Hearth pad heat barrier

• US 20070151477A1
• Filed: 09/18/2006
• Published: 07/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bixby Energy Systems, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Bixby Energy Systems, Inc.
• Inventors: Walker, Robert
• Application Number:
  US11/522,845
• Publication Number:
  US 20070151477A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 106/15.50
• CPC Class Codes: B27N 9/00 Arrangements for fireproofing fireproofing materials C09K21/00
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 5/18 Fireproof paints including high temperature resistant paints
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 21/02 Inorganic materials
• CPC Class Codes: F24B 13/002 Surrounds

Abstract

A hearth pad includes a first material, and a sufficient amount of borax to make the hearth pad fire resistant. A method of forming a hearth pad includes mixing a first material and borax, and applying pressure to the mixture of the first material and borax.

Claims

1. A heat barrier comprising:

a first material; and

a sufficient amount of borax to make the hearth pad fire resistant.

2. The heat barrier of claim 1 further comprising a binder material.

3. The heat barrier of claim 1 wherein the first material includes a biomass material.

4. The heat barrier of claim 3 further comprising a binder material.

5. The heat barrier of claim 1 further comprising a second material.

6. The heat barrier of claim 5 wherein one of the first material or the second material includes a biomass material.

7. The heat barrier of claim 6 further comprising a binder material.

8. The heat barrier of claim 6 wherein the binder material is in the range of 2%-7% by weight of a mixture of the first material, the second material, the borax material, and the binder material.

9. The heat barrier of claim 6 wherein the borax material is in the range of 10%-25% by weight of a mixture of the first material, the second material, the binder material, and the borax material.

10. The heat barrier of claim 5 wherein the first material and the second material includes a biomass material.

11. The heat barrier of claim 8 further comprising a binder material.

12. The heat barrier of claim 1 wherein the borax material is in the range of 10%-25% by weight of a mixture of the first material and the borax material.

13. The heat barrier of claim 1 having a sufficient strength to support a furnace.

14. A heat barrier comprising:

a support surface;

an edge circumscribing the support surface; and

a structure for supporting the support surface that includes recesses therein.

15. The heat barrier of claim 14 wherein the structure for supporting the support surface includes a honeycomb structure.

16. The heat barrier of claim 14 wherein the structure for supporting the support surface includes at least one reinforcing rib.

17. The heat barrier of claim 14 wherein the structure for supporting the support surface includes at least one reinforcing rib and a honeycomb structure.

18. A method of forming a hearth pad comprising:

mixing a first material and borax;

applying pressure to the mixture of the first material and borax.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising mixing a second material with the first material and the borax.

20. The method of claim 18 further comprising mixing a binding material with the first material and the borax.

21. The method of claim 18 further comprising mixing a binding material with the first material and the borax.

22. The method of claim 18 further comprising:

molding the mixture; and

baking the molded mixture.

23. The method of claim 22 further comprising polishing the baked and molded mixture.

24. The method of claim 22 further comprising pressurizing the mixture.