Use of recycled plastics for structural building forms

US9340666B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey · US

Inventors

• Jennifer Lynch · Willingboro, US
• Thomas Nosker · Stockton, US
• Richard L. Lehman · Princeton, US
• James D. Idol · Columbus, US
• Kenneth Van Ness · Lexington, US
• Richard W. Renfree · Westfield, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 16, 2013
• Grant date: May 17, 2016
• Expiry date: May 16, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC E): Fixed Constructions
• CPC primary: E01D2101/40
• WIPO field: Civil engineering
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

Modular plastic structural composites formed from a mixture of (A) high density polyolefin and one or both of: (B) a thermoplastic-coated fiber material, or (C) polystyrene, poly(methyl methacrylate), or a combination thereof. Composites molded in the form of I-Beams and bridges constructed therefrom are also disclosed.