Patents by Inventor Karen D. JAYNE

Karen D. JAYNE 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).

  • Processes for recovering rare earth elements
    Patent number: 10422048
    Abstract: A process for recovering a rare earth element. The process includes adding water and a nonaqueous acid to an ionic liquid, and dissolving an oxide of a first rare earth element directly into the ionic liquid to form an ionic solution comprising at least about 0.1 weight percent water, the acid and an ion of the first rare earth element. The process further includes applying a potential to the ionic solution to deposit the first rare earth element onto an electrode as a metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignees: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS, REACTIVE INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: David W. Hatchett, Kenneth R. Czerwinski, Janelle Droessler, Karen D. Jayne, Michael C. Kimble, Kyle G. Boutin
  • PROCESSES FOR RECOVERING RARE EARTH ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20170306514
    Abstract: A process for recovering a rare earth element. The process includes adding water and a nonaqueous acid to an ionic liquid, and dissolving an oxide of a first rare earth element directly into the ionic liquid to form an ionic solution comprising at least about 0.1 weight percent water, the acid and an ion of the first rare earth element. The process further includes applying a potential to the ionic solution to deposit the first rare earth element onto an electrode as a metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: David W. HATCHETT, Kenneth R. CZERWINSKI, Janelle DROESSLER, Karen D. JAYNE, Michael C. KIMBLE, Kyle G. BOUTIN