Patents Assigned to Southampton University
  • Method for controlling and removing dust and other particles from a material
    Patent number: 6761773
    Abstract: A method for controlling and removing dust and other fine particles in a material comprising i) electrostatically charging carrier particles in powder form to give the carrier particles a minimum charge to mass ratio of +/−1×10−4 C/kg, ii) delivering the electrostatical charged carrier particles to the material, whereby the dust and other fine particles in the material agglomerate with the charged carrier particles and iii) removing the resultant agglomerates from the material (for example by vacuuming or brushing).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignees: Southampton University, Reckitt Benckiser (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Malcolm Tom McKechnie, Paul Terence Gaynor, John Farrell Hughes, Jonathan Swingler