Patents by Inventor Will Price

Will Price 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).

  • SEPARATION AND RECOVERY OF PRECIOUS METALS USING POLYMER MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20090277303
    Abstract: A method of separation and/or recovery of a precious metal from a solution containing said precious metal in ionic form, optionally in the presence of impurities, including the step of contacting a solution containing said precious metal in ionic form with a conducting polymer. The method is generally applicable to precious metals including platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd) and more particularly gold (Au). The ionic species may be anionic (for example [AuCl4]?) or cationic. The polymer may be for example, a polypyrrole or polythiophene, optionally doped and are preferably in a high surface area form eg. coated onto cloth or RVC or in self supporting colloidal form. The polymer may also contain species to give further functionality, eg magnetic or heat sensitive species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: University of Wollongong
    Inventors: Gordon Wallace, Stephen Ralph, Jie Ding, Will Price
  • SEPARATION AND RECOVERY OF PRECIOUS METALS USING POLYMER MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20080247925
    Abstract: A method of separation and/or recovery of a precious metal from a solution containing said precious metal in ionic form, optionally in the presence of impurities, including the step of contacting a solution containing said precious metal in ionic form with a conducting polymer. The method is generally applicable to precious metals including platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd) and more particularly gold (Au). The ionic species may be anionic (for example [AuCl.sub.4].sup.-) or cationic. The polymer may be for example, a polypyrrole or polythiophene, optionally doped and are preferably in a high surface area form eg. coated onto cloth or RVC or in self supporting colloidal form. The polymer may also contain species to give further functionality, eg magnetic or heat sensitive species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: University of Wollongong
    Inventors: Gordon Wallace, Stephen Ralph, Jie Ding, Will Price
  • Separation and recovery of precious metals using polymer materials
    Publication number: 20050121390
    Abstract: A method of separation and/or recovery of a precious metal from a solution containing said precious metal in ionic form, optionally in the presence of impurities, including the step of contacting a solution containing said precious metal in ionic form with a conducting polymer. The method is generally applicable to precious metals including platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd) and more particularly gold (Au). The ionic species may be anionic (for example [AuCl4]?) or cationic. The polymer may be for example, a polypyrrole or polythiophene, optionally doped and are preferably in a high surface area form eg. coated onto cloth or RVC or in self supporting colloidal form. The polymer may also contain species to give further functionality, eg magnetic or heat sensitive species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Gordon Wallace, Stephen Ralph, Jie Ding, Will Price