Cement-based tile

US11072562B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Intellectual Gorilla GmbH · CH

Inventors

• Per Just Andersen · Lompoc, US
• Evan R. Daniels · Frisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 20, 2020
• Grant date: Jul 27, 2021
• Expiry date: Jan 20, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02W30/91
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A cement-based tile formed from a mixture comprising: a cement in the range of about 0.1 to 88% by wet weight percent; a secondary material in the range of about 0.1 to 50% by wet weight percent, the secondary material comprising limestone, sand, silica sand, gypsum, silica fume, fumed silica, Plaster of Paris, calcium carbonate, fly ash, slag, rock, or a combination thereof; a reinforcement fiber in the range of about 0.5 to 20% by wet weight percent, the reinforcement fiber comprising cellulose fiber, glass fiber, plastic fiber, polypropylene fiber, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber, homopolymer acrylic fiber, alkali-resistant fiber, or a combination thereof; a rheology modifying agent in the range of about 0.5 to 10% by wet weight percent; a water in the range of 10 to 60% of a total wet material weight; and wherein the mixture is extruded or molded to form the cement-based tile.