Patents by Inventor Douglas Dale WARKENTIN

Douglas Dale WARKENTIN 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).

  • Patent number: 10308523
    Abstract: A process for water removal and/or recycling of sodium sulphate and/or sodium dithionate containing liquors derived from processing a cobalt resource derived from components of lithium ion batteries comprising steps of deriving from the cobalt resource a solution containing cobalt sulphate and cobalt dithionate, precipitation of cobalt as cobaltous carbonate or cobaltous hydroxide followed by removal thereof from the liquor, crystallization of sodium sulphate and sodium dithionate and removal of the resulting crystals, followed by heating of the crystals to anhydrous sodium sulphate, sulphur dioxide and water and then separating the anhydrous sodium sulphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Rocher Manganese, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Chow, Joey Chung-Yen Jung, Anca-Mihaela Nacu, Douglas Dale Warkentin
  • Patent number: 10246343
    Abstract: A process for water removal and/or recycling of sodium sulfate and/or sodium dithionate containing liquors derived from processing cobalt resource material essentially free of lithium comprising the steps of precipitation of cobalt as cobaltous carbonate or cobaltous hydroxide followed by removal thereof from the liquor, crystallization of sodium sulfate and sodium dithionate and removal of the crystals, followed by heating of the crystals to anhydrous sodium sulfate, sulphur dioxide and water and then separating the anhydrous sodium sulfate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Rocher Manganese, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Chow, Joey Chung-Yen Jung, Anca Mihaela Nacu, Douglas Dale Warkentin
  • Publication number: 20180155208
    Abstract: A process for water removal and/or recycling of sodium sulfate and/or sodium dithionate containing liquors derived from processing cobalt resource material essentially free of lithium comprising the steps of precipitation of cobalt as cobaltous carbonate or cobaltous hydroxide followed by removal thereof from the liquor, crystallization of sodium sulfate and sodium dithionate and removal of the crystals, followed by heating of the crystals to anhydrous sodium sulfate, sulphur dioxide and water and then separating the anhydrous sodium sulfate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: ROCHER MANGANESE, INC.
    Inventors: Norman Chow, Joey Chung-Yen Jung, Anca Mihaela Nacu, Douglas Dale Warkentin
  • Publication number: 20170106378
    Abstract: One method of treating incinerated waste comprises: size separating at least some of the incinerated waste into a first undersize fraction comprising particles smaller than the first separation size and into a first oversize fraction comprising particles larger than the first separation size; size reducing at least some of the first oversize fraction; size separating at least some of the size-reduced first oversize fraction into a second undersize fraction comprising particles smaller than the second separation size and into a second oversize fraction comprising particles larger than the second separation size; combining at least some of the first undersize fraction and at least some of the second undersize fraction into a fine fraction; and extracting metal from at least some of the fine fraction. Another method of treating incinerated waste comprises extracting metal by froth flotation from at least some of the incinerated waste. Systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Douglas Dale Warkentin, Michael Victor Rowley
  • Patent number: 9566587
    Abstract: One method of treating incinerated waste comprises: size separating at least some of the incinerated waste into a first undersize fraction comprising particles smaller than the first separation size and into a first oversize fraction comprising particles larger than the first separation size; size reducing at least some of the first oversize fraction; size separating at least some of the size-reduced first oversize fraction into a second undersize fraction comprising particles smaller than the second separation size and into a second oversize fraction comprising particles larger than the second separation size; combining at least some of the first undersize fraction and at least some of the second undersize fraction into a fine fraction; and extracting metal from at least some of the fine fraction. Another method of treating incinerated waste comprises extracting metal by froth flotation from at least some of the incinerated waste. Systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: BLUE SKY MINES LTD.
    Inventors: Douglas Dale Warkentin, Michael Victor Rowley
  • Publication number: 20150258552
    Abstract: One method of treating incinerated waste comprises: size separating at least some of the incinerated waste into a first undersize fraction comprising particles smaller than the first separation size and into a first oversize fraction comprising particles larger than the first separation size; size reducing at least some of the first oversize fraction; size separating at least some of the size-reduced first oversize fraction into a second undersize fraction comprising particles smaller than the second separation size and into a second oversize fraction comprising particles larger than the second separation size; combining at least some of the first undersize fraction and at least some of the second undersize fraction into a fine fraction; and extracting metal from at least some of the fine fraction. Another method of treating incinerated waste comprises extracting metal by froth flotation from at least some of the incinerated waste. Systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Douglas Dale WARKENTIN, Michael Victor ROWLEY