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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2011
Applicant:
Enrique L. Albarran, Waukegan, IL (US);
Inventor:
Enrique L. Albarran, Waukegan, IL (US);
Assignee:
USG Interiors, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 3/02 (2006.01); C08L 5/08 (2006.01); C08L 97/02 (2006.01); E04B 9/00 (2006.01); E04B 9/04 (2006.01); E04F 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 9/001 (2013.01); C08L 2666/26 (2013.01); C08L 5/08 (2013.01); C08L 3/02 (2013.01); C08L 97/02 (2013.01); E04B 9/04 (2013.01); E04B 2103/02 (2013.01); E04F 13/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
An acoustic building material and method for manufacture incorporates chitosan in an amount sufficient to achieve acceptable physical properties with a reduction in binder and to allow the postindustrial/postconsumer content of the building material to be increased. The chitosan also enhances the dewatering of the building material.