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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2009
Applicants:
Jarrod Hart, Los Olivos, CA (US);
Thomas Parias, Atlanta, GA (US);
David Robert Skuse, Truro, GB;
Richard Tamblyn, Truro, GB;
Mark Windebank, Par, GB;
Jean-andré Alary, L'Isle sur la Sorgue, FR;
Inventors:
Jarrod Hart, Los Olivos, CA (US);
Thomas Parias, Atlanta, GA (US);
David Robert Skuse, Truro, GB;
Richard Tamblyn, Truro, GB;
Mark Windebank, Par, GB;
Jean-André Alary, L'Isle sur la Sorgue, FR;
Assignee:
Imerys, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 17/16 (2006.01); B02C 17/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 17/20 (2013.01); B02C 17/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of grinding a particulate material, comprising grinding said material in a stirred mill in the presence of a grinding media comprising rod-shaped particles, wherein said rod-shaped particles have an aspect ratio of equal to or greater than about 2:1.