Patents by Inventor Liam Barry Smith

Liam Barry 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).

  • IMPROVED METHODS OF EXTRACTION OF PRODUCTS FROM TITANIUM-BEARING MINERALS
    Publication number: 20190031524
    Abstract: The invention relates to processes for the extraction of products from titanium-bearing minerals. In particular embodiments the invention relates to methods of recycling sulphuric acid used in a titanium dioxide extraction process. The invention also relates to methods for minimising chromophore contamination in calcined titanium dioxide. The process may also comprise steps for removing contaminants from recycled acid or desirable products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Mohammed Shereez ALI, David Jonathan HASSELL, Sherif Owen Zaki Emad Marshall IBRAHIM, Campbell Stuart MCNICOLL, Sean Daniel James MOLLOY, Björn Jonas Emanuel JACOBSON, Jason Trevor HERROLD, Jenelyn Ongtangco ISLETA, Prana Budimulia HARYANTO, Liam Barry SMITH, David James Relph WOOLNER
  • BACTERIUM WITH INCREASED TOLERANCE TO BUTYRIC ACIDS
    Publication number: 20150210977
    Abstract: The invention provides a bacterium with an increased tolerance to butyric acids, such as 2-hydroxybutyric acid (2-HIBA). In particular, the invention provides a bacterium that tolerates at least 2.5 g/L of butyric acid. The bacterium may be derived, for example, from genus Clostridium, Moorella, Oxobacter, Peptostreptococcus, Acetobacterium, Eubacterium, or Butyribacterium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Bjorn Daniel Heijstra, Bakir Al-Sinawi, Liam Barry Smith, Rasmus Overgaard Jensen, Wayne Pierce Mitchell, Michael Koepke