Patents by Inventor Gary Pearse

Gary Pearse 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).

  • Publication number: 20190345582
    Abstract: There are provided processes comprising submitting an aqueous composition comprising lithium sulphate and/or bisulfate to an electrolysis or an electrodialysis for converting at least a portion of said sulphate into lithium hydroxide. During electrolysis or electrodialysis, the aqueous composition is at least substantially maintained at a pH having a value of about 1 to about 4; and converting said lithium hydroxide into lithium carbonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Guy BOURASSA, Gary PEARSE, Stephen Charles MACKIE, Mykolas GLADKOVAS, Peter SYMONS, J. David GENDERS, Jean-François MAGNAN, Geneviève CLAYTON
  • Publication number: 20190136392
    Abstract: There are provided methods for preparing lithium hydroxide. For example, such methods can comprise submitting an aqueous composition comprising a lithium compound to an electrolysis under conditions suitable for converting at least a portion of said lithium compound into lithium hydroxide. There are also provided methods for preparing lithium sulphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Guy BOURASSA, Gary PEARSE, Stephen Charles MACKIE, Mykolas GLADKOVAS, Peter SYMONS, J. David GENDERS, Jean-François MAGNAN
  • Patent number: 10144990
    Abstract: There are provided processes comprising submitting an aqueous composition comprising lithium sulphate and/or bisulfate to an electrolysis or an electrodialysis for converting at least a portion of said sulphate into lithium hydroxide. During electrolysis or electrodialysis, the aqueous composition is at least substantially maintained at a pH having a value of about 1 to about 4; and converting said lithium hydroxide into lithium carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.
    Inventors: Guy Bourassa, Gary Pearse, Stephen Charles Mackie, Mykolas Gladkovas, Peter Symons, David J. Genders, Jean-François Magnan, Geneviève Clayton
  • Patent number: 10066305
    Abstract: There are provided methods for preparing lithium hydroxide. For example, such methods can comprise submitting an aqueous composition comprising a lithium compound to an electrolysis under conditions suitable for converting at least a portion of said lithium compound into lithium hydroxide. There are also provided methods for preparing lithium sulphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Nemaska Lithium Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Bourassa, Gary Pearse, Stephen Charles Mackie, Mykolas Gladkovas, Peter Symons, J. David Genders, Jean-François Magnan
  • Publication number: 20180244531
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods for preparing lithium hydroxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Jean-François MAGNAN, Guy BOURASSA, Nicolas LAROCHE, Gary PEARSE, Stephen Charles MACKIE, Mykolas GLADKOVAS, Peter SYMONS, J. David GENDERS, Geneviève CLAYTON, Pierre BOUCHARD, Bertin OUELLET
  • Publication number: 20180222762
    Abstract: There are provided methods for preparing lithium carbonate. For example, such methods can comprise reacting an aqueous composition comprising lithium hydroxide with CO2 by sparging the CO2 the said composition, thereby obtaining a precipitate comprising the lithium carbonate. The methods can also comprise inserting at least a portion of the precipitate into a clarifier and obtaining a supernatant comprising lithium bicarbonate and a solid comprising the lithium carbonate, separating the solid from the supernatant; and heating the supernatant at a desired temperature so as to at least partially convert the lithium bicarbonate into lithium carbonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Guy BOURASSA, Gary PEARSE, Stephen Charles MACKIE, Mykolas GLADKOVAS
  • Patent number: 10036094
    Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing lithium hydroxide. The processes comprise submitting an aqueous composition comprising lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate to a first electromembrane process that comprises a two-compartment membrane process under suitable conditions for conversion of the lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate to lithium hydroxide, and obtaining a first lithium-reduced aqueous stream and a first lithium hydroxide-enriched aqueous stream; and submitting the first lithium-reduced aqueous stream to a second electromembrane process that comprises a three-compartment membrane process under suitable conditions to prepare at least a further portion of lithium hydroxide and obtaining a second lithium-reduced aqueous stream and a second lithium-hydroxide enriched aqueous stream. There are also provided systems for preparing lithium hydroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Nemaska Lithium Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-François Magnan, Guy Bourassa, Gary Pearse, Peter Symons, David J. Genders, Geneviève Clayton
  • Patent number: 9890053
    Abstract: There are provided methods for preparing lithium carbonate. For example, such methods can comprise reacting an aqueous composition comprising lithium hydroxide with CO2 by sparging the CO2 the said composition, thereby obtaining a precipitate comprising the lithium carbonate. The methods can also comprise inserting at least a portion of the precipitate into a clarifier and obtaining a supernatant comprising lithium bicarbonate and a solid comprising the lithium carbonate, separating the solid from the supernatant; and heating the supernatant at a desired temperature so as to at least partially convert the lithium bicarbonate into lithium carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.
