Patents by Inventor John Christopher Willcox

John Christopher Willcox 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).

  • Systems and methods of efficiently recovering precious metals using an alkaline leach, ultrasound, and electrolysis
    Patent number: 10597753
    Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes a method for extracting a desired metal from a substance. The method includes contacting the substance with an alkaline leach to separate the desired metal from the substance, providing ultrasound energy and anodic current on a work face of the substance, etching the substance with the alkaline leach, thereby releasing the desired metal from the substance, and collecting the released desired metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: ALL GREEN RECYCLING, INC.
    Inventors: John Christopher Willcox, Matthew James Johnson, Peter J. Jegou
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF EFFICIENTLY RECOVERING PRECIOUS METALS USING AN ALKALINE LEACH, ULTRASOUND, AND ELECTROLYSIS
    Publication number: 20200017935
    Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes a method for extracting a desired metal from a substance. The method includes contacting the substance with an alkaline leach to separate the desired metal from the substance, providing ultrasound energy and anodic current on a work face of the substance, etching the substance with the alkaline leach, thereby releasing the desired metal from the substance, and collecting the released desired metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: John Christopher Willcox, Matthew James Johnson, Peter J. Jegou
  • Systems and methods of recovering precious metals and extracting copper from diverse substances
    Patent number: 10422019
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for extracting a desired metal contained in electronic waste having a substrate and desired metal integrally formed with copper, the method includes (a) contacting the electronic waste with a cupric amine solution to separate the desired metal integrally formed with copper from the substrate and the copper, and (b) optionally providing ultrasound energy at a frequency ranging from 15 to 45 KHz and at a temperature ranging from 45° C. to 60° C. thereby limiting metallic oxide(s) formation at a surface of a workface; and (c) etching the copper with the cupric amine solution at a temperature ranging from 45° C. to 60° C. for between 40 to 70 hours thereby releasing the desired metal from the substrate and the copper; (d) collecting the released desired metal of step (c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: All Green Recycling, Inc.
    Inventor: John Christopher Willcox
  • Metal recovery processes
    Patent number: 10202668
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for extracting a desired metal contained in electronic waste having a substrate and desired metal integrally formed with copper, the method includes (a) contacting the electronic waste with a cupric amine solution to separate the desired metal integrally formed with copper from the substrate and the copper, and (b) optionally providing ultrasound energy at a frequency ranging from 15 to 45 KHz and at a temperature ranging from 45° C. to 60° C. thereby limiting metallic oxide(s) formation at a surface of a workface; and (c) etching the copper with the cupric amine solution at a temperature ranging from 45° C. to 60° C. for between 40 to 70 hours thereby releasing the desired metal from the substrate and the copper; (d) collecting the released desired metal of step (c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: ALL GREEN RECYCLING, INC.
    Inventors: Justin Eugene Norkett, John Christopher Willcox
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF RECOVERING PRECIOUS METALS AND EXTRACTING COPPER FROM DIVERSE SUBSTANCES
    Publication number: 20180230571
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for extracting a desired metal contained in electronic waste having a substrate and desired metal integrally formed with copper, the method includes (a) contacting the electronic waste with a cupric amine solution to separate the desired metal integrally formed with copper from the substrate and the copper, and (b) optionally providing ultrasound energy at a frequency ranging from 15 to 45 KHz and at a temperature ranging from 45° C. to 60° C. thereby limiting metallic oxide(s) formation at a surface of a workface; and (c) etching the copper with the cupric amine solution at a temperature ranging from 45° C. to 60° C. for between 40 to 70 hours thereby releasing the desired metal from the substrate and the copper; (d) collecting the released desired metal of step (c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: John Christopher Willcox
  • METAL RECOVERY PROCESSES
    Publication number: 20170058379
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for extracting a desired metal contained in electronic waste having a substrate and desired metal integrally formed with copper, the method includes (a) contacting the electronic waste with a cupric amine solution to separate the desired metal integrally formed with copper from the substrate and the copper, and (b) optionally providing ultrasound energy at a frequency ranging from 15 to 45 KHz and at a temperature ranging from 45° C. to 60° C. thereby limiting metallic oxide(s) formation at a surface of a workface; and (c) etching the copper with the cupric amine solution at a temperature ranging from 45° C. to 60° C. for between 40 to 70 hours thereby releasing the desired metal from the substrate and the copper; (d) collecting the released desired metal of step (c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Justin Eugene Norkett, John Christopher Willcox