Patents by Inventor Jaime Daniel COLOMÉ

Jaime Daniel COLOMÉ 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).

  • Method of exploiting potassium salts from an underground deposit
    Patent number: 9546542
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a mineral exploitation method and, more specifically, to a method for extracting potassium salts from underground deposits. In the method according to the present invention, an intermediary stage is carried out between the primary mining and secondary mining stages, and in this intermediary stage sinks (8) are created that receive the water-immiscible fluid (9) used in the primary mining stage, exposing an amount of potassium chloride remaining on the cavern ceiling, at the end of the primary mining stage, which will be dissolved by a second solvent during the secondary mining stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: VALE S.A.
    Inventor: Jaime Daniel Colomé
  • METHOD OF EXPLOITING POTASSIUM SALTS FROM AN UNDERGROUND DEPOSIT
    Publication number: 20150137578
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a mineral exploitation method and, more specifically, to a method for extracting potassium salts from underground deposits. In the method according to the present invention, an intermediary stage is carried out between the primary mining and secondary mining stages, and in this intermediary stage sinks (8) are created that receive the water-immiscible fluid (9) used in the primary mining stage, exposing an amount of potassium chloride remaining on the cavern ceiling, at the end of the primary mining stage, which will be dissolved by a second solvent during the secondary mining stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Jaime Daniel COLOMÉ