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Frederick Mercer Bodycomb, Jr. received US Patent No. 3,957,571 on May 18, 1976, filed October 10, 1974. It was assigned to Johns Manville Corp.
The patent's abstract:
Treatment of asbestos fiber with a first coating of from about 0.1 to 5 weight percent of a phosphate, or acid thereof, and subsequent addition of a nonfoaming anionic dispersant on the coated fiber produces an asbestos fiber product that possesses improved filtration properties. This treated asbestos improves the production rate of articles from cement slurries or pastes containing asbestos.
- Author
- Frederick Mercer Bodycomb, Jr.
- Published by
- US Patent and Trademark Office
- Series
- US Patent No. 3,957,571
- Date
- May 18, 1976
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 23727 · asbestosclaims.law/library/23727
- Rights
- US government work, in the public domain.
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Where it was listed
- Asbestos, August 1976, in its patents department (the year's issues)
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Frederick Mercer Bodycomb, Jr. “Surface treatment of asbestos fibers (US Patent 3,957,571, 1976).” May 18, 1976. US Patent No. 3,957,571. US Patent and Trademark Office. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 23727. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/23727.
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