Patents by Inventor Gerardo Raul Fernando Alvear Flores

Gerardo Raul Fernando Alvear Flores 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).

  • Pyrometallurgical method
    Patent number: 8657916
    Abstract: A method for the pyrometallurgical processing of sulphide material containing nickel using a fluxing composition that includes calcium. The fluxing composition forms a slag having an Fe/CaO ratio of between about 0.5 and 5.0 by weight and an SiO2/Fe ratio of less than 0.2 by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Xstrata Technology Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Stanko Nikolic, Martin Lluis Bakker, Gerardo Raul Fernando Alvear Flores
  • PYROMETALLURGICAL METHOD
    Publication number: 20130145901
    Abstract: A method for the pyrometallurgical processing of sulphide material containing nickel using a fluxing composition that includes calcium. The fluxing composition forms a slag having an Fe/CaO ratio of between about 0.5 and 5.0 by weight and an SiO2/Fe ratio of less than 0.2 by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: XSTRATA TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD
    Inventors: Stanko Nikolic, Martin Lluis Bakker, Gerardo Raul Fernando Alvear Flores