LATERITE AND POLYMER CONSTRUCTION BRICK AND MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME

• US 20150094412A1
• Filed: 09/26/2014
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rafael Ivan Millan Vivas, Ramiro De La Cruz Mesa, Victor Manuel Garcia Alarcon, Wilson Osorio Rincon
• Original Assignee: Rafael Ivan Millan Vivas, Victor Manuel Garcia Alarcon, Wilson Osorio Rincon
• Inventors: Garca Alarcn, Victor Manuel, Osorio Rincn, Wilson, De la Cruz Mesa, Ramiro, Milln Vivas, Rafael Ivan
• Application Number:
  US14/498,083
• Publication Number:
  US 20150094412A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 524/435
• CPC Class Codes: B28B 1/14 by simple casting, the material being neither forcibly fed nor positively compacted for molten material B28B1/54
• CPC Class Codes: B28B 3/00 Producing shaped articles from the material by using presses shaping on moving conveyors B28B5/00; Presses specially adapted therefor presses in general B30B
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 67/243 for making articles of definite length
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 14/361 Soil, e.g. laterite
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 2111/27 Water resistance, i.e. waterproof or water-repellent materials
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 2111/28 Fire resistance, i.e. materials resistant to accidental fires or high temperatures
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 24/2611 Polyalkenes
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 24/2676 Polystyrenes
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 26/006 Waste materials as binder
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 26/02 Macromolecular compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 26/08 containing halogen
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 40/0085 involving melting of at least part of the composition

Abstract

A construction material that can be used in brick form, and method of manufacturing same, comprised of laterites admixed with polymers such as polystyrene, polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and optionally additional elements such as fillers and additives.

Claims

1. A method for manufacturing a brick composed of a fused mixture of laterite, polymers and aggregates comprising the steps of:

a. introducing laterite into a vessel where it is pulverized and dehydrated at a temperature of approximately 250 degrees Celsius;

b. transfering said dehydrated and pulverized heated laterite into a heated mixing device;

c. introducing powdered polymers into said heated mixing device;

d. mixing said laterite and said polymers under controlled heating until reaching the melting temperature of said polymers;

e. pouring the resulting mixture into a brick mold and applying pressure of approximately 1500 psi until it is cooled and cured.

2. A brick prepared by a process comprising the steps of:

a. introducing laterite into a vessel where it is pulverized and dehydrated at a temperature of approximately 250 degrees Celsius;

b. transfering said dehydrated and pulverized heated laterite into a heated mixing device;

c. introducing powdered polymers into said heated mixing device;

d. mixing said laterite and said polymers under controlled heating until reaching the melting temperature of said polymers;

e. pouring the resulting mixture into a brick mold and applying pressure of approximately 1500 psi until it is cooled and cured.

f. removing said brick from said brick mold.