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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Tom Scanlan, Louisville, KY (US);
Inventor:
Tom Scanlan, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 39/44 (2006.01); B28D 1/10 (2006.01); C04B 28/02 (2006.01); B29C 39/02 (2006.01); B29C 33/38 (2006.01); C04B 111/40 (2006.01); C04B 111/10 (2006.01); C04B 111/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 39/026 (2013.01); B28D 1/10 (2013.01); C04B 2111/40 (2013.01); C04B 28/02 (2013.01); C04B 2111/1056 (2013.01); B29C 37/44 (2013.01); C04B 2111/542 (2013.01); B29C 33/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a lightweight artificial stone comprises sizing an existing rock to a first set of dimensions and compensating for shrinkage of moldable cement and expanded glass mixture, squaring the existing rock at least once, laying out at least one of the existing rock, forming a mold of the existing rock, removing the existing rock from the mold, filling the mold with the moldable cement and expanded glass mixture, forming at least one dimensionally accurate stone.