Composite materials, methods of production and uses thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10815154-B2
Application number	US-201916377849-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 8, 2019
Priority date	Oct 4, 2013
Publication date	Oct 27, 2020
Grant date	Oct 27, 2020

Abstract

The invention provides novel articles of composite materials having hollow interior channels or passageways, or otherwise being hollowed out, and formulations and methods for their manufacture and uses. These hollow core objects are suitable for a variety of applications in construction, pavements and landscaping, and infrastructure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for manufacturing articles, comprising,
an envelope or chamber and enclosed therein,
a composite material distributed as a plurality of discrete carbonatable calcium silicate-based concrete objects, wherein the plurality of discrete concrete objects are arranged along a plurality of parallel planes; wherein,
one or more ducts or channels are arranged between or through the plurality of discrete concrete objects forming a fluid transport system within the one or more ducts and channels and with an exterior of the plurality of discrete objects;
optionally, one or more boards on which the plurality of discrete concrete objects are placed;
one or more racks, tarps, walls or panels with planar, flat, convex or concave faces, that form one or more ducts or channels and facilitate a fluid flow profile in the fluid transport system.

2. The system of claim 1 , comprising a fluid distribution component that controls the fluid flow profile of at least a portion of the envelope or chamber.

3. The system of claim 1 , comprising a fluid distribution component that controls the fluid flow profile throughout the envelope or chamber.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fluid distribution component that controls the fluid flow profile throughout the envelope or chamber changes the direction of a gas flow at least once.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the fluid distribution component that controls the fluid flow profile throughout the envelope or chamber changes the velocity of the gas flow at least once.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fluid distribution component comprises one or more of fluid inlets, outlets, plenums, or perforated plates, or combinations thereof.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the envelope or chamber is made of a material selected from a metal, alloy, plastic, polymer, polymeric composite, ceramic composite, or combinations thereof.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the envelope or chamber is made of a concrete material, or, steel, or tarp, or combinations thereof.

Assignees

• Solidia Technologies Inc

Inventors

• Mccandlish Larry E
• Narine Orlando
• Castoro Daniel
• Atakan Vahit
• Patten Devin
• Kuppler John P
• Quinn Sean Camron

Classifications

• C04B2111/00019

  Carbon dioxide sequestration · CPC title

• E04B5/02

  Load-carrying floor structures formed substantially of prefabricated units (E04B5/43 - E04B5/48 take precedence) · CPC title

• C04B28/188

  the Ca-silicates being present in the starting mixture · CPC title

• B28B11/245

  Curing concrete articles (B28B11/242 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B28B7/186 Primary

  for plates, panels or similar sheet- or disc-shaped objects, also flat oblong moulded articles with lateral openings, e.g. panels with openings for doors or windows, grated girders · CPC title