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Third country to protect core technology also used for company's frack water cleanup technology
OriginOil Inc. (OTC/QB: OOIL) developer of Electro Water Separation(TM) (EWS) the high-speed chemical-free process to clean up large quantities of water today announced that it has received its third international patent for its core technology from the China Patent Office.
"This is a core patent for us the invention of our unique Single Step Extraction(TM) (SSE) tubes which remove oils and organics effectively" said Nicholas Eckelberry OriginOil co-founder and Chief Research Officer. "SSE has become the first step of EWS which is showing outstanding results in the oil and gas algae and waste cleanup industries."
On 26 August 2014 the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China issued a Notification on the Grant of Patent Right for Invention. The invention titled "Systems apparatus and methods of obtaining intracellular products and cellular mass and debris from algae and derivative products and process of use thereof" was previously issued as patent number 5284536 in Japan (see image) and previously issued as patent 2010239380 in Australia (see image). The application has also been published by the European Patent Office (EPO) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
"The timing of this grant is outstanding" said Jean-Louis "JL" Kindler OriginOil's Chief Commercial Officer. "China is ramping up its fracking activities and also placing a high priority on cleaning up its water. We believe they need our technology and this patent will help our partners adopt our technology while providing protection."
"We continue to be impressed with this patent's relevance in all applications needing removal of organic particles from large amounts of water including oil and gas" said Riggs Eckelberry OriginOil's CEO. "We have 19 active supporting patent applications in this area alone and this remains a very solid foundation."
About OriginOil Inc.
OriginOil has developed a breakthrough water cleanup technology for the oil & gas algae and other water-intensive industries. Unlike other technologies the company's patent-pending Electro Water Separation(TM) process rapidly and efficiently removes organic material from large quantities of water without the need for chemicals. For the oil & gas industry OriginOil is helping clean up produced water and recycle fracking water to reduce harm to the environment and lower costs. For the emerging algae industry OriginOil is making large-scale harvest possible. And in aquaculture OriginOil is helping improve yields and making seafood healthier by dramatically reducing the levels of toxic ammonia and bacteria in water. For a world short on clean water OriginOil is the lower-cost and cleaner answer. To learn more about OriginOil(R) please visit our website at www.originoil.com.
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