Abstract: Polystyrene drainage heads having optimized shapes to provide increased specific gravity and void volume at a given bulk density. Expanded forms of such drainage beads may be used as a geosynthetic aggregate in pre-assembled drainage units. Such pre-assembled drainage units may be used as foundation drains, septic drainage fields, or for other applications.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 16, 2014
Publication date:
May 15, 2014
Applicant:
RAPAC
Inventors:
Dennis Wayne Koerner, Carl David Ring, Jonathan Browning Jackson
Abstract: Polystyrene drainage beads having optimized shapes to provide increased specific gravity and void volume at a given bulk density. Expanded forms of such drainage beads may be used as a geosynthetic aggregate in pre-assembled drainage units. Such pre-assembled drainage units may be used as foundation drains, septic drainage fields, or for other applications.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 29, 2011
Date of Patent:
March 18, 2014
Assignee:
RAPAC
Inventors:
Dennis Wayne Koerner, Carl David Ring, Jonathan Browning Jackson
Abstract: Composite polystyrene particles have an average size less than 1200 ?m and methods of making them are provided. The composite polystyrene particles can include recycled polystyrene obtained from a variety of sources. The composite polystyrene particles can be used in a variety of applications, including packaging materials and molded supports for the shipment of fragile objects.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 2, 2011
Publication date:
March 1, 2012
Applicant:
RAPAC
Inventors:
Dennis W. Koerner, Michael Pate, David Wilson