Patents by Inventor Khay C. Teo

Khay C. Teo 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).

  • Pumpable lignin fuel
    Patent number: 5478366
    Abstract: A pumpable slurry for recovering fuel value from lignin by mixing the lignin with water, fuel oil and a dispersing agent to form a stable thixotropic or near Newtonian portable slurry by coordinating the amounts of lignin, water and fuel oil to produce a substantially slurry suitable for use as a liquid fuel having a viscosity after stirring of 100 to 1,000 mPa.s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1995
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Khay C. Teo, Alan P. Watkinson