Patents by Inventor Richard C. Timberlake

Richard C. Timberlake 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 sizing and desliming of ore matrix
    Patent number: 4126275
    Abstract: A method of processing hydraulically mined ore slurries containing, in addition to the valuable ore, substantial quantities of contaminating argillaceous material and silica, involving initially separating the argillaceous material from the ore slurry while concomitantly concentrating said slurry to at least 65% solids content, depositing the wet concentrate thus formed on a continuous belt and conveying said wet concentrate via said belt to a beneficiation plant for further treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1978
    Assignee: American Cyanamid Company
    Inventors: Richard C. Timberlake, U. K. Custred