# US 2013/0280467 A1 · Methods and systems for insulating a building > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0280467 A1 - Document ID: US20130280467A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/923,552 - Filed: 2013-06-21 - Published: 2013-10-24 - Earliest claimed: 2011-11-01 - Assignees: Johns Manville - Applicants: Johns Manville - Inventors: Ralph Michael Fay - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130280467A1 ## CPC - E04B 1/62: Insulation or other protection; Elements or use of specified material therefor (chemical compositions C01 - C11; implements for applying insulation or sealings E04F21/00; buildings to withstand, or to provide protection against, external undesired influences E04H9/00; sealing pipes in walls or partitions F16L5/02; shielding against dangerous radiation G21F) - B29C 44/386: {using a movable, elongate nozzle, e.g. to reach deep into the mould} - E04B 1/74: Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflection (forms of, or arrangements in, rooms for influencing or directing sound E04B1/99); Other building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls (fire protection E04B1/94; elements chiefly adapted for structural purposes E04C1/00 - E04C3/00; chiefly adapted for surface coverings E04F13/00; as underlayers for floor coverings E04F15/18; closures for wall or like openings E06B) - E04D 13/1631: {the means deriving from the nature or the shape of the insulating material itself} - E04D 13/1675: {on saddle-roofs or inclined roof surfaces} - E04B 1/7604: {fillings for cavity walls} - Y02A 30/00: Adapting or protecting infrastructure or their operation - Y02B 30/90: Passive houses; Double facade technology - Y10T 428/23: Sheet including cover or casing - E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001}) - B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00) - E04D: ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS (coverings of outer walls by plaster or other porous material E04F13/00) - Y02A: TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for insulating a component of a home or building. An insulated component may include a generally planar surface and a frame positioned atop one side of the generally planar surface. The frame may include a plurality of outer studs coupled together to form an outer periphery and inner studs that divide the frame into one or more sections. One or more of the sections may include a cavity or hollow space. The insulated component may also include a first layer of insulation within one or more of the cavities. The first layer of insulation may include a pour insulation material that transitions from a liquid state or phase to a solid state or phase. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-15. (canceled) ### Claim 16 A component of a home or building comprising: a generally planar surface; a frame comprising: a plurality of outer studs coupled together to define an outer periphery; and one or more inner studs that divide the frame into one or more sections, wherein the frame is positioned atop one side of the generally planar surface so that at least one of the sections comprises a cavity; and a first layer of insulation within the cavity, the first layer of insulation having a substantially equivalent layer thickness throughout the cavity and the first layer of insulation comprising a pour insulation material that transitions from a liquid state to a solid state, the first layer of insulation comprising an insulation R value of between about 4 and about 7 per inch of insulation. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The component of claim 1, wherein the component comprises one or more structures of a home selected from the group consisting of: a wall, a floor, and an attic, ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The component of claim 1, wherein the structure comprises an attic or floor of a manufactured or modular home. ### Claim 19 The component of claim Error! Reference source not found, wherein the attic or roof comprises a maximum height of between about 1 foot and about 4 feet. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The component of claim 1, further comprising a second layer of insulation positioned atop the first layer of insulation, the second layer of insulation comprising an insulation material different than the pour insulation material. ### Claim 21 The component of claim Error! Reference source not found, wherein the second layer of insulation comprises loose fill fiber insulation. ### Claim 22 The component of claim Error! Reference source not found, wherein the insulation R value of the combined first and second layers of insulation is between about 40 and about 60. ### Claim 23 (depends on 1) The component of claim 1, wherein the pour insulation material expands when the pour insulation material transitions from the liquid state to the solid state, and wherein the thickness of the first layer is substantially equivalent to a height of the plurality of outer studs when the pour insulation material is in the solid state. ### Claim 24 The component of claim Error! Reference source not found, wherein the layer thickness of the first layer of insulation is between about 2 inches and about 5 inches, ### Claim 25 A system for applying pour insulation material to one or more cavities of a prefabricated component of a building or home, the system comprising: a workstation that receives the prefabricated component, the prefabricated component comprising: a generally planar surface; and a frame comprising a plurality of outer studs coupled together to define an outer periphery and one or more interior studs that divide the frame into one or more sections, the frame being positioned atop one side of the generally planar surface so that at least one of the sections comprises a cavity; and an injection mechanism comprising a plurality of nozzles positioned above one or more of the sections, the injection mechanism being operable to inject a pour insulation material into one or more of the sections to a defined level to insulate the prefabricated component; wherein the pour insulation material transitions from a liquid state to a solid state after an amount of time, and wherein the pour insulation material comprises an insulation R value of between about 4 and about 7 per inch of insulation. ### Claim 26 The system of claim Error! Reference source not found, further comprising a computing device communicatively coupled with the injection mechanism, the computing device comprising a processor and a memory device having a set of instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor causes the computing device to perform the following operations: receive data associated with the prefabricated component, the data comprising dimensions for each of the plurality of sections; and transmit instructions to the injection mechanism to inject the pour insulation material within the one or more sections to the defined level, the amount of pour insulation material injected into the cavity being based on the dimensions of the section corresponding to the cavity.