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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:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Murray S. Toas, Norristown, PA (US);
John O. Ruid, Schwenksville, PA (US);
Assignee:
CertainTeed Corporation, Valley Forge, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 9/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 9/14 ;
Abstract
Water resistant fibrous air duct insulation products and methods for making such products. The products may include a duct board or a duct tube including a plurality of layers of resin-bonded fibrous mat. The duct board or tube is preferably rendered water-repellent at the air stream surface by incorporating a hydrophobic agent into the resin of at least one of the layers adjacent the air stream surface.