Document Type

Article

Publication Date

January 2025

Patent Number

12195965

CPC

B32B 1/08 , B32B 7/022 , B32B 17/10 , E04C 3/36

Abstract

A structural column comprises an inner sleeve comprising a first non-glass material, at least one sheet comprising bulk glass, and an outer sleeve comprising a second non-glass material. The inner sleeve has an outer surface and an inner surface defining a hollow interior of the structural column. An inner surface of each sheet is adjacent to at least a portion of the outer surface of the inner sleeve. The outer sleeve has an inner surface that is attached to at least a portion of an outer surface of each sheet, and the inner surface of the outer sleeve is attached to at least a portion of the outer surface of the inner sleeve. The inner sleeve and the outer sleeve can have a rectangular shape in cross-section. The bulk glass can comprise soda lime glass, and the first non-glass material and the second non-glass material can comprise high-density polyethylene.

Application Number

17/675096

Assignees

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

Filing Date

02/18/2022

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