Patents by Inventor Gabriel Elias Bowman

Gabriel Elias Bowman 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).

  • Methods and systems for leaching a metal-bearing ore using a bio-augmentation process
    Patent number: 10767242
    Abstract: A system and method for recovering a metal value from a metal-bearing ore material are provided. A metal-bearing ore can be mixed with certain substances and to form an agglomerated ore. In an intermediate state, between agglomeration and heap formation, bacteria can be added to the metal-bearing ore material to produce an augmented ore. The augmented ore can then be formed into a heap. Bacteria from the heap may be fortified to assist in bacterial growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joanna M Robertson, Christine Rae Green, Gabriel Elias Bowman
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LEACHING A METAL-BEARING ORE
    Publication number: 20190284657
    Abstract: A system and method for recovering a metal value from a metal-bearing ore material are provided. A metal-bearing ore can be mixed with certain substances and to form an agglomerated ore. In an intermediate state, between agglomeration and heap formation, bacteria can be added to the metal-bearing ore material to produce an augmented ore. The augmented ore can then be formed into a heap. Bacteria from the heap may be fortified to assist in bacterial growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joanna M Robertson, Christine Rae Green, Gabriel Elias Bowman
  • Methods and systems for leaching a metal-bearing ore
    Patent number: 10370738
    Abstract: A system and method for recovering a metal value from a metal-bearing ore material are provided. A metal-bearing ore can be mixed with certain substances and to form an agglomerated ore. In an intermediate state, between agglomeration and heap formation, bacteria can be added to the metal-bearing ore material to produce an augmented ore. The augmented ore can then be formed into a heap. Bacteria from the heap may be fortified to assist in bacterial growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joanna M Robertson, Christine Rae Green, Gabriel Elias Bowman
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LEACHING A METAL-BEARING ORE
    Publication number: 20150225809
    Abstract: A system and method for recovering a metal value from a metal-bearing ore material are provided. A metal-bearing ore can be mixed with certain substances and to form an agglomerated ore. In an intermediate state, between agglomeration and heap formation, bacteria can be added to the metal-bearing ore material to produce an augmented ore. The augmented ore can then be formed into a heap. Bacteria from the heap may be fortified to assist in bacterial growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Freeport Minerals Corporation
    Inventors: Joanna M Robertson, Christine Rae Green, Gabriel Elias Bowman