14442 results about "Building material" patented technology

A system and methods for solid freeform fabrication of an object is disclosed. The system comprises a solid freeform fabrication apparatus having a plurality of dispensing heads, a building material supply apparatus configured to supply a plurality of building materials to the fabrication apparatus, and a control unit configured for controlling the fabrication apparatus and the supply apparatus based on an operation mode selected from a plurality of predetermined operation modes.

The invention relates to the field of building materials, and in particular relates to a self-heat-preservation building block and a self-heat-preservation wall body consisting of self-heat-preservation building blocks, which aim to solve the technical problem that conventional building wall body materials cannot have the functions of bearing, heat preservation and fire prevention simultaneously. According to the technical scheme, the self-heat-preservation building block comprises a building block body which is made of foamed cement; transverse through slots are formed in the upper surface of the building block; vertical through holes are formed in the building block; one or several of concrete slurry, cement mortar, plaster and heat preservation plaster is/are filled into the transverse through slots to form core columns; concrete slurry or cement mortar is filled into the vertical through holes to form core columns; and the core columns and the building block body are combined to form a whole body. The self-heat-preservation wall body consists of the self-heat-preservation building blocks. The self-heat-preservation building block and the self-heat-preservation wall body have functions of heat preservation and fire prevention as well as bearing.

Desalination methods that include carbonate compound precipitation are provided. In certain embodiments, feed water is subjected to carbonate compound precipitation conditions prior to desalination. In certain embodiments, desalination waste brine is subjected to carbonate compound precipitation conditions. In yet other embodiments, both feed water and waste brine are subjected to carbonate compound precipitation conditions. Aspects of embodiments of the invention include carbone dioxide sequestration. Embodiments of the invention further employ a precipitate product of the carbonate compound precipitation conditions as a building material, e.g., a cement. Also provided are systems configured for use in methods of the invention.

The present invention introduces a new class of lightweight tile-based illumination systems for uses wherein thin directionally-illuminating light distributing engines are embedded into the body of otherwise standard building materials like conventional ceiling tiles along with associated means of electrical control and electrical power interconnection. As a new class of composite light emitting ceiling materials, the present invention enables a lighter weight more flexibly distributed overhead lighting system alternatives for commercial office buildings and residential housing without changing the existing materials. One or more spot lighting, task lighting, flood lighting and wall washing elements having cross-sectional thickness matched to that of the building material or tile into which they are embedded, are contained and interconnected within the material body's cross-section. Embedded power control devices interconnected to each lighting element in the distributed system communicate with a central switching center that thereby controls each light-emitting element in the system.

This invention generally pertains to a composite building material comprising a lightweight core with a thin fiber cement facing on one side of the core and a second facing material on the other side. The fiber cement facing that is used on at least one of the faces of the building material is 3/16″ or less, more preferably ⅛″ or less. The green fiber cement facing is preferably formed by a slurry-dewatering process to form a sheet that is in a plastic, uncured, state prior to manufacture of the composite. The composite building material is assembled in an uncured state and then cured.

A freight container (10) has a base (20) or a portion thereof that can be opened to discharge its contents. This container (10) has a top which can be opened in similar manner as the base. Another container having at least one compartment, each compartment having a lower section with a reducing cross-sectional area and a pivotably operable closure assembly, with several such closure assemblies being linked together by means of bars. Such a container is used to contain raw building materials for stockpiling of these materials at a container port. It is also used to supply materials to a concrete production plant whee pollution control containers are provided below the supply container and above the scaling and mixing stations to reduce particulate pollution. A pair of slewing apparatuses is also provided to engage both ends of a container and turn the container over about its longitudinal axis, thereby emptying its contents.

Methods and applications of surface plasmon resonance-enhanced antibacterial, anti-adhere, adhere, catalytic, hydrophilic, hydrophobic, spectral change, biological and chemical decomposition properties of materials with embedded nanoparticles are disclosed. A method of the nonlinear generation of surface plasmon resonance enables the use of light with wavelengths from X-Ray to IR to enhance properties of materials by several orders of magnitude. The nanoparticle size is crucial for the enhancement and their size is considered to be in the proposed methods and applications within a range of 0.1 nm to 200,000 nm. The nanoparticles preferably are made of noble metals and/or semiconductor oxides. The invention describes a very broad spectrum of applications of surface plasmon resonance-enhanced properties of materials with embedded nanoparticles, from environmental cleanup by road pavement and construction materials, self-cleaning processes of surface materials, thermochromic effects on heat blocking materials, corrosion preventing paint, to sanitization by antibacterial textile fabrics, filters, personal clothing, contact lenses and medical devices.

