Patents by Inventor Kenneth Bristoe FLOCKHART

Kenneth Bristoe FLOCKHART 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).

  • PROCESS FOR FORMING A FUEL PELLET
    Publication number: 20220411708
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for forming a fuel pellet, based on using a particular formula for making the fuel pellets. The process for forming a fuel pellet comprising of the following steps: providing a particulate carbonaceous material having a particle size of <1 mm; admixing the particulate carbonaceous material with a polysaccharide or a polyvinyl alcohol binder, and a crosslinker; shaping the so-formed mixture to provide the fuel pellet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kenneth Bristoe FLOCKHART, Brian FOX
  • FORMULA AND PROCESS FOR MAKING FUEL PELLETS
    Publication number: 20220389344
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pelletisable formula, and a process for using the formula for making fuel pellets. The pelletisable formula comprises a particulate carbonaceous material such as coal dust or coal fines of particle size <1 mm, a polysaccharide or a polyvinyl alcohol binder, and a crosslinker such as zirconium carbonate or sodium borate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Harry RICHARDSON, Kenneth Bristoe FLOCKHART