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- Patent Title: Construction units in form of bricks, blocks or tiles made from recyclable materials and by-products, methods of making the construction units and their use
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Application No.: US15776189Application Date: 2016-11-18
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Publication No.: US10669205B2Publication Date: 2020-06-02
- Inventor: Gabriela Medero , Samuel Chapman
- Applicant: Heriot-Watt University
- Applicant Address: GB Edinburgh
- Assignee: HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee: HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee Address: GB Edinburgh
- Agency: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@697b5b21
- International Application: PCT/GB2016/053609 WO 20161118
- International Announcement: WO2017/085510 WO 20170526
- Main IPC: C04B33/13
- IPC: C04B33/13 ; C04B33/04 ; C04B33/132 ; C04B33/135 ; C04B33/14 ; C04B33/32 ; B28B3/20
Abstract:
The invention relates to a construction unit made from various recyclable materials, for example, from recycled waste plasterboard from the construction industry or flue-gas gypsum which is a by-product from fossil-fueled power plants. The construction units are made from a raw mix comprising gypsum, clay and aggregate and methods of making construction units. The invention also relates to a raw mix for making a construction unit; a kit including a construction unit and mortar; and uses of the construction unit to form a structure.
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