Patents by Inventor David O. Winkowski

David O. Winkowski has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Spectroscopic analysis of oil sands ore face for real time ore blend management
    Patent number: 9612194
    Abstract: Apparatus is provided featuring a signal processor or signal processing module configured to receive signaling containing information about images of an ore sample; and determine information about a Bitumen Content of the ore sample based at least partly on the signaling, including for use in real time ore blend management in a bitumen recovery process related to mined oil sands. The ore sample may be an ore face, and the signaling may contain information about the images of the ore face. The signal processor or signal processing module may be configured to determine a real time ore face ore grade visualization based at least partly on the signaling, and provide corresponding signaling containing information about the real time ore face ore grade visualization, including a composite overlay image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: CiDRA Corporate Services Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Davis, Andrew E. Carlson, David O. Winkowski, John V. Viega, Alan D. Kersey, Mark R. Fernald
  • SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS OF OIL SANDS ORE FACE FOR REAL TIME ORE BLEND MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20140347472
    Abstract: Apparatus is provided featuring a signal processor or signal processing module configured to receive signaling containing information about images of an ore sample; and determine information about a Bitumen Content of the ore sample based at least partly on the signaling, including for use in real time ore blend management in a bitumen recovery process related to mined oil sands. The ore sample may be an ore face, and the signaling may contain information about the images of the ore face. The signal processor or signal processing module may be configured to determine a real time ore face ore grade visualization based at least partly on the signaling, and provide corresponding signaling containing information about the real time ore face ore grade visualization, including a composite overlay image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Michael A. Davis, Andrew E. Carlson, David O. Winkowski, John V. Viega, Alan D. Kersey, Mark R. Fernald