Cementitious material, dry construction pellets comprising uncured cement powder and binder, and method of making thereof

US8992679B2 · US · B2

Patent metadata
FieldValue
Publication numberUS-8992679-B2
Application numberUS-70120510-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 5, 2010
Priority dateJan 21, 2003
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

How to read this patent

A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.

  1. Title

    What the patent document calls the invention.

  2. Abstract

    A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.

  3. Assignees and inventors

    Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.

  4. Key dates

    Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.

  5. First independent claim

    The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.

  6. CPC / IPC classifications

    Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.

  7. Citations and related patents

    Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.

Abstract

Official abstract text for this publication.

Dry construction pellets that may be made by mixing predetermined portions of two or more components of cementitious materials without ingredients that would allow the mixture to cure, and separating the un-curable mixture of the two or more components into a plurality of pellets, each having substantially the predetermined portions of the two or more components. An extrusion system may include a transport line configured to transport the dry pellets in a gaseous transport stream.

First claim

Opening claim text (preview).

I claim: 1. A volume of cementitious material that substantially consists of dry construction pellets, each pellet comprising two or more components that constitute cementitious material in substantially the same proportions as in the other dry pellets, wherein: one of the components is substantially uncured cement powder; and the components of each pellet are held together by a non-reacting binder that dissolves, disintegrates, or breaks apart in the presence of water.…

Assignees

Inventors

Classifications

Patent family

Related publications grouped by family.

External sources

Next steps

Free tools are coming soon. Tell us what you want to track and we'll notify you.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What does patent US8992679B2 cover?
Dry construction pellets that may be made by mixing predetermined portions of two or more components of cementitious materials without ingredients that would allow the mixture to cure, and separating the un-curable mixture of the two or more components into a plurality of pellets, each having substantially the predetermined portions of the two or more components. An extrusion system may include…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Khoshnevis Behrokh, Univ Southern California
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B28C7/062. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 4 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).