Patents by Inventor Gary Allan Froyland

Gary Allan Froyland 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 method(s) of mine planning, design and processing
    Patent number: 7957941
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of extracting resource(s) from a particular location. In particular, the present invention relates to the planning, design and processing related to a mine location in a manner based on enhancing the extraction of material considered of value, relative to the effort and/or time in extracting that material. The present application discloses, amongst other things, a method of and apparatus for determining slope constraints, determining a cluster of material, determining characteristics of a selected portion of material, analysing a selected volume of material, propagating clusters, forming clusters, mine design, aggregation of blocks into collections or clusters, splitting of waste and ore in clumps, determining a selected group of blocks to be mined, clump ordering and identifying clusters for pushback design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: BHP Billiton Innovation Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Gary Allan Froyland, Merab Menabde
  • System and methods(s) of blended mine planning, design and processing
    Patent number: 7925474
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of extracting resource(s) from a particular location. In particular, the present invention relates to the planning, design and processing related to a mine location in a manner based on enhancing the extraction of material considered of value, relative to the effort and/or time in extracting that material. The present application discloses, amongst other things, a method of and apparatus for determining the removal of material(s) from a location, determining the removal of material(s) of a differing relative value from a location, determining a schedule corresponding to a risk and/or return basis, determining aggregated block ordering for the extraction of material from a location, determining a schedule for extraction of dumps and determining a mine design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: BHP Billiton Innovation Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Gary Allan Froyland, Merab Menabde
  • System and Method(s) of Mine Planning, Design and Processing
    Publication number: 20090306942
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of extracting resource(s) from a particular location. In particular, the present invention relates to the planning, design and processing related to a mine location in a manner based on enhancing the extraction of material considered of value, relative to the effort and/or time in extracting that material. The present application discloses, amongst other things, a method of and apparatus for determining slope constraints, determining a cluster of material, determining characteristics of a selected portion of material, analysing a selected volume of material, propagating clusters, forming clusters, mine design, aggregation of blocks into collections or clusters, splitting of waste and ore in clumps, determining a selected group of blocks to be mined, clump ordering and identifying clusters for pushback design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Gary Allan Froyland, Merab Menabde
  • System and method(s) of mine planning, design and processing
    Patent number: 7519515
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of extracting resource(s) from a particular location. In particular, the present invention relates to the planning, design and processing related to a mine location in a manner based on enhancing the extraction of material considered of value, relative to the effort and/or time in extracting that material. The present application discloses, amongst other things, a method of and apparatus for determining slope constraints, determining a cluster of material, determining characteristics of a selected portion of material, analysing a selected volume of material, propagating dusters, forming clusters, mine design, aggregation of blocks into collections or clusters, splitting of waste and ore in clumps, determining a selected group of blocks to be mined, clump ordering and identifying clusters for pushback design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: BHP Billiton Innovation Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Gary Allan Froyland, Merab Menabde