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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2012
Applicants:
Christophe Wagner, Landsdale, PA (US);
Murray Toas, Norristown, PA (US);
Kurt Mankell, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Inventors:
Christophe Wagner, Landsdale, PA (US);
Murray Toas, Norristown, PA (US);
Kurt Mankell, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
Certainteed Corporation, Valley Forge, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/00 (2006.01); E04B 1/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of making thermal insulation includes, forming a thermal insulation product precursor having randomly distributed inorganic fibers and about 5-500 wt. % heat-expandable hollow microspheres in dry or slurry form and having a polymeric shell and having disposed therein a blowing agent or gas, and calcium acetate or cupric carbonate, or a combination of calcium acetate and cupric carbonate, and heating the precursor to expand the microspheres.