Patents by Inventor Dale L. Schneck

Dale L. Schneck 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).

  • Patent number: 8383070
    Abstract: A method of recovering rhenium (Re) and other metals from Re-bearing materials in the form of ammonium perrhenate having at least the step of adding Re-bearing materials into a leaching slurry. Additionally, the method has the step of adjusting the pH of the slurry to obtain Re in soluble form in a metal salt solution and insoluble residues; filtering the metal salt solution to remove the insoluble residues; selectively precipitating Re from the metal salt solution; filtering the Re precipitate from the metal salt solution to obtain a Re filtercake; and formulating and drying the Re filtercake to obtain a Re sulfide product. The method further has the step of combining the Re sulfide product with a Molybdenum (Mo) concentrate containing Re to obtain a Mo/Re concentrate; roasting the Mo/Re concentrate to obtain Mo oxide product and a flue gas containing Re; and treating the flue gas containing Re to obtain ammonium perrhenate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignees: World Resources Company, WRC World Resources Company GmbH
    Inventors: Eberhard Luederitz, Ulrich R. Schlegel, Peter T. Halpin, Dale L. Schneck
  • Publication number: 20120247271
    Abstract: A filter cake, including a first metal in an insoluble form and/or filtrate comprising Cr in a soluble form, obtained by a method involving filtering an aqueous slurry of a metal-bearing raw source material comprising the first metal in an insoluble form, soluble and/or insoluble Cr in a Cr bearing material as a second metal, and organic and inorganic compounds, after adjusting the pH of the slurry to an alkaline pH sufficient to convert soluble Cr present to an insoluble form and selectively leaching the Cr by adding a leaching agent in an amount sufficient to convert Cr to a soluble form while the first metal remains in the slurry in an insoluble form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Peter T. HALPIN, Ulrich R. SCHLEGEL, Dale L. SCHNECK
  • Patent number: 8177882
    Abstract: A method for selectively recovering a metal from mined ore and other metal-bearing raw source materials is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: World Resources Company
    Inventors: Peter T. Halpin, Ulrich R. Schlegel, Dale L. Schneck
  • Publication number: 20110229366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of recovering rhenium (Re) and other metals from Re-bearing materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Eberhard LUEDERITZ, Ulrich R. Schlegel, Peter T. Halpin, Dale L. Schneck
  • Publication number: 20100278686
    Abstract: A method for selectively recovering a metal from mined ore and other metal-bearing raw source materials is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Peter T. HALPIN, Ulrich R. Schlegel, Dale L. Schneck