Claims
- 1. A pigment blend comprising:
a plurality of particle materials made by pulverizing a solid material; wherein said particles materials have a substantially random geometrical shape and a particle size less than about 100 microns.
- 2. The pigment blend according to claim 1, further comprising at least one coloring agent.
- 3. The pigment blend according to claim 1, wherein said particle size is less than about 30 microns.
- 4. The pigment blend according to claim 1, and wherein said solid material is selected from the group consisting of glass, oyster shells, clam shells, rubber, rock minerals, coal, and metal.
- 5. A particle material made by pulverizing a solid material, wherein said particle material has a substantially random geometrical shape and a particle size less than about 100 microns, and wherein said solid material is a brittle material.
- 6. The particle material according to claim 5, wherein said solid material is selected from the group consisting of glass, oyster shells, clam shells, rubber, rock minerals, coal, and metal.
- 7. The particle material according to claim 5, wherein said solid material has an ultraviolet light screening property.
- 8. A method of manufacturing a plurality of particle materials, having a substantially random geometrical shape and a particle size less than about 100 microns, comprising pulverizing a solid material into particle materials, and classifying said particle materials according to size.
- 9. The method of manufacturing a plurality of particle materials according to claim 8, further comprising the step of milling said particle materials.
- 10. A method of manufacturing a pigment blend comprising:
pulverizing a solid material into a particle material having a substantially random geometrical shape; classifying said particle material according to size; and mixing said particle material, having a random geometric shape and a particle size less than about 100 microns, with a binder material suitable for use in a composition selected from the group consisting of paint, coloring, and coating.
- 11. The method of manufacturing a pigment blend according to claim 10, wherein said solid material is selected from the group consisting of glass, oyster shells, clam shells, rubber, rock minerals, coal, and metal.
- 12. A method of enhancing a visual appearance of a substrate comprising:
making a pigment blend comprising a plurality of particle materials having a substantially random geometrical shape, and a particle size less than about 100 microns; and mixing a binder material, suitable for use in a composition selected from the group consisting of paint, coloring, and coating, with said pigment blend; and adding said composition to said substrate.
- 13. The method according to claim 12,
wherein said particle size is less than about 30 micron.
- 14. The method according to claim 12,
wherein said solid material is selected from the group consisting of glass, oyster shells, rubber, rock minerals, coal, and metal.
- 15. The method according to claim 12,
wherein said substrate is selected from the group consisting of metal, ceramic, glass, asbestos, human skin, leather, vinyl, plastic, polyester, epoxies, fabrics, wood, and rubber.
- 16. A solid material pulverizer, comprising:
a processing chamber with an inlet and an outlet; a plurality of impellers positioned in said processing chamber; and a shaft extending through said processing chamber and said plurality of impellers, wherein said shaft comprises a plurality of shaft portions that are coupled by at least one coupling.
- 17. The solid material pulverizer of claim 16, wherein said at least one coupling comprises a split shaft.
- 18. The solid material pulverizer of claim 16, wherein said at least one coupling is a compressible coupling.
- 19. A solid material pulverizer, comprising:
a processing chamber with an inlet and an outlet; a plurality of impellers positioned in said processing chamber; a shaft extending through said processing chamber and said plurality of impellers; and a cooling liquid that is used to cool said shaft.
- 20. The solid material pulverizer of claim 19, further comprising:
a reservoir for containing said cooling liquid; and a pump for pumping said cooling liquid between said reservoir and said shaft.
- 21. The solid material pulverizer of claim 19, wherein said shaft comprising a passage that permits said cooling liquid to pass through said shaft.
- 22. A solid material pulverizer, comprising:
a processing chamber with an inlet and an outlet; a plurality of baffle plates positioned in said processing chamber; a plurality of impellers positioned in said processing chamber; and a shaft extending through said processing chamber and said plurality of impellers, wherein said shaft comprises a threaded portion that enables said plurality of impellers to be repositioned with respect to said baffle plates.
- 23. A solid material pulverizer, comprising:
a processing chamber with an inlet and an outlet; a plurality of impellers positioned in said processing chamber, wherein at least one of the plurality of impellers comprises vanes on both sides of said at least one of the plurality of impellers; and a shaft extending through said processing chamber and said plurality of impellers.
- 24. A solid material pulverizer, comprising:
a processing chamber with an inlet and an outlet; a plurality of impellers positioned in said processing chamber; a plurality of rings positioned in said processing chamber at which said plurality of impellers project material to be pulverized, wherein at least one of said plurality of rings has an inside diameter that decreases substantially semetrically when measured from the middle toward both the top and the bottom of said at least one of said plurality of rings; and a shaft extending through said processing chamber and said plurality of impellers.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/142,087, filed Jul. 2, 1999.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60142087 |
Jul 1999 |
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Continuations (1)
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