Patents by Inventor Simon Philip Sullivan

Simon Philip Sullivan 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).

  • Production of Nickel
    Publication number: 20110103998
    Abstract: A method of producing a nickel product (including nickel alloy products and products such as nickel matte) from a nickel intermediate product is disclosed. The method comprises smelting a dried nickel intermediate product in a molten bath-based smelter and forming a molten pool containing a molten metal and a slag, with the molten metal being the nickel product. Intermediate and end products produced by the method are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Ivan Ratchev, Grant Caffery, Simon Philip Sullivan, René Ignacio Olivares, Gregory David Rigby