Patents by Inventor Benjamin Graham Van Der Hoek

Benjamin Graham Van Der Hoek 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).

  • Sample collection system and parts thereof
    Patent number: 11614383
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sample collection system for collecting sub-samples from a material stream, the system including a valve arrangement and a static cone splitter, and wherein the valve arrangement is arranged to enable operation of the static cone splitter to collect a non-biased sample of the material stream fed to the static cone splitter under first and second operational conditions, the first operational condition requiring the material stream to be at substantially atmospheric pressure and flowing at a minimum functional flow rate, and the second operational condition requiring the material stream to be pressurised above atmospheric pressure and at a flow rate higher than the minimum functional flow rate. The invention also relates to a static cone splitter for use with the system, together with a cone member for use with the static cone splitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: MINEX CRC LTD
    Inventors: Fredrick Allan Blaine, Benjamin Graham Van Der Hoek
  • SAMPLE COLLECTION SYSTEM AND PARTS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200182749
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sample collection system for collecting sub-samples from a material stream, the system including a valve arrangement and a static cone splitter, and wherein the valve arrangement is arranged to enable operation of the static cone splitter to collect a non-biased sample of the material stream fed to the static cone splitter under first and second operational conditions, the first operational condition requiring the material stream to be at substantially atmospheric pressure and flowing at a minimum functional flow rate, and the second operational condition requiring the material stream to be pressurised above atmospheric pressure and at a flow rate higher than the minimum functional flow rate. The invention also relates to a static cone splitter for use with the system, together with a cone member for use with the static cone splitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Fredrick Allan Blaine, Benjamin Graham Van Der Hoek