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Snow composition and method for making artificial snow

US5136849A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 31, 1991
Grant dateAug 11, 1992
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Expiry dateJan 31, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25C2303/042
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A snow composition is here provided which comprises of PA0 about 100 parts by weight of snow selected from the group comprising of natural snow, artificial snow made by a snow machine, and icy snow made by shattering ice blocks to fragments and PA0 about 0.1 to about 10.0 parts by weight of a super absorbent polymer in granule form having an average particle size of about 20 to about 500 .mu.m before water absorption. A method for making artificial snow is also provided here.

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