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US 2018/0346382 A1Published application
Method of manufacture and use of load bearing interlocking structural blocks and modular building system
AssigneeJust Biofiber Corp.
InventorWILLIAM RADFORD
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Abstract
Method of making construction materials intended for use as structural elements, such as structural blocks, used in the construction of buildings and civil engineering structures. In one aspect, the blocks may comprise a body shape configured so as to allow it to interlock with other blocks in the construction of a structure. Methods for manufacturing the blocks and structures comprising such materials and methods for building such structures are also disclosed.
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A method for manufacturing an interlocking structural block comprising:
- (a) positioning a plurality of members into a mold using a jig, such that one end of a member will extend from one surface of the structural block being formed, with an opposite end of the member terminating partway within the structural block and elevated from a floor of the mold, wherein the mold is adapted for forming a plurality of apertures extending within the structural block from an opposing surface of the structural block, the apertures adapted for engaging with an extending end of an adjacent structural block;
- (b) mixing a primarily fibrous material with a primarily lime based material for forming a block composition;
- (c) applying the block composition into the mold;
- (d) curing the block composition in the mold, such that the block composition is allowed to form and harden around the plurality of members;
- (e) injecting a quantity of carbon dioxide into the block composition;
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- (f) resting the block composition in the mold for a predetermined period of time.
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A method for manufacturing an interlocking structural block comprising:
- (a) positioning a plurality of members into a mold, such that one end of a member extends from one surface of the structural block with an opposite end of the member terminating partway within the structural block, wherein the mold is adapted for forming a plurality of apertures extending within the structural block from an opposing surface of the structural block, the apertures adapted for engaging with an extending end of an adjacent structural block;
- (b) mixing hemp hurd, flax, hydraulic lime and hydrated lime for forming a block composition;
- (c) applying the block composition into the mold;
- (d) compressing the block composition;
- (e) curing the block composition in the mold, such that the block composition is allowed to form around the plurality of members;
- (f) injecting a quantity of carbon dioxide into the block composition;
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- (g) setting the block composition in the mold for a predetermined period of time.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.