Patents by Inventor Carsten Dittrich

Carsten Dittrich 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).

  • Processes for recovering rare earth elements from aluminum-bearing materials
    Patent number: 9945009
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processes for recovering rare earth elements from an aluminum-bearing material. The processes can comprise leaching the aluminum-bearing material with an acid so as to obtain a leachate comprising at least one aluminum ion, at least one iron ion, at least one rare earth element, and a solid, and separating the leachate from the solid. The processes can also comprise substantially selectively removing at least one of the at least one aluminum ion and the at least one iron ion from the leachate and optionally obtaining a precipitate. The processes can also comprise substantially selectively removing the at least one rare earth element from the leachate and/or the precipitate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: ORBITE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Richard Boudreault, Joël Fournier, Raymond Simoneau, Maria Cristina Garcia, Heinz Krivanec, Denis Primeau, Carsten Dittrich
  • Processes for recovering rare earth elements from various ores
    Patent number: 9410227
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processes for recovering rare earth elements from various materials. The processes can comprise leaching the at least one material with at least one acid so as to obtain a leachate comprising at least one metal ion and at least one rare earth element, and a solid, and separating the leachate from the solid. The processes can also comprise substantially selectively removing at least one of the at least one metal ion from the leachate and optionally obtaining a precipitate. The processes can also comprise substantially selectively removing the at least one rare earth element from the leachate and/or the precipitate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: ORBITE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Richard Boudreault, Joël Fournier, Raymond Simoneau, Maria Cristina Garcia, Denis Primeau, Heinz Krivanec, Carsten Dittrich
  • PROCESSES FOR RECOVERING RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FROM ALUMINUM-BEARING MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20160153071
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processes for recovering rare earth elements from an aluminum-bearing material. The processes can comprise leaching the aluminum-bearing material with an acid so as to obtain a leachate comprising at least one aluminum ion, at least one iron ion, at least one rare earth element, and a solid, and separating the leachate from the solid. The processes can also comprise substantially selectively removing at least one of the at least one aluminum ion and the at least one iron ion from the leachate and optionally obtaining a precipitate. The processes can also comprise substantially selectively removing the at least one rare earth element from the leachate and/or the precipitate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Richard BOUDREAULT, Joël FOURNIER, Raymond SIMONEAU, Maria Cristina GARCIA, Heinz KRIVANEC, Denis PRIMEAU, Carsten DITTRICH
  • Processes for recovering rare earth elements from aluminum-bearing materials
    Patent number: 9260767
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processes for recovering rare earth elements from an aluminum-bearing material. The processes can comprise leaching the aluminum-bearing material with an acid so as to obtain a leachate comprising at least one aluminum ion, at least one iron ion, at least one rare earth element, and a solid, and separating the leachate from the solid. The processes can also comprise substantially selectively removing at least one of the at least one aluminum ion and the at least one iron ion from the leachate and optionally obtaining a precipitate. The processes can also comprise substantially selectively removing the at least one rare earth element from the leachate and/or the precipitate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: ORBITE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Richard Boudreault, Denis Primeau, Heinz Krivanec, Carsten Dittrich, Joel Fournier, Raymond Simoneau, Maria Christina Garcia
  • PROCESSES FOR RECOVERING RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FROM ALUMINUM-BEARING MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20150307965
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processes for recovering rare earth elements from an aluminum-bearing material. The processes can comprise leaching the aluminum-bearing material with an acid so as to obtain a leachate comprising at least one aluminum ion, at least one iron ion, at least one rare earth element, and a solid, and separating the leachate from the solid. The processes can also comprise substantially selectively removing at least one of the at least one aluminum ion and the at least one iron ion from the leachate and optionally obtaining a precipitate. The processes can also comprise substantially selectively removing the at least one rare earth element from the leachate and/or the precipitate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: ORBITE ALUMINAE INC.
    Inventors: Richard BOUDREAULT, Joel FOURNIER, Raymond SIMONEAU, Maria Cristina GARCIA, Heinz KRIVANEC, DenisÉ PRIMEAU, Carsten DITTRICH
  • PROCESSES FOR RECOVERING RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND RARE METALS
    Publication number: 20150104361
    Abstract: There are provided processes for recovering at least one rare earth element. Such processes comprise obtaining an acidic composition comprising (i) at least one rare earth element and optionally at least one rare metal; and reacting the composition with a precipitating agent so as to substantially selectively precipitate a first rare earth element and optionally a first rare metal. For example, various rare earth elements (such as scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, etc) and various rare metals (such as indium, zirconium, lithium, gallium, etc.) can be extracted by using such processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Richard Boudreault, Denis Primeau, Heinz Krivanec, Carsten Dittrich, Marie-Maxime Labrecque-Gilbert
  • PROCESSES FOR RECOVERING RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FROM VARIOUS ORES
    Publication number: 20140373683
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processes for recovering rare earth elements from various materials. The processes can comprise leaching the at least one material with at least one acid so as to obtain a leachate comprising at least one metal ion and at least one rare earth element, and a solid, and separating the leachate from the solid. The processes can also comprise substantially selectively removing at least one of the at least one metal ion from the leachate and optionally obtaining a precipitate. The processes can also comprise substantially selectively removing the at least one rare earth element from the leachate and/or the precipitate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: ORBITE ALUMINAE INC.
    Inventors: Richard Boudreault, Joël Fournier, Raymond Simoneau, Maria Cristina Garcia, Denis Primeau, Heinz Krivanec, Carsten Dittrich