Patents by Inventor Brendan Scott SMITH

Brendan Scott SMITH 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).

  • Method for the de-aeration of froths and foams
    Patent number: 10792593
    Abstract: A method for removing gas from a froth by supplying at least a portion of the froth from a vessel into a housing, providing a flow of fluid through the housing, introducing the froth into the fluid such that at least a portion of the gas in the froth is removed from the froth and entrained in the fluid to form a mixture of fluid and entrained gas and subsequently delivering the mixture to the vessel and/or another location within a processing circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: GLENCORE TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD
    Inventors: Peter Woodall, Daniel Smith, Brendan Scott Smith
  • METHOD FOR THE DE-AERATION OF FROTHS AND FOAMS
    Publication number: 20190118116
    Abstract: A method for removing gas from a froth by supplying at least a portion of the froth from a vessel into a housing, providing a flow of fluid through the housing, introducing the froth into the fluid such that at least a portion of the gas in the froth is removed from the froth and entrained in the fluid to form a mixture of fluid and entrained gas and subsequently delivering the mixture to the vessel and/or another location within a processing circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Peter WOODALL, Daniel SMITH, Brendan Scott SMITH