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To: mqmsi who wrote (6696)	6/2/2000 3:34:00 PM
From: Larry Ricker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6735

Interesting. A couple of comments: 1. Patent was filed in December of 1998. 2. The company has a long history of filing patents. They have yet to make money on one, and have burned a lot in the attempt. There's a big difference between coming up with a patentable idea (which even I can do) and turning it into the basis of a profitable enterprise. I hope this turns out to be their big hit, but I'm not going to bet any money on it myself. Good luck to those with chips still on the table. Larry

To: mqmsi who wrote (6696)	6/3/2000 11:35:00 AM
From: WTMHouston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6735

New patents are always interesting because it gets people to wondering how they may be related to existing ideas and how they may be commercially useful. One of the lines from the summary was <<The process comprises the steps of inputting three material flows comprising a sulphate source, an alkali source, and an aluminum source.>> I wonder if this is somehow related to the alumina prospects that have already been discussed? As a caveat, I know NONE of the science involved with this and my alumina v. aluminum comparison may be as off base as my question. Troy