Patents by Inventor Ezra MCKENZIE

Ezra MCKENZIE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Spiral separators and parts therefore
    Patent number: 11865548
    Abstract: A spiral separator for separating more-desired material from less-desired material has a feed arrangement for feeding a slurry of mixed more-desired material and less-desired material, a spiral trough, and a splitting arrangement for off-take of a concentrate band of more desired material, and the spiral trough is configured to provide an effective cross-trough floor slope of less than 8 degrees to horizontal in a turn immediately upstream of the splitting arrangement. The separator may be a multi-stage separator and include a slurry preparation apparatus between each pair of stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: OREKINETICS INVESTMENTS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Ezra McKenzie, Peter Gates
  • SPIRAL SEPARATORS AND PARTS THEREFORE
    Publication number: 20220168749
    Abstract: A spiral separator for separating more-desired material from less-desired material has a feed arrangement for feeding a slurry of mixed more-desired material and less-desired material, a spiral trough, and a splitting arrangement for off-take of a concentrate band of more desired material, and the spiral trough is configured to provide an effective cross-trough floor slope of less than 8 degrees to horizontal in a turn immediately upstream of the splitting arrangement. The separator may be a multi-stage separator and include a slurry preparation apparatus between each pair of stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Ezra MCKENZIE, Peter GATES