Patent information:

Patent:Utility 1,049,005
Patented:December 31, 1912
Applied:July 29, 1911
Title:Insulating Composition and Process of Making the Same
Description:Artificial reconstructed lava made from combining soapstone or talc (hydrated silicate of magnesia), with a binder which is the precipitate of a mixture of magnesium sulfate and sodium silicate. The combination is then molded to the desired shape and fired at 1000 to 1300 degrees centigrade or higher.
Category:Composition
Assigned to:General Electric Co.

Patentee Information:

STEINMETZ, Charles P. Schenectady, NY

Class and subclass information:

Class:501COMPOSITIONS: CERAMIC
Subclass:122CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS Refractory Magnesium compound containing And silicon compound;
Class:174ELECTRICITY: CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS
Subclass:110ACONDUITS, CABLES OR CONDUCTORS Insulated Oxide;
Class:264PLASTIC AND NONMETALLIC ARTICLE SHAPING OR TREATING: PROCESSES
Subclass:681OUTSIDE OF MOLD SINTERING OR VITRIFYING OF SHAPED INORGANIC ARTICLE OR PREFORM Producing metal oxide containing product;
Class:51ABRASIVE TOOL MAKING PROCESS, MATERIAL, OR COMPOSITION
Subclass:308 

Known specimens:

None known