Patents by Inventor Christopher Robin Cross

Christopher Robin Cross 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).

  • Microwave treatment of ores
    Patent number: 7678172
    Abstract: A method of treating ore particles to facilitate subsequent processing of the ore particles to recover valuable components from the ore is disclosed. The method includes exposing the ore particles to microwave energy and causing structural alteration of the ore particles. In one embodiment structural alteration is achieve without significantly altering the mineralogy, i.e., composition, of the ore. In another embodiment structural alteration is achieved with minimal change to the sizes of the ore particles. In another embodiment the method includes exposing the ore particles to short duration, high energy pulses of microwave energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Technological Resources Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Robin John Batterham, Lucy Esdaile, Raymond Walter Shaw, Christopher Robin Cross