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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2009
Anthony L. Rockwell, Pickerington, OH (US);
Phil Johnson, Louisville, KY (US);
Anthony L. Rockwell, Pickerington, OH (US);
Phil Johnson, Louisville, KY (US);
Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC, Toledo, OH (US);
Abstract
An insulation element is provided for installation in a gap of thickness G provided between two objects. The insulation element includes a body made from a thermoplastic polymer material. The body has a first face, a second face and a thickness defined between the first and second faces. The body is characterized by a semi permanently pre-installation thickness Twhere Tis less than G. The body swells upon heating to a thickness Twhere Tis greater than or equal to G so that the insulation element bridges the gap, engages the two objects and provides a spring rate of between 4.0 and 275.0 grams per square inch.