US Patent Issued to UNIFRAX I on Sept. 22 for "Light weight ceramic aggregates made by agglomerating ceramic fibers" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,908, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to UNIFRAX I LLC (Tonawanda, N.Y.).

"Light weight ceramic aggregates made by agglomerating ceramic fibers" was invented by Jens Decker (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of agglomerating bulk ceramic fibers includes mixing the bulk ceramic fibers with water to form wet fibers; mixing the wet fibers with a binder including an organic binder and/or an inorganic binder to form agglomerates; and drying the agglomerates. The agglomerates may be mixed with additional binders and fillers to form an insulating mix that may be used to insulate a furnace or other heat source. A foam...