Patents by Inventor Ernest Taylor-Smith

Ernest Taylor-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).

  • Apparatus and method for separating substances from particulate solids
    Publication number: 20050056300
    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: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Ernest Taylor-Smith, Russell Graham, Graham Phillips