Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Geler

Elizabeth Geler 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).

  • Production of zinc chloride and zinc sulfate from geothermal brines
    Patent number: 9527753
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for the selective recovery of zinc from geothermal brines, and the subsequent preparation of zinc chloride or zinc sulfate therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Geothermal Energy Project, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Harrison, Samaresh Mohanta, Elizabeth Geler
  • Selective recovery of manganese, lead and zinc
    Patent number: 9238851
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for the selective recovery of manganese and zinc from geothermal brines that includes the steps of removing silica and iron from the brine, oxidizing the manganese and zinc to form precipitates thereof, recovering the manganese and zinc precipitates, solubilizing the manganese and zinc precipitates, purifying the manganese and zinc, and forming a manganese precipitate, and recovering the zinc by electrochemical means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Simbol, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Harrison, Samaresh Mohanta, C. V. Krishnamohan Sharma, Elizabeth Geler
  • Selective recovery of manganese, lead and zinc
    Patent number: 8518232
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for the selective recovery of manganese and zinc from geothermal brines that includes the steps of removing silica and iron from the brine, oxidizing the manganese and zinc to form precipitates thereof, recovering the manganese and zinc precipitates, solubilizing the manganese and zinc precipitates, purifying the manganese and zinc, and forming a manganese precipitate, and recovering the zinc by electrochemical means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Simbol Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Harrison, Samaresh Mohanta, C.V. Krishnamohan Sharma, Elizabeth Geler