A moisture sensor system is described. In one embodiment, the system provides an adjustable threshold level for the sensed moisture level. The adjustable threshold allows the moisture sensor to adjust to ambient conditions, aging of components, and other operational variations while still providing a relatively sensitive detection capability. In one embodiment, the adjustable threshold moisture sensor is used in an intelligent sensor system that includes one or more intelligent sensor units and a base unit that can communicate with the moisture sensor units. When one or more of the moisture sensor units detects a excess moisture the moisture sensor unit communicates with the base unit and provides data regarding the moisture condition. The base unit can contact a supervisor or other responsible person by a plurality of techniques, such as, telephone, pager, cellular telephone, Internet (and/or local area network), etc. In one embodiment, one or more wireless repeaters are used between the moisture sensor units and the base unit to extend the range of the system and to allow the base unit to communicate with a larger number of sensors.

An apparatus and method for joining members together using a self-drilling screw apparatus or stapling apparatus are disclosed. The screw apparatus includes a shell and first and second first screw members having tapered ends and threaded bodies that are disposed within the shell. A drive mechanism rotatably drives the first and second screw members from the shell in opposite directions and causes the screw members to embed themselves in the members to be joined. The screw apparatus can be used to join members such as bones, portions of the spinal column, vertebral bodies, wood, building materials, metals, masonry, or plastics. The stapling apparatus includes first and second lever arms rotatably joined together at a fulcrum, and the lever arms rotate in opposite directions. First and second cartridges are disposed at the ends of the lever arms. Each cartridge is capable of holding a staple including a bracket, a nail member and an alignment slot. When the ends of the lever arms are rotated towards each other the staples from the cartridges are interlocked. The staples can be also be used to join members such as bones, portions of the spinal column, or vertebral bodies.

An apparatus and method for joining members together using a self-drilling screw apparatus or stapling apparatus are disclosed. The screw apparatus includes a worm drive screw, a spur gear and superior and inferior screws which turn simultaneously in a bi-directional manner. A rotating mechanism drives the first and second screw members in opposite directions and causes the screw members to embed themselves in the members to be joined. The screw apparatus can be used to join members such as bones, portions of the spinal column, vertebral bodies, wood, building materials, metals, masonry, or plastics. A device employing two screws (two-in-one) can be combined with a capping horizontal mini-plate. A device employing three screws can be combined in enclosures (three-in-one). The stapling apparatus includes grip handles, transmission linkages, a drive rod a fulcrum and a cylinder. The staple has superior and inferior segments with serrated interfaces, a teethed unidirectional locking mechanism and four facet piercing elements. The staples can be also be used to join members such as bones, portions of the spinal column, or vertebral bodies.

Thermochromic liquid crystal filters are fabricated by providing two polarizers oriented at offset polarity with respect to each other; providing alignment structures adjacent the inner surfaces of the polarizers; placing a plurality of spacers between the polarizers; and filling a space created by the spacers with a thermotropic liquid crystal that acts as a wave block in an isotropic state and acts as a depolarizer in a nematic state. Alternatively, the filters can be created by encapsulating a thermochromic liquid crystal with a polymer material to form a flexible film and orienting the thermochromic liquid crystal in the polymer material to create a structure that functions as a thermochromic optical filter. Such filters can control the flow of light and radiant heat through selective reflection, transmission, absorption, and/or re-emission. The filters have particular application in passive or active light-regulating and temperature-regulating films, materials, and devices, and particularly as construction materials.

A system for removing carbon dioxide from an atmosphere to reduce global warming including an air extraction system that collects carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through a medium and removes carbon dioxide from the medium; a sequestration system that isolates the removed carbon dioxide to a location for at least one of storage and which can increase availability of renewable energy or non-fuel products such as fertilizers and construction materials; and one or more energy sources that supply process heat to the air extraction system to remove the carbon dioxide from the medium and which can regenerate it for continued use.

