Patents by Inventor Ian H. Harding

Ian H. Harding 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).

  • A Method of Obtaining Useful Material from Plant Biomass Waste
    Publication number: 20190144893
    Abstract: A method of obtaining useful material from plant biomass waste. The method uses sonication and/or microwave irradiation followed by sequential incubation with mixed fungal cultures. In particular, the method involves obtaining useful material from plant biomass waste comprising the steps of: a) subjecting the biomass waste to microwave irradiation and/or sonication; b) incubating the biomass waste from step a) with one or more enzymes extracted from Basidiomycete fungi; and c) incubating the biomass waste from step b) with one or more enzymes extracted from Ascomycete fungi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Viridi Innovations Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Enzo PALOMBO, David BEALE, Avinash KARPE, Ian H. HARDING
  • Removal of contaminants
    Patent number: 5281339
    Abstract: A method of recovering contaminants from suspension or solution in a liquor comprises the steps of forming a foam of the liquor, displacing said foam onto a drainage device to dry said foam and separate the liquor said contaminants being retained in the dried foam and the drained liquor being reduced in contaminant content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1994
    Assignee: ICI Australia Operations Proprietary Limited
    Inventors: David E. Mainwaring, Ian H. Harding, Peter Sanciolo