Patents Assigned to Newtech Commercialization Ltd.
  • Method for separating substances from particulate solids
    Patent number: 7118631
    Abstract: A method for separating a substance such as a hydrocarbon from a particulate material such as soil is provided. An aqueous slurry is formed and a shear force is applied to the slurry, such as in a reversible helical screw conveyor, while the slurry is vibrated. The substance thus separated can then be removed from the particulate material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Newtech Commercialization Ltd.
    Inventors: Graham Philips, legal representative, Russell M. Graham, Ernest J. Taylor-Smith, deceased
  • Apparatus and method for separating substances from particulate solids
    Patent number: 6904919
    Abstract: A method for separating a substance such as a hydrocarbon from a particulate material such as soil is provided. An aqueous slurry is formed and a shear force is applied to the slurry, such as in a reversible helical screw conveyor, while the slurry is vibrated. The substance thus separated can then be removed from the particulate material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Newtech Commercialization Ltd.
    Inventors: Graham Phillips, Russell M. Graham, Ernest J. Taylor-Smith