Apparatus for gas entrainment via nano-bubbles into concrete upstream from a product mold
US12221392B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 10, 2022 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P40/18
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for delivering a wet concrete mix to a product mold, where the apparatus comprises a hopper configured to retain a fresh concrete mix, a source of treated water having a concentration of nanobubbles of a gas at least double a natural concentration of nanobubbles of the gas within a natural state of the water, a water transport coupling the source of treated water with the hopper, a valve interposed within the water transport for selectively releasing the treated water into the hopper, and a mixer in communication with the hopper for mixing the treated water with the fresh concrete mix to yield an infused wet concrete.
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