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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:
Apr. 15, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1995
Michael M Geoffrey, Lombard, IL (US);
Robert A Laitar, Woodridge, IL (US);
Borden Chemical, Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
Two or more sand additive particles are made to adhere to each other, using a binder. The finished product consists of free-flowing particles that are composed of the additive particles bound together by the binder. These bound additive particles may then be applied to sand, such as foundry sands, where, otherwise, multiple additions of additive might need to be made. The pH of the single additive particles can be controlled and separation of the additives due to different specific gravities can be avoided. Various mixtures of different additives are disclosed. Methods of controlling particle size of additive particles, tendency to generate dust, degrade tensile strength or control thermal expansion of foundry cores or molds by using bound additive particles are also disclosed.