Patents by Inventor Dany Bernard

Dany Bernard 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).

  • System and methods for in situ recovery and processing of recovered solutions
    Patent number: 11697914
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for the creation of vertical and horizontal freeze wells, in a dome-like pattern around the ore body, as a hydraulic barrier to ensure the ISR mining solution and the mined minerals do not flow out of the ore body. A method to formulate a suitable mining solution used for ISR mining, where the lixivant does not freeze when using the freeze dome containment method and where the resulting PLS has a high concentration of dissolved minerals and thus eliminates the need for the solvent extraction/ion exchange step during processing is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Denison Mines Corp.
    Inventors: Peter Longo, Chad Anthony Sorba, Greg P. Newman, Lori L. Newman, Weston Garrett Hubele, Douglass Howard Graves, Brian Michael Pile, Dany Bernard, Sandy Debusschere, Charity Brown, Lonnie Lischka
  • Fondue pot adapter ring
    Patent number: 10758081
    Abstract: The present invention includes a ring that can be fitted around the top perimeter rim of a pot such as caquelon. That ring is comprised of a plurality of brackets that allow for triangular shaped containers to be hooked onto two possible positions. A first position is when the containers sit at the bottom of the pot, and a second position is when they are held predominantly above the ring so that their perforated structure can drip liquid back into the pot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Inventor: Dany Bernard
  • System and Methods for In Situ Recovery and Processing of Recovered Solutions
    Publication number: 20200088010
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for the creation of vertical and horizontal freeze wells, in a dome-like pattern around the ore body, as a hydraulic barrier to ensure the ISR mining solution and the mined minerals do not flow out of the ore body. A method to formulate a suitable mining solution used for ISR mining, where the lixivant does not freeze when using the freeze dome containment method and where the resulting PLS has a high concentration of dissolved minerals and thus eliminates the need for the solvent extraction/ion exchange step during processing is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Peter LONGO, Chad Anthony SORBA, Greg P. NEWMAN, Lori L. NEWMAN, Weston Garrett HUBELE, Douglass Howard GRAVES, Brian Michael PILE, Dany BERNARD, Sandy DEBUSSCHERE, Charity BROWN, Lonnie LISCHKA
  • Fondue pot adapter ring
    Publication number: 20190183285
    Abstract: The present invention includes a ring that can be fitted around the top perimeter rim of a pot such as caquelon. That ring is comprised of a plurality of brackets that allow for triangular shaped containers to be hooked onto two possible positions. A first position is when the containers sit at the bottom of the pot, and a second position is when they are held predominantly above the ring so that their perforated structure can drip liquid back into the pot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventor: Dany Bernard