Patents by Inventor Charles Welker

Charles Welker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20080028988
    Abstract: A method for making foam used in the manufacture of concrete, the method comprising, in an exemplary embodiment for making foam at the rate of one cubic foot per minute; (1) injecting water into a mixer, the water injected at a temperature not less than 62 degrees Fahrenheit, the water injected at the rate from 252 ounces per minute to 1,178 ounces per minute; (3) injecting a chemical into the mixer, wherein the chemical comprises a surfactant, a foam booster and a stabilizer, the chemical injected at a temperature of not less than 52 degrees Fahrenheit and at a rate of 22 ounces to 79 ounces per minute; and (4) injecting air into the mixer, the air injected at a pressure from 62 pounds-per-square inch to 135 pounds-per-square inch, and at the rate of from 19 cubic feet per minute to 32 cubic feet per minute; whereby foam is made in the mixer, and may be later used in the manufacture of concrete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventor: Charles Welker