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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lamar E Brooks, Wellesley, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
501150 ;
Abstract
A method for producing an attapulgite clay which retains its thixotropic properties, but does not release gases upon being compounded and cured in organic binder systems, such as plastisol. The method involves reducing the moisture content of the attapulgite by heating it under vacuum at an elevated temperature, preferably between 100.degree. C. and 300.degree. C., to preserve its thixotropic properties.