Provision is made of an apparatus and a method for the manufacture of three-dimensional objects (3) by local solidification of layers of a building material at positions corresponding to the respective cross-section of the object (3), by exposure to electromagnetic or particle radiation. The apparatus comprises a temperature measuring assembly (13) for non-contact measurement of the temperature of the building material in a measurement region (14) which is a partial region of the layer of the building material, and comprises further a position adjustment device (15) for altering the position of the measurement region (14) of the temperature measuring assembly (13) independently of the alteration of the position of the region exposed to the radiation energy. This apparatus can be used to actively access a not exposed region of the surface for measuring the temperature of each layer and to detect a temperature distribution by altering the position of a measurement region (14) in a layer.

The invention provides a thick coating material capable of purifying air and a preparation method thereof, belonging to the building material field. An internal wall coating decorative material comprises 5 to 40 weight portions of a porous absorbing material and 10 to 40 weight portions of a composite photocatalysis material in every 100 weight portion of the paint. In the preparation method, the coating material, is formed by compounding a mineral material with the nanometer photocatalysis material to obtain a high activity purifying material, matching the high activity purifying material with other nanometer materials and the porous absorbing material, and then adding an inorganic filling material, a skeletal material and other addition agents, can remove harmful gases such as formaldehyde and toluol in air and has the environmental protection function. The paint has good effect for removing formaldehyde, is effective continuously, has certain thickness when the coating layer is used, has simple construction, and beautiful and elegant patterns, is well-bedded, is strong in the three-dimension effect and has good decorative effect.

The present invention relates to a corrosion resistant water permeable brick, and belongs to the technical field of building materials. The corrosion corrosion resistant water permeable brick comprises 20-25wt% of Portland cement, 1.0-1.2wt% of anhydrite powder, 15.0-20.0wt% of slag pellets, 10-12wt % of cenospheres, 1.5-2.1wt% of admixtures, and the balance of quartz sand. Under the premise that the porosity and water permeability coefficient of the corrosion resistant water permeable brick are significantly higher than that of a water permeable brick, the compressive strength of the corrosion resistant water permeable brick is still higher than that of the conventional water permeable brick, the corrosion resistant water permeable brick has good corrosion resistance, and service life is significantly increased.

Simulated stone, masonry, and brick textured products such as siding having a foam backing or with the hollow parts injected with foam or molded with foam in one or more steps, obtained when specially selected materials are properly admixed and formed via molding techniques. The foam backing is applied to the product in either a one or two step process. The foam backing may be used on panels, wall structures, and other products that may have contoured and textured surfaces and may simulate the appearance of conventional building and construction materials including, but not limited to, stone, brick, masonry, concrete, stucco, wood, other conventional building materials, and combinations of any of these materials are disclosed. The foam backing provides improves thermal insulation, improved sound reduction, improved rigidity, and improved dimensional stability. The disclosed invention is not limited to products in the building or construction industries and may be applied in the manufacture of a wide variety of products in other industries.

A building article incorporating a biocidal agent, such as copper oxine, that inhibits the growth of mold, fungi, algae, mildew, bacteria, lichen, and other undesirable biological growth is provided. The biocidal agent can be a biocide, fungicide, germicide, insecticide, mildewcide, or the like. The biocidal agent can be interspersed throughout the matrix of the article; applied as a surface treatment to the article; or applied as a treatment to the fibers reinforcing the article. The building article can include tile backer boards, decks, soffits, trims, decking, fencing, roofing, cladding, sheathing, and other products. The building article can also include a variety of different composite materials such as cement, gypsum, wood, and wood/polymer composites.

The present invention relates to a method for producing a part (108, 200, 300), comprising the following steps:

• • a) applying a first flat layer consisting of a support material (102, 202, 302), to a construction platform (101, 201, 301),
  • b) introducing at least one recess (103, 203, 303) into the support material (102, 202, 302),
  • c) filling the recess (103, 203, 303) with a construction material (104, 204, 304),
  • d) applying a further layer of support material (102, 202, 302),
  • e) repeating steps b) through d) until completion of the part (108, 200, 300), and
  • f) removing the support material (102, 202, 302).

