Orbite Receives Notice of Allowance for Patent Related to Red Mud Treatment

Orbite Aluminae Inc. (TSX:ORT,OTCQX:EORBF) announced that it had received a notice of allowance from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office for its patent application pertaining to processes for treating red mud.

As quoted in the press release:

Furthermore, the Company has recently received notification that CIPO has granted and issued Canadian patent 2,812,309 titled Process for Extracting Aluminum from Aluminous Ores. This patent, and the one related to Red Mud, once granted, will give Orbite exclusivity for the use of these inventions for a period of twenty (20) years following their respective filing date.

Glenn Kelly, CEO of Orbite, stated:

The uniqueness of the Orbite Process is clearly validated by our growing portfolio of intellectual property rights. Consequently, we are well positioned to advance our efforts to commercialize this breakthrough technology, and help convert continuously growing stockpiles of environmental liabilities into valuable assets.

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