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AssigneeGold Bond Building Products, LLC
InventorsEli Stav, R. G. Iyer, Bradley J. Busche, Joseph J. Bailey, Brian Bland, Veda Evans
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The present invention is directed to a gypsum panel and a method of making such gypsum panel. For instance, in one embodiment, the gypsum panel comprises a gypsum core and a first facing material and a second facing material sandwiching the gypsum core, wherein the gypsum core includes gypsum and one or more fire resistance additives. The methods of the present invention are directed to making the aforementioned gypsum panels by providing the first facing material, providing a gypsum slurry comprising gypsum, water, and one or more fire resistance additives onto the first facing material, and providing a second facing material on the gypsum slurry.
A gypsum panel comprising a gypsum core and a first facing material and a second facing material sandwiching the gypsum core, the gypsum core comprising gypsum and one or more fire resistance additives comprising a shrinkage control composition, a thermal insulation composition, or a combination thereof, the gypsum core comprising a first gypsum core layer, a second gypsum core layer, and a third gypsum core layer, wherein the first gypsum core layer comprises the shrinkage control composition, wherein the third gypsum core layer comprises the thermal insulation composition.
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