This method is to provide a manufacturing method and a device that combine the advantages of the layerwise construction (rapid prototyping) with the advantages of machining (e.g. high-speed cutting) and particularly permit the production of sharp-edged contours.

Furthermore, the present invention relates to a device for carrying out the method.

The present invention discloses a continuous process for the production of anionically-polymerized organic materials having controlled architectures. The organic materials may be made from one or more temperature-sensitive anionically-polymerizable monomers. The materials are made under plug-flow and temperature-controlled conditions.

The use of high aspect fillers in the production of simulated stone, masonry and brick textured products such as cladding, siding, panels, or other building and construction materials. High aspect fillers increase the dimensional stability, rigidity, thermal and sound insulation. The high aspect fillers may be included into a matrix polymer with or without chemical bonding. The disclosed invention is not limited to products in the building or construction industries and may be applied in the manufacture of a wide variety of products in other industries.

The invention relates to interior wall putty powder with air humidity regulating function, which belongs to the field of building materials. The putty powder is composed of 10 to 50 weight portions of humidity regulating material, 15 to 50 weight portions of inorganic binding material, 15 to 50 weight portions of inorganic filler, and 1 to 5 weight portions of sub divisible rubber powder; the humidity regulating material comprises one type or more than one type of diatomite, sepiolite, attapulgite, vermiculite, zeolite powder, kaolin and bentonite. Because of the environment protection and humidity regulating functions, the multi-pore inorganic mineral material is taken as humidity regulating material and applied in the building interior wall putty powder. With water added in, the putty powder is mixed into lacquer putty and applied on the wall surface, which can effectively regulate the indoor air humidity, so that the indoor air humidity is controlled within the scope which is beneficial to the health of human body; meanwhile, the putty powder has no pollution, no VOC released and can be directly used for decoration.

Building materials of modules of at least one mortise and tenon and either a curvilinear side face or joinder of the modules at angles other than zero and ninety degrees. Lateral ends of the modules are flush with lateral ends of adjacent modules. Preferably, the modules are: (1) of a low density aggregate cementitious mix; and/or (2) have a hollow space extending from the mortise to the tenon and include a structural support member passing through the hollow space and a compression retainer securing the structural support member to the modules; and/or (3) have grooves circumscribing the modules and which are proximate corresponding grooves on modules placed on top or below. The modules are preferably sealed to one another with sealant placed in the grooves.

A device and a method for applying powder onto an application surface has a powder container (35) and a voltage source (32) for applying a voltage between the powder container and the application surface, wherein the powder container (35) at least partially consists of a conductive material and the powder container (35) has an opening (35a) or is completely open at its side facing the application surface when the voltage is applied.

The invention discloses an architectural engineering construction device based on the 3D printing technology and an application method. The architectural engineering construction device is applied to the field of architectural engineering construction through the 3D printing technology. The whole architectural engineering construction device comprises a 3D printer system, a concrete pump pouring system which is synchronous with the 3D printer system and is used for concrete pouring, a circuit equipment unit and an interface and data processing unit. The 3D printer system comprises a stereoscopic control positioning device with three axes of X, Y and Z axes, and a printing extrusion head device, wherein the stereoscopic control positioning device with the three axes of X, Y and Z axes is used for achieving 3D printing on a formwork. The circuit equipment unit comprises a power supply device, a control circuit board, an extrusion head positioning sensor and a material measurement sensor. The interface and data processing unit comprises a sensor interface used for analyzing and controlling the whole system and measuring the surroundings. The architectural engineering construction device based on the 3D printing technology and the application method improve the mechanical construction level and efficiency of architectural engineering, and reduce consumption of architectural materials and energy.

An extruded composite adapted for use as a building material includes a core having a base polymer and a natural fiber in a substantially homogeneous mixture and an ionomer capstock. To improve adherence of the ionomer to a base polymer, the ionomer can be mixed with a similar or substantially similar base polymer prior to coextrusion with the core. Additionally, various additives may be mixed with the capstock material to improve visual aesthetics of the product and performance of the building material, especially over time.