    Inventors: Guy Bourassa, Gary Pearse, Stephen Charles Mackie, Mykolas Gladkovas
  • Publication number: 20170342573
    Abstract: There are provided methods for preparing lithium hydroxide. For example, such methods can comprise submitting an aqueous composition comprising a lithium compound to an electrolysis under conditions suitable for converting at least a portion of said lithium compound into lithium hydroxide. There are also provided methods for preparing lithium sulphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Guy BOURASSA, Gary PEARSE, Stephen Charles MACKIE, Mykolas GLADKOVAS, Peter SYMONS, J. David GENDERS, Jean-François MAGNAN
  • Patent number: 9677181
    Abstract: There are provided methods for preparing lithium hydroxide. For example, such methods can comprise submitting an aqueous composition comprising a lithium compound to an electrolysis under conditions suitable for converting at least a portion of said lithium compound into lithium hydroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.
    Inventors: Guy Bourassa, Gary Pearse, Stephen Charles Mackie, Mykolas Gladkovas, J. David Genders, Peter Symons, Jean-François Magnan
  • Publication number: 20170022617
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for extracting lithium from a lithium-containing material. For example, the method can comprise leaching a roasted lithium-containing material under conditions suitable to obtain an aqueous composition comprising a lithium compound such as lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate. The aqueous composition comprising lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate can optionally be used, for example, in a method for preparing lithium hydroxide comprising an electromembrane process. The roasted lithium-containing material can be prepared, for example by a method which uses an aqueous composition comprising optionally lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate which can be obtained from a method for preparing lithium hydroxide comprising an electromembrane process such as a two-compartment monopolar or bipolar electrolysis process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Jean-François MAGNAN, Guy BOURASSA, Nicolas LAROCHE, Gary PEARSE, Stephen Charles MACKIE, Mykolas GLADKOVAS, Peter SYMONS, J. David GENDERS, Geneviève CLAYTON, Pierre BOUCHARD
  • Publication number: 20160368780
    Abstract: There are provided methods for preparing lithium carbonate. For example, such methods can comprise reacting an aqueous composition comprising lithium hydroxide with CO2 by sparging the CO2 the said composition, thereby obtaining a precipitate comprising the lithium carbonate. The methods can also comprise inserting at least a portion of the precipitate into a clarifier and obtaining a supernatant comprising lithium bicarbonate and a solid comprising the lithium carbonate, separating the solid from the supernatant; and heating the supernatant at a desired temperature so as to at least partially convert the lithium bicarbonate into lithium carbonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Guy BOURASSA, Gary PEARSE, Stephen Charles MACKIE, Mykolas GLADKOVAS
  • Publication number: 20160265085
    Abstract: There are provided processes comprising submitting an aqueous composition comprising lithium sulphate and/or bisulfate to an electrolysis or an electrodialysis for converting at least a portion of said sulphate into lithium hydroxide. During electrolysis or electrodialysis, the aqueous composition is at least substantially maintained at a pH having a value of about 1 to about 4; and converting said lithium hydroxide into lithium carbonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Guy BOURASSA, Gary PEARSE, Stephen Charles MACKIE, Mykolas GLADKOVAS, Peter SYMONS, David J. GENDERS, Jean-Frangois MAGNAN, Geneviève CLAYTON
  • Publication number: 20160258071
    Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing lithium hydroxide. The processes comprise submitting an aqueous composition comprising lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate to a first electromembrane process that comprises a two-compartment membrane process under suitable conditions for conversion of the lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate to lithium hydroxide, and obtaining a first lithium-reduced aqueous stream and a first lithium hydroxide-enriched aqueous stream; and submitting the first lithium-reduced aqueous stream to a second electromembrane process that comprises a three-compartment membrane process under suitable conditions to prepare at least a further portion of lithium hydroxide and obtaining a second lithium-reduced aqueous stream and a second lithium-hydroxide enriched aqueous stream. There are also provided systems for preparing lithium hydroxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Jean-François MAGNAN, Guy BOURASSA, Gary PEARSE, Peter SYMONS, David J. GENDERS, Geneviève CLAYTON
  • Patent number: 9382126
    Abstract: There are provided methods for preparing lithium carbonate. For example, such methods can comprise reacting an aqueous composition comprising lithium hydroxide with CO2 by sparging the CO2 the said composition, thereby obtaining a precipitate comprising the lithium carbonate. The methods can also comprise inserting at least a portion of the precipitate into a clarifier and obtaining a supernatant comprising lithium bicarbonate and a solid comprising the lithium carbonate, separating the solid from the supernatant; and heating the supernatant at a desired temperature so as to at least partially convert the lithium bicarbonate into lithium carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Nemaska Lithium Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Bourassa, Gary Pearse, Stephen Charles Mackie, Mykolas Gladkovas
  • Publication number: 20160032471
    Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing lithium hydroxide that comprise submitting an aqueous composition comprising a lithium compound to an electrolysis or an electrodialysis under conditions suitable for converting at least a portion of the lithium compound into lithium hydroxide. For example, the lithium compound can be lithium sulphate and the aqueous composition can be at least substantially maintained at a pH having a value of about 1 to about 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Jean-François MAGNAN, Guy BOURASSA, Gary PEARSE, Peter SYMONS, David J. GENDERS, Daniel BAR, Marie-Eve LANGEVIN
  • Publication number: 20150152563
    Abstract: There are provided methods for preparing lithium hydroxide. For example, such methods can comprise submitting an aqueous composition comprising a lithium compound to an electrolysis under conditions suitable for converting at least a portion of said lithium compound into lithium hydroxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Guy Bourassa, Gary Pearse, Stephen Charles Mackie, Mykolas Gladkovas, J. David Genders, Peter Symons, Jean-François Magnan
  • Publication number: 20150139886
    Abstract: There are provided methods for preparing lithium carbonate. For example, such methods can comprise reacting an aqueous composition comprising lithium hydroxide with CO2 by sparging the CO2 the said composition, thereby obtaining a precipitate comprising the lithium carbonate. The methods can also comprise inserting at least a portion of the precipitate into a clarifier and obtaining a supernatant comprising lithium bicarbonate and a solid comprising the lithium carbonate, separating the solid from the supernatant; and heating the supernatant at a desired temperature so as to at least partially convert the lithium bicarbonate into lithium carbonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Nemaska Lithium Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Bourassa, Gary Pearse, Stephen Charles Mackie, Mykolas Gladkovas
  • Publication number: 20140166788
    Abstract: A system and a method for separating rare earth element compounds from a slurry of mixed rare earth element compounds, comprising flowing the slurry of mixed rare earth element compounds through at least a first channel rigged with at least a first magnet along a length thereof and connected to at least a first output channel at the position of the magnet, and retrieving individual rare earth element compounds and/or groups of rare earth element compounds, separated from the slurry as they are selectively attracted by the magnet and directed in the corresponding output channel according to their respective ratio of magnetic susceptibility (??) to specific density (??).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventors: Gary Pearse, Jonathan Borduas, Thomas Gervais, David Menard, Djamel Seddaoui, Bora Ung