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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry Cercone, Laramie, WY (US);
Nicholas J White, San Diego, CA (US);
Alexander Joseph Lapid, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
XXSYS Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B / ; E04G / ; F27B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5274517 ; 527413 ; 527381 ; 527375 ; 527232 ; 156 71 ; 156172 ; 156431 ; 405257 ; 432184 ; 264 35 ; 264258 ;
Abstract
A material having fibers in a curable matrix is applied as a reinforcement to a vertical column. The matrix is cured by providing a reinforcement curing apparatus including a steel cylindrical housing split lengthwise into at least two sections, and a plurality of elongated radiant heaters mounted to an interior wall of the housing and oriented to direct their heat inwardly. The curing apparatus is assembled around the perimeter of the column having the reinforcement thereon and operated to heat and cure the reinforcement.