Patents by Inventor Cristian Caro

Cristian Caro 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).

  • CHEMICAL IMPACTS ON A LEACH STOCKPILE
    Publication number: 20240037462
    Abstract: The system may include a secondary irrigation feature that determines a percent of overlap of each of a plurality of submodules in a first lift over each of a plurality of submodules in a second lift and adjusts at least one of leaching operations or a leaching model based on the total tonnage weighted average of metal in the second lift. The method may further comprise determining an acid gap based on a difference between total acid given and total acid consumption; and further adjusting at least one of the leaching operations or the leaching model based on the acid gap. The method may further comprise determining a percentage of compacted material based on the material that is compacted and irrigated divided by the material that is irrigated; and further adjusting at least one of the leaching operations or the leaching model based on the percentage of compacted material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dana Geislinger, Travis Gaddie, Margaret Alden Tinsley, Steven Chad Richardson, Raquel Crossman, Cristian Caro, Kevin Cheng, Rosemary D. Blosser, Amelia Briggs