Process for manufacturing a porous,solid,article
Abstract
Abstract A PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING AN ARTICLE IS DISCLOSED WHEREIN THE ARTICLE INCLUDES THE FEATURES OF A SOLID AND A LIQUID AND IS ALSO POROUS AND, THEREFORE, RELATIVELY LIGHTWEIGHT. THE ARTICLE COMPRISES A MASS OF SUBSTANTIALLY SPHERICAL, LIQUID-CONTAINING MICROCAPUSLES ADHERED TOGETHER AT CAPSULE-TO-CAPSULE POINTS OF CONTACT BY DOT AMOUNTS OF CURED ADHESIVE MATERIAL SUCH THAT INTERCAPSULE VOIDS ARE MAINTAINED TO PROVIDE POROSITY. ONE EMBODIMENT OF THE PROCESS INCLUDES STEPS OF FILLING A MOLD WITH THE MICROCAPSULES AND INTRODUCING AND WITHDRAWING A LIQUID CURABLE, ADHESIVE MATERIAL TO LAVE ONLY A RESIDUAL AMOUNT OF THE CURABLE ADHESIVE MATERIAL AT CAPSULE-TO-CAPSULE POINTS OF CONTACT.
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- 👤 T Maierson
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