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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, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2005
Applicants:
Rick D. Lucas, St. Clairsville, OH (US);
Thomas M. Matviya, McKees Rocks, PA (US);
Inventors:
Rick D. Lucas, St. Clairsville, OH (US);
Thomas M. Matviya, McKees Rocks, PA (US);
Assignee:
Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd., Triadelphia, WV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L 5/00 (2006.01); C01B 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for increasing the yield of carbon foam is described. The method includes placing a foaming sheet over the top surface of the material to be foamed. In certain embodiments, the foaming sheet is placed over the top surface of particulate coal prior to and during the foaming process. In some embodiments the foaming sheet is a smooth, continuous sheet, such as aluminum foil or the like. The resulting carbon product includes an increased amount of usable carbon foam.