The invention belongs to the technical field of concrete additives in building materials. The high water reduction high collapse protection type polycarboxylate high-performance water reducer mainly comprises the following monomer components: unsaturated methyl vinyl polyoxyethylene ether (A), a chain transfer agent (B), a mixture (C) of one or more of unsaturated acid and unsaturated acid derivatives, an oxidant (D) and a reducing agent (E), wherein the molar ratio A: B: C: D: E of the monomers is 1:0.01-0.5:2-8:0.08-0.5:0.02-0.3. The high water reduction high collapse protection type polycarboxylate high-performance water reducer is prepared by regulating the polymer mass concentration to between 20 and 40 percent by using water, and polymerizing a redox initiator system at normal temperature. The water reducer has the advantages of low doping amount, high water reducing ratio, excellent slump retaining capacity, and high cement adaptability, and the technology has the advantages of no need of extra heat source, implementation at normal temperature, low equipment investment, low cost and suitability for large area popularization and application.

The invention relates to an oxidized graphene and graphene reinforced cement based composite material and a preparation method thereof. The oxidized graphene and graphene reinforced cement based composite material comprises the oxidized graphene, the graphene, a dispersing agent, a thickening stabilizer, a water reducer, a defoaming agent and a cement matrix, the mass ratio of the total mass of the oxidized graphene and the graphene to the cement matrix is (0.0005-0.5):1, and the mass ratio of the total mass of oxidized graphene and the graphene to the dispersing agent to the water reducer to the thickening stabilizer to the defoaming agent is 1:(0.05-10):(0.1-20):(0.1-20):(0.05-5). In the composite material, the oxidized graphene and the graphene are dispersed in the cement matrix uniformly; compared with the traditional cement material, the tensile strength, rupture strength and conductivity of the composite material are all improved remarkably; and the composite material has more excellent mechanical property and electrical property, and is applicable to the field of multifunctional construction materials.

The invention relates to a novel wood plastic composite decorative building material and a manufacturing method thereof. The novel wood plastic composite decorative building material comprises the following components in part by weight: 100 parts of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin powder, 30 parts of mixture formed by mixing one or more of wood powder, bamboo powder, rice bran powder and crop straw powder in an arbitrary ratio, 30 parts of calcium powder, 5 to 10 parts of chlorinated polyethylene or MBS resin, 2 to 6 parts of rear earth compound stabilizer, 0.5 to 3 parts of polyethylene wax or oxidized polyethlene wax, 0.5 to 3 parts of stearic acid, 0.5 to 2.0 parts of foaming agent, 5 to 10 parts of blowing promoter, 0.5 to 1 part of antioxidant, 0.5 to 1 part of reinforcing agent, 1 to 3 parts of toner and 0.5 to 1 part of weather resistant agent. PVC plastic is modified by adding the auxiliaries, and the influence of unstable components (such as a vinyl chloride monomer, hydrogen chloride gas and the like) in the PVC on the performance of the building material is eliminated, so that the building material has better performance and environmental protection characteristics on the basis of keeping the original performance.

The present invention relates to a recyclable thermoplastic composite sheet which is excellent in mechanical properties, such as bending strength, bending elastic modulus, impact strength and linear thermal expansion coefficient, and also in secondary processability, and suitable for molding into various structures, such as panels for use as building materials, and automobile parts, as well as a manufacturing method thereof and an article manufactured therefrom. The sheet comprises: a center layer of a thermoplastic composite material comprising 40% by weight of reinforcing fibers with an average length of 1-30 mm and 60% by weight of a thermoplastic resin containing an organic filler; and a continuous reinforcing fiber-impregnated prepreg layer laminated on at least one surface of the upper surface and lower surface of the center layer, the prepreg layer comprising 5-65% by weight of reinforcing fibers and 35-95% by weight of a thermoplastic resin containing a small amount of inorganic filler.

A device and a method for the manufacturing of a three-dimensional object (3) by solidifying of layers (25, 26) of a powder material at locations corresponding to the respective cross-section of the object (3) is provided. The device comprises a recoater (24) for applying the layers of the powder material (27) in the building area (5) which is moveable across the building area (5). The recoater (24) is designed with a rigid blade (21a, 21b) which is rigidly connected to the recoater (24). For preheating the powder material (27), the recoater (24) is provided with a heating device (20, 23) which is at least partially integrated into the recoater. In this way it is possible to preheat the powder already during or prior to applying it as a layer and thereby shortening the whole building time for the three-dimensional object (3).