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US 7,300,616 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for forming an article of manufacture and an article of manufacture made by a new and novel process
OwnerJoseph S. Wycechinventor
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Abstract
A method 10 to selectively produce an article of manufacture 20 having desirable properties and which may replace many “ceramic based” articles. Particularly, the article of manufacture 20 is made by selectively combining an epoxy structural foam material 110 with a catalyst 111 and a drying agent 200. The mixed material is then selectively dispensed within a mold 16 and allowed to harden in order to form the article of manufacture 20. Alternate formulations may be utilized. Other various non-limiting embodiment of the invention are also disclosed.
Claims17
A method of creating an article of manufacture, said method comprising the steps of
- providing a syntactic cement material in a first reservoir;
- providing a catalyst in a second reservoir;
- providing a mixing head assembly;
- mixing said syntactic cement material, from said first reservoir, with said catalyst,
- from said second reservoir, only within said mixing head assembly;
- providing a drying agent in a third reservoir;
- providing said drying agent from third reservoir within said mixing head assembly as said syntactic cement material and said catalyst are being mixed while preventing said drying agent from being communicated to said first and second reservoirs;
- mixing said received drying agent with said syntactic cement material and said catalyst as said catalyst and said syntactic cement material are being mixed within said mixing head assembly, thereby creating a certain mixture;
- creating a mold;
- placing said certain mixture within said created mold by communicating said certain mixture from said mixing head assembly into said mold, wherein said placement of said drying agent into said mixing assembly and said prevention of said drying agent from being communicated to said first and second reservoirs allows said certain mixture to have constant compressibility;
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- allowing said certain mixture to harden within said created mold, thereby forming said article of manufacture.
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