Patents by Inventor John Warren Dean, Jr.
John Warren Dean, Jr. 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).
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Publication number: 20240026493Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method comprising determining an ore map for a heap to identify a location of a recoverable metal-bearing material in the heap, wherein the metal-bearing material comprises iron and at least one other metal value, delivering a leaching solution from a leaching solution source to a leaching solution regulating system, wherein the leaching solution comprises an effective amount of citric acid and hydrogen peroxide, regulating at least one of a pressure, a mass flow rate, or a volumetric flow rate of the leaching solution to achieve a target operational condition, wherein the target operational condition is selected to optimize a set of operational parameters to maximize recovery of the at least one other metal value, delivering the leaching solution at the target operational condition from the leaching solution regulating system to the subsurface leaching distribution system, and delivering the leaching solution at the target operational condition from the subsurface leaching dType: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATIONInventors: Sarah Lyons, Joanna M. Robertson, Casey J. Clayton, Richard Melecio Sanchez, Raquel Crossman, Luciano Kiniti Issoe, Tianfang Ni, Oleksandr Klesov, Luke Gerdes, Muneeb Alam, Chase Zenner, John Warren Dean, JR.
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Publication number: 20240026492Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method comprising determining an ore map for a heap to identify a location of a recoverable metal value in the heap, delivering a leaching solution from a leaching solution source to a leaching solution regulating system, regulating at least one of a pressure, a mass flow rate, or a volumetric flow rate of the leaching solution to achieve a first target operational condition, wherein the first target operational condition is selected to optimize a set of operational parameters to maximize recovery of the recoverable metal value, delivering the leaching solution at the first target operational condition from the leaching solution regulating system to a subsurface leaching distribution system, and delivering the leaching solution at the first target operational condition from the subsurface leaching distribution system to the location of the recoverable metal value under a surface of the heap to leach and recover at least one metal value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATIONInventors: Casey J. Clayton, Richard Melecio Sanchez, Raquel Crossman, Luciano Kiniti Issoe, Tianfang Ni, Oleksandr Klesov, Luke Gerdes, Muneeb Alam, Joanna M. Robertson, Chase Zenner, John Warren Dean, JR.
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Publication number: 20230227934Abstract: Various embodiments provide a leaching solution monitoring module comprising a first leaching solution distribution system interface, a flow meter in fluid communication with the first leaching solution distribution system interface, the flow meter in fluid communication a 3-way pressure regulator, and a second leaching solution distribution system interface in fluid communication with the 3-way pressure regulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATIONInventors: John Warren Dean, JR., Christopher Wooten, Chase Zenner
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Patent number: 11639539Abstract: Various embodiments provide a leaching solution monitoring module comprising a first leaching solution distribution system interface, a flow meter in fluid communication with the first leaching solution distribution system interface, the flow meter in fluid communication a 3-way pressure regulator, and a second leaching solution distribution system interface in fluid communication with the 3-way pressure regulator.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATIONInventors: John Warren Dean, Jr., Christopher Wooten, Chase Zenner
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Publication number: 20220259695Abstract: Various embodiments provide a leaching solution monitoring module comprising a first leaching solution distribution system interface, a flow meter in fluid communication with the first leaching solution distribution system interface, the flow meter in fluid communication a 3-way pressure regulator, and a second leaching solution distribution system interface in fluid communication with the 3-way pressure regulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATIONInventors: John Warren Dean, JR., Christopher Wooten, Chase Zenner
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Patent number: 11332808Abstract: Various embodiments provide a leaching solution monitoring module comprising a first leaching solution distribution system interface, a flow meter in fluid communication with the first leaching solution distribution system interface, the flow meter in fluid communication a 3-way pressure regulator, and a second leaching solution distribution system interface in fluid communication with the 3-way pressure regulator.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATIONInventors: John Warren Dean, Jr., Christopher Wooten, Chase Zenner
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Publication number: 20210238708Abstract: Various embodiments provide a leaching solution monitoring module comprising a first leaching solution distribution system interface, a flow meter in fluid communication with the first leaching solution distribution system interface, the flow meter in fluid communication a 3-way pressure regulator, and a second leaching solution distribution system interface in fluid communication with the 3-way pressure regulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATIONInventors: John Warren Dean, JR., Christopher Wooten, Chase Zenner
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Patent number: 10975455Abstract: Various embodiments provide a leaching solution monitoring module comprising a first leaching solution distribution system interface, a flow meter in fluid communication with the first leaching solution distribution system interface, the flow meter in fluid communication a 3-way pressure regulator, and a second leaching solution distribution system interface in fluid communication with the 3-way pressure regulator.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATIONInventors: John Warren Dean, Jr., Christopher Wooten, Chase Zenner
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Publication number: 20190119781Abstract: Various embodiments provide a leaching solution monitoring module comprising a first leaching solution distribution system interface, a flow meter in fluid communication with the first leaching solution distribution system interface, the flow meter in fluid communication a 3-way pressure regulator, and a second leaching solution distribution system interface in fluid communication with the 3-way pressure regulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATIONInventors: John Warren Dean, JR., Christopher Wooten, Chase Zenner
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Patent number: 10190190Abstract: Various embodiments provide a leaching solution monitoring module comprising a first leaching solution distribution system interface, a flow meter in fluid communication with the first leaching solution distribution system interface, the flow meter in fluid communication a 3-way pressure regulator, and a second leaching solution distribution system interface in fluid communication with the 3-way pressure regulator.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATIONInventors: John Warren Dean, Jr., Christopher Wooten, Chase Zenner
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Publication number: 20180274057Abstract: Various embodiments provide a leaching solution monitoring module comprising a first leaching solution distribution system interface, a flow meter in fluid communication with the first leaching solution distribution system interface, the flow meter in fluid communication a 3-way pressure regulator, and a second leaching solution distribution system interface in fluid communication with the 3-way pressure regulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATIONInventors: John Warren Dean, JR., Christopher Wooten, Chase Zenner
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Patent number: 9982321Abstract: Various embodiments provide a leaching solution monitoring module comprising a first leaching solution distribution system interface, a flow meter in fluid communication with the first leaching solution distribution system interface, the flow meter in fluid communication a 3-way pressure regulator, and a second leaching solution distribution system interface in fluid communication with the 3-way pressure regulator.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATIONInventors: John Warren Dean, Jr., Christopher Wooten, Chase Zenner
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Publication number: 20170356065Abstract: Various embodiments provide a leaching solution monitoring module comprising a first leaching solution distribution system interface, a flow meter in fluid communication with the first leaching solution distribution system interface, the flow meter in fluid communication a 3-way pressure regulator, and a second leaching solution distribution system interface in fluid communication with the 3-way pressure regulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: December 14, 2017Applicant: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATIONInventors: John Warren Dean, Jr., Christopher Wooten, Chase Zenner