US 12,110,173 B2
Lightweight-foamed glass aggregates for vaporization suppression
Archibald Stewart Filshill, Huntingdon Valley, PA (US); and Thomas Liam McGrath, Huntingdon Valley, PA (US)
Assigned to Aero Aggregates of North America, LLC, Eddystone, PA (US)
Filed by Aero Aggregates of North America LLC, Eddystone, PA (US)
Filed on Oct. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/958,506.
Application 17/958,506 is a continuation of application No. 17/155,274, filed on Jan. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,459,170.
Application 17/155,274 is a continuation of application No. 16/612,995, granted, now 10,900,188, issued on Jan. 26, 2021, previously published as PCT/US2018/032183, filed on May 11, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/505,210, filed on May 12, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0027637 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65D 90/42 (2006.01); B65D 88/34 (2006.01); B65D 90/28 (2006.01); C03C 11/00 (2006.01); C03C 12/00 (2006.01); E02B 15/06 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 90/42 (2013.01) [B65D 88/34 (2013.01); B65D 90/28 (2013.01); C03C 11/007 (2013.01); C03C 12/00 (2013.01); E02B 15/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
placing a plurality of loose foam glass aggregates on a body of water, thereby forming a layer of foam glass aggregates on the surface of the body of water
wherein the foam glass aggregates in contact with the water have a first moisture content when placed and a second moisture content at equilibrium,
wherein the second moisture content is greater than the first moisture content,
wherein a cover is placed on top of the foam glass aggregates,
wherein the foam glass aggregates in contact with the water have a bulk density at the second moisture content that is sufficient to maintain buoyancy at the surface of the body of water.