Patents by Inventor Brianna Hataley

Brianna Hataley 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).

  • Direct contact process and method for producing hot water using mature fine tailings (MFT)
    Patent number: 12258522
    Abstract: The present invention discloses systems and methods for supplying hot water for primary extraction in the oil sands bitumen extraction process. Direct contact process and method for producing hot water using mature fine tailings are provided by employing a double staged submerge arrangement with a thickener vessel containing a submerged fuel burner and a hot water vessel containing a submerged fuel burner, a flash submerged arrangement with a flash concentrator vessel containing or adjacent to a fuel burner and a hot water vessel containing a submerged fuel burner or a triple cascade arrangement with a flash concentrator vessel, a thickener vessel containing a submerged fuel burner and a hot water vessel containing a submerged fuel burner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES
    Inventors: Quan Zhuang, Phil Geddis, Bruce Clements, Brianna Hataley, Mohammad Asiri, Ted Herage, Steven Chen, Lijun Wu
  • DIRECT CONTACT PROCESS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HOT WATER USING MATURE FINE TAILINGS (MFT) FEEDWATER
    Publication number: 20230115790
    Abstract: The present invention discloses systems and methods for supplying hot water for primary extraction in the oil sands bitumen extraction process. Direct contact process and method for producing hot water using mature fine tailings are provided by employing a double staged submerge arrangement with a thickener vessel containing a submerged fuel burner and a hot water vessel containing a submerged fuel burner, a flash submerged arrangement with a flash concentrator vessel containing or adjacent to a fuel burner and a hot water vessel containing a submerged fuel burner or a triple cascade arrangement with a flash concentrator vessel, a thickener vessel containing a submerged fuel burner and a hot water vessel containing a submerged fuel burner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Quan Zhuang, Phil Geddis, Bruce Clements, Brianna Hataley, Mohammad Asiri, Ted Herage, Steven Chen, Lijun Wu