About Us
Ecologic Tech is the new name of the Freight Pipeline Company and its subsidiary The Greenest Brick Company. Our work is based on the research of the former founder, Dr. Henry Liu, who passed away in late 2010. Ecologic Tech’s mission is to focus solely on green technologies, utilizing fly ash and other innovative materials to create new products for the 21st century Eco conscious world.
In 2001 Dr Liu retired from the University of Missouri , where he was an award-winning professor for 35 years in the Civil Engineering department. Soon after his retirement, he started his 
own business, the Freight Pipeline Company, to expand on (and commercialize) many of the ideas he had worked on at MU. His initial goal was to develop underground pipe transit to ship coal after it had been compacted into condensed logs. While researching that technology, Dr. Liu managed to translate the compacting process into developing fly ash bricks. Liu, familiar with fly ash from his work at the University’s coal fire plant, began researching and developing the first 100% fly ash brick. His work led to awards from Time Magazine, Popular Science, and History Channel. The company has since licensed out this brick technology for commercialization. Our US licensee CalStar Products launched in early 2010 and we expect our other licensees to be up and running in the near future.
Before Dr Liu’s untimely death, his son Jerry was appointed CEO of the company. With his BS in Engineering, and his MBA from Northwestern University, Jerry is the perfect person to lead the Company into the future. The Ecologic Tech team and its advisory board are dedicated towards bringing Dr. Liu’s visions to life. At present, we are concentrating on solving problems in the building materials and biomass sectors. These are older industries that have environmental problems but have historically not invested in R&D to bring innovative solutions to those problems..
Ecologic Tech now looks to build upon the success of the Fly Ash Brick and become a global leader in developing ground-breaking and innovative green building products for the future.
Awards:
1. Barton A. Thomas Award (2005) --- for the best technical paper (“Improving Freezing and Thawing Properties of Fly ash Bricks”), presented at the World of Coal Ash Conference, which is the world’s largest and most prestigious conference on coal ash. [LINK]
2. Modern Marvels Invent Now (2006), which is a program jointly sponsored by the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame, History Channel, and Time Magazine selected the “Durable Fly ash Brick” as one of 25 Semifinalists of best inventions, selected from a pool of more than 4,000 inventions. [LINK]
3. Popular Science’s 10 Best Inventions of 2007 [LINK]
4. Time Magazine’s 10 Best Inventions of 2007 (Environment category) [LINK]
5. Purpose Prize Finalist (2009) --- honors people over 60 engaged in an "encore career" that is helping solve social problems. 10 Purpose Prize Fellows were selected out of more than 1,000 nominations nationwide. The award consisted of $100,000 in cash and previous winners have been invited to the White House to meet with the President. [LINK]
Patents (including pending patents):
Since 2003, FPC being a startup small business in R & D has applied for four U.S. patents based on inventions made or reduced to practice through its intensive R & D program – both from sponsored and non-sponsored research projects. So far, one patent application filed in 2003 has been granted, and the other three are pending. The following are the granted and pending patents:
1. Method and Device to Prevent Indoor Release of Carbon Monoxide and Smoke from Combustors, Non-Provisional U.S. Patent Application assigned to FPC (Inventor: Henry Liu). (Patent Granted on December 27, 2005, U.S. Patent No. 6979260B2.)
2. Method to Produce Durable Non-Vitrified Fly Ash Bricks and Blocks, U.S. Non-Provisional Patent Application assigned to FPC (Inventor: Henry Liu). (Filed with USPTO in January 19, 2006; Application No. 11/307023, patent pending).
3. Method to Produce Durable Non-Vitrified Fly Ash Bricks and Blocks, PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) filing, assigned to FPC (Inventor: Henry Liu). (Filed on February 22, 2006; priority date: June 29, 2005; International Application No. PCT/US06/06314; patent pending.)
4. Method to Feed Biomass Tablets and Logs into Burners, Non-Provisional U.S. Patent Application assigned to FPC (Inventors: Henry Liu and Yuyi Lin). (Filed with USPTO on May 12, 2006, Application No. 11/382988; patent pending).
5.Method to Produce Durable Non-Vitrified Fly Ash Bricks and Blocks, Patent filed with the Bureau of Intellectual Property Rights of the People's Republic of China, Patent Application No. 200680000117.3, February 9, 2007.
Note: Granted patents are published by USPTO (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) and hence can be obtained directly from USPTO. However, to view a copy of any pending patent not yet published by USPTO, the interested party must contact FPC and must agree to sign a non-disclosure agreement common to U.S. practice.
Partners
EcologicTech has several parties that are valued partners in the process to bring its products to life. These include:
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New York Manufacturing Corporation Sal Anselmo , President (585) 254-9353 (Work ) (585) 254-2460 ( Fax ) Sal@NYMFG.com (E-mail) www.NYMFG.com |
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Thomas Hill Power Plant (subsidiary of AECI) |
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Peckham & Wright Architects 15 South Tenth Street Columbia, Missouri 65201 (573) 449-2683 (Phone) (573) 442-6213 (Fax) www.pwarchitects.com |