineral wool insulation products are provided. The mineral wool insulation includes a plurality of mineral wool fibers and a wax emulsion applied to the mineral wool fibers. The wax emulsion imparts excellent water resistance and thermal performance properties to the mineral wool insulation.
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A mineral wool insulation comprising:
- a plurality of mineral wool fibers;
- and
- a binder and a wax emulsion applied to the mineral wool fibers,
- wherein the wax emulsion comprises 0.001% to 0.4% by weight of the total weight of the mineral wool insulation,
- wherein the binder and the wax emulsion collectively comprise 1% to 10% by weight of the total weight of the mineral wool insulation, and
- wherein an R-value per inch of thickness of the mineral wool insulation decreases by less than 10%, after a water absorption test conducted in accordance with ASTM C209.
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A mineral wool insulation comprising:
- a plurality of mineral wool fibers;
- and
- a binder, a wax emulsion, and a dedusting oil applied to the mineral wool fibers,
- wherein the wax emulsion comprises 0.001% to 0.4% by weight of the total weight of the mineral wool insulation, and the dedusting oil comprises 0.0005% to 0.27% by weight of the total weight of the mineral wool insulation.
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A mineral wool insulation comprising:
- a plurality of mineral wool fibers;
- and
- a binder and a wax emulsion applied to the mineral wool fibers,
- wherein the binder is a carbohydrate-based, formaldehyde free binder,
- wherein the binder and the wax emulsion comprise 1% to 10% by weight of the total weight of the mineral wool insulation, and
- wherein an R-value per inch of thickness of the mineral wool insulation decreases by less than 10%, after a water absorption test conducted in accordance with ASTM C209.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.