Patents by Inventor Jerry L. Huiatt

Jerry L. Huiatt 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).

  • Amine flotation of chromite from acidic pulps
    Patent number: 4311584
    Abstract: Chromium values are recovered from pulverized chromite ore by agitating and aerating an aqueous pulp of said pulverized chromite ore containing an amine collector at a pulp acidity less than 2.5; and recovering a chromite containing froth as a concentrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1982
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Interior
    Inventors: Gregory E. Smith, Jerry L. Huiatt, Monte B. Shirts
  • Molybdenite flotation
    Patent number: 4231859
    Abstract: Molybdenite (MoS.sub.2) is recovered from copper sulfide flotation concentrates by froth flotation utilizing steam-air injection into the concentrate flotation pulp at a temperature of about 70.degree. to 100.degree. C. in the presence of activated carbon and soluble sulfide reagents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1980
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Interior
    Inventors: Jerry L. Huiatt, Melvin D. Shurtz, George M. Potter
  • Froth flotation of insoluble slimes from sylvinite ores
    Patent number: 4192737
    Abstract: Sylvinite ores are treated for removal of insoluble slimes by a froth flotation technique which includes flocculating the slimes with nonionic or polyacrylamide flocculants and thereafter utilizing a nonionic or an anionic flotation collector including a mixture of fuel oil or a fatty acid and a defoamer of the glycol ester or polyglycol ester type. The flocculated slimes may also be floated with a fatty acid collector alone at low pH conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1980
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Interior
    Inventors: Philip Thompson, Jerry L. Huiatt, Don C. Seidel