Extraction process
CA 2584926 C · Owner: Evans, Timothy · Inventors: Evans, Timothy
Overview
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A process for extracting a precious metal from a precious metal containing source is provided comprising the steps of :- (i) contacting the precious metal-containing source with a vapour phase chloride salt; (ii) condensing the precious metal containing volatile product of step (i); and (iii) recovering the precious metal from the condensed product of step (ii).
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- Filed October 20, 2005 and granted December 18, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 20, 2025.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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