US 12,119,148 B2
Porous stabilized beds, methods of manufacture thereof and articles comprising the same
James F. Klausner, Gainesville, FL (US); Renwei Mei, Gainesville, FL (US); Ayyoub Mehdizadeh Momen, Gainesville, FL (US); and Kyle Allen, Gainesville, FL (US)
Assigned to UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., Gainesville, FL (US)
Filed by University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US)
Filed on May 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/322,748.
Application 15/910,052 is a division of application No. 14/131,357, granted, now 9,966,171, issued on May 8, 2018, previously published as PCT/US2012/045698, filed on Jul. 6, 2012.
Application 18/322,748 is a continuation of application No. 17/210,742, filed on Mar. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,705,255.
Application 17/210,742 is a continuation of application No. 15/910,052, filed on Mar. 2, 2018, granted, now 10,991,490, issued on Apr. 27, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/505,890, filed on Jul. 8, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2023/0317326 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01F 1/01 (2006.01); B01J 23/745 (2006.01); B01J 37/00 (2006.01); B01J 37/02 (2006.01); C01B 32/50 (2017.01); C04B 35/515 (2006.01); C04B 38/00 (2006.01); H01F 1/34 (2006.01); H01F 41/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01F 1/01 (2013.01) [B01J 23/745 (2013.01); B01J 37/0009 (2013.01); B01J 37/0221 (2013.01); C01B 32/50 (2017.08); C04B 35/515 (2013.01); C04B 38/0038 (2013.01); H01F 1/342 (2013.01); H01F 41/00 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A monolithic solid comprising:
a plurality of second particles and a plurality of electrically aligned chains or magnetically aligned chains comprising a plurality of fused first metal particles, wherein the plurality of second particles is present between the electrically aligned chains or magnetically aligned chains,
wherein first metal particles are magnetic particles and the second particles are not magnetic particles;
wherein the first metal particles comprise an alloy magnet, wherein the alloy magnet does not include a rare earth metal, and
the second particle is activated carbon or an inorganic oxide, wherein the inorganic oxide is selected from the group consisting of silica, alumina, zirconia, titania, ceria, iron oxide, and a combination of at least one of the foregoing inorganic oxides.