Patents by Inventor Benoit Rivard

Benoit Rivard 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING HYPERSPECTRAL FEATURES FOR MINERALOGICAL INFORMATION AT WELL SITES
    Publication number: 20260118255
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to systems and methods of controlling a drill for an oil or gas well. The method includes extracting drill cuttings from the drill and obtaining a reflectance spectra of the drill cuttings. The reflectance spectra may be communicated over one or more communication networks to a remote repository. The method may further include processing the reflectance spectra at a remote server in communication with the remote repository, wherein processing the reflectance spectra comprises applying a model to obtain values for each of one or more properties of the drill cuttings. The results may be communicated to a receiver and the drilling adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2024
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Applicant: Predictive Drill Quality Limited
    Inventors: Benoit Rivard, Charles Wrightson, Jilu Feng, Tanner Litwin
  • Ore froth processing
    Patent number: 9376627
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for processing ore, the method comprising obtaining a reflectance spectra of an ore froth using a camera, applying a calculation using at least a wavelet decomposition to the reflectance spectra and generating a value representative of the reflectance spectra of the ore froth, classifying the quality of the ore froth using the value, and using the classification of the quality of the ore froth in froth processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: The Governors of the University of Alberta
    Inventors: Benoit Rivard, Michael George Lipsett, Jilu Feng
  • ORE FROTH PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20130327683
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for processing ore, the method comprising obtaining a reflectance spectra of an ore froth using a camera, applying a calculation using at least a wavelet decomposition to the reflectance spectra and generating a value representative of the reflectance spectra of the ore froth, classifying the quality of the ore froth using the value, and using the classification of the quality of the ore froth in froth processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Benoit Rivard, Michael George Lipsett, Jilu Feng