Patents by Inventor Peter Holtham

Peter Holtham 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).

  • Cyclone for dense medium separation
    Patent number: 9579666
    Abstract: This invention relates to a cyclone for dense medium separation that includes an inverted conical shaped cyclone body which provides an interior space having an inner wall surface a vortex finder including a lower end that extends longitudinally into an upper region of the interior space of the cyclone body an overflow outlet associated with an upper end of the vortex finder a feed inlet that is in fluid communication with the upper region of the interior space of the cyclone body an outlet associated with a lower region of the interior space and the inner wall surface of the interior space curves inwardly and downwardly from the upper region curves inwardly and downwardly from the upper region of the interior space to the lower region of the interior space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Tata Steel Limited
    Inventors: Narasimha Mangadoddy, Pradip Kumar Banerjee, Debashish Bhattacharjee, T. Mukherjee, Peter Holtham, Matthew Brennan
  • Cyclone for Dense Medium Separation
    Publication number: 20100326895
    Abstract: This invention relates to a cyclone for dense medium separation that includes an inverted conical shaped cyclone body which provides an interior space having an inner wall surface a vortex finder including a lower end that extends longitudinally into an upper region of the interior space of the cyclone body an overflow outlet associated with an upper end of the vortex finder a feed inlet that is in fluid communication with the upper region of the interior space of the cyclone body an outlet associated with a lower region of the interior space and the inner wall surface of the interior space curves inwardly and downwardly from the upper region curves inwardly and downwardly from the upper region of the interior space to the lower region of the interior space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: TATA STEEL LIMITED
    Inventors: Narasimha Mongadoddy, Pradip Kumar Banerjee, Debashish Bhattacharjee, T. Mukherjee, Peter Holtham, Matthew Brennan