Patents by Inventor Staci M. Richard

Staci M. Richard 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).

  • Method of mechanically separating microparticles suspended in fluids using particulate media
    Patent number: 6140040
    Abstract: This invention relates to the selective separation of particles according to particle size. More particularly, this invention pertains to advanced particulate media which are carefully sized so as to permit precise and selective separation of microparticles suspended in fluids according to particle size, and to methods of using these advanced particulate media to achieve precise and selective separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Advanced Minerals Corporation
    Inventors: Scott K. Palm, Timothy R. Smith, Jerome C. Shiuh, John S. Roulston, Staci M. Richard, Shashi B. Dave, Thomas E. Sulpizio