RE:HPQ: MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS of Q2 Comment by
gizmo66 on Aug 26, 2023 8:53am
do you know if they have a patent on the fumed Silica process?
Excerpt of MD&A:
INTELLECTUAL PROTECTION FOR THE FUMED SILICA REATOR TECHNOLOGIES
For the period ending March 31, 2023, the company's Fumed Silica Reactor patent portfolio consisted of one patent acquired from PyroGenesis Canada Inc. by HPQ Silica Polvere Inc (HPQ POLVERE) (a 100% HPQ owned subsidiary) in 2021.
The patent covers a “Plasma arc process and apparatus for the production of Fumed Silica”. This patent is still pending in different jurisdictions around the world.
Under the terms of the 2021 patent purchase agreement, HPQ POLVERE owns the original patent, any proprietary know-how from the development of the technology, and any new patent applications that may arise from this work.
HPQ POLVERE owns the exclusive worldwide rights to this technology and any improvements that may lead to the filing of new related patents in fields related to the production of fumed silica directly from Quartz.