Patents by Inventor Joseph Oliphant

Joseph Oliphant 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).

  • Composition and method for agglomerating ore
    Patent number: 5116417
    Abstract: A binder composition is shown for agglomerating ore fines in a heap leaching ore recovery process. The binder composition comprises a calcareous component, a sulfate component and a siliceous-aluminous component such as fly ash. The ore fines are agglomerated by adding the binder composition thereto and a leach bed is formed of the agglomerated ore. The leach bed is leached with a leaching agent to form a leach liquor the metal values are recovered from the leach liquor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: Chemical Lime Company
    Inventors: Daniel D. Walker, Jr., Joseph Oliphant