Patents by Inventor Martin Geoffrey Neale

Martin Geoffrey Neale 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).

  • Process for pelletizing particulate materials
    Patent number: 6113844
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for ore pelletization including the step of adding binder polymer to particulate ore and moisture to form an intimate mixture. Green pellets are formed from the mixture and fired. A water soluble treatment polymer having a molecular weight of 1,000 to 20,000 is included in the intimate mixture in an amount of at least 0.001% by weight. The water soluble treatment polymer is formed by polymerization of water soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer blend containing at least 50% by weight of anionic monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Water Treatments Limited
    Inventor: Martin Geoffrey Neale