Patents by Inventor Kira McGrath

Kira McGrath 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 the production of intermediate emulsions for use in emulsion explosives
    Patent number: 9458066
    Abstract: A process for producing an intermediate emulsion comprising an oxidizer solution, fuel and emulsifier, which process comprises the steps of: (a) mixing in a micromixer an oxidizer solution with a fuel blend comprising a fuel and an emulsifier so as to solubilize a portion of the oxidizer solution in the fuel blend to produce a precursor product; (b) mixing the precursor product obtained in step (a) using a micromixer in one or more successive stages in order to form the intermediate emulsion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: ORICA INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD
    Inventors: Richard John Goodridge, Vladimir Sujansky, Ivan Junarsa, Kira McGrath
  • PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF INTERMEDIATE EMULSIONS FOR USE IN EMULSION EXPLOSIVES
    Publication number: 20130327456
    Abstract: A process for producing an intermediate emulsion comprising an oxidizer solution, fuel and emulsifier, which process comprises the steps of: (a) mixing in a micromixer an oxidizer solution with a fuel blend comprising a fuel and an emulsifier so as to solubilise a portion of the oxidizer solution in the fuel blend to produce a precursor product; (b) mixing the precursor product obtained in step (a) using a micromixer in one or more successive stages in order to form the intermediate emulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: ORICA INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD.
    Inventors: Richard John Goodridge, Vladimir Sujansky, Ivan Junarsa, Kira McGrath