ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,883, issued on April 21, was assigned to Binding Solutions Ltd (Middlesbrough, Great Britain).
"Binder formulation" was invented by Richard Joyce (Middlesbrough, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A binder formulation for iron ore pellets, the formulation comprising one or more silicates and a processing aid, a pellet comprising this binder formulation and a process for producing iron ore pellets comprising mixing a binder formulation as described with particulate iron ore and forming pellets."
The patent was filed on Aug. 15, 2019, under Application No. 17/268,910.
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