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US 12,668,396 B2Granted
Degradable containment features
AssigneeDouble Double D, LLC
InventorsDaniel G. Doster, Jim F. Warner, Michael A. DeBrosse, Sreeju Puthenparambil Vasudevan
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Abstract
A degradable containment includes an outer structural layer constructed of a pulp material, a central carrier layer constructed of a biopolymer, and an interior nanomaterial layer constructed of a nanomaterial.
Claims17
A degradable containment comprising:
- a shaped and cured outer structural layer constructed of a plurality of assembled parts of a pulp material, wherein the shape defines an interior space of the containment and wherein the shaped and cured outer structural layer comprises a thickness to achieve the structural integrity of the containment;
- a combined layer of a biopolymer and a nanomaterial, said combined layer being directly layered onto an interior surface of the shaped and cured outer structural layer, wherein the combined layer is applied as
- a liquid mixture including the nanomaterial mixed in liquid form with the biopolymer and applied to the shaped and cured outer structural layer;
- wherein the combined layer is layered to the interior of the shaped and cured outer structural layer;
- and
- wherein the combined layer acts as an adhesive to adhere the plurality of assembled parts together and seal the shaped and cured outer structural layer.
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A degradable containment comprising:
- a shaped and cured outer structural layer constructed of a plurality of parts of a pulp material including at least one of the following:
- an organic product or an organic-based product, wherein the shape defines an interior space of the containment and wherein the shaped and cured outer structural layer comprises a thickness to achieve the structural integrity of the containment;
- a combined layer of a biopolymer and a nanomaterial, said combined layer being directly layered onto an interior surface of the shaped and cured outer structural layer, wherein the combined layer is applied as:
- a liquid mixture including the nanomaterial mixed in liquid form with the biopolymer and applied to the shaped and cured outer structural layer;
- and
- wherein
- the biopolymer including polyhydroxyalkanoate, polybutylene succinate, lignin, or a mixture of two or more thereof;
- and
- the nanomaterial including at least one of a silicon dioxide nanomaterial and a zinc oxide nanomaterial,
- wherein the combined layer is layered to the interior of the shaped and cured outer structural layer;
- and
- wherein the combined layer acts as an adhesive to adhere the plurality of assembled parts together and seal the shaped and cured outer structural layer.
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A degradable containment comprising:
- a shaped and cured outer structural layer constructed of a plurality of parts of a pulp material including at least one of the following:
- an organic product or an organic-based product, wherein the shape defines an interior space of the containment and wherein the shaped and cured outer structural layer comprises a thickness to achieve the structural integrity of the containment;
- a combined layer of a biopolymer and a nanomaterial, said combined layer being directly layered onto an interior surface of the shaped and cured outer structural layer, wherein the combined layer is applied as
- a liquid mixture including the nanomaterial mixed in liquid form with the biopolymer and applied to the shaped and cured outer structural layer;
- wherein
- the biopolymer including polyhydroxyalkanoate, polybutylene succinate, lignin, or a mixture of two or more thereof;
- the nanomaterial including at least one of a silicon dioxide nanomaterial and a zinc oxide nanomaterial and wherein the combine layer is layered to the interior of the shaped and cured outer structural layer and adhere the plurality of assembled parts;
- the combined layer acts as an adhesive to adhere the plurality of assembled parts together and seal the shaped and cured outer structural layer;
- and
- a modular containment neck secured in a top portion of the degradable containment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.