Patents by Inventor Michael Yakimchuck

Michael Yakimchuck 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).

  • Recovery of bitumen from froth treatment tailings
    Patent number: 8382976
    Abstract: A method for recovering a tailings bitumen from a froth treatment tailings, including providing a first feed material which is derived from the froth treatment tailings, conditioning the first feed material in order to produce a conditioned first feed material, providing a second feed material which is derived from the conditioned first feed material, and subjecting the second feed material to solvent extraction in order to produce an extract containing an amount of the tailings bitumen. The method may further include dewatering the conditioned first feed material in order to produce the second feed material and may further include clarifying the extract to produce a clarified extract containing an amount of the tailings bitumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Titanium Corporation Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Moran, Jacques Doiron, Francis Chachula, Michael Yakimchuck
  • RECOVERY OF BITUMEN FROM FROTH TREATMENT TAILINGS
    Publication number: 20100258478
    Abstract: A method for recovering a tailings bitumen from a froth treatment tailings, including providing a first feed material which is derived from the froth treatment tailings, conditioning the first feed material in order to produce a conditioned first feed material, providing a second feed material which is derived from the conditioned first feed material, and subjecting the second feed material to solvent extraction in order to produce an extract containing an amount of the tailings bitumen. The method may further include dewatering the conditioned first feed material in order to produce the second feed material and may further include clarifying the extract to produce a clarified extract containing an amount of the tailings bitumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: TITANIUM CORPORATION INC.
    Inventors: Kevin MORAN, Jacques DOIRON, Francis CHACHULA, Michael YAKIMCHUCK