Patents by Inventor Kevin D. Skiles

Kevin D. Skiles 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).

  • Process of treating metal bearing crushed rock to control respirable dust during transport in the process including a metal concentrating circuit
    Patent number: 7998244
    Abstract: A method of alleviating dust in the early stages of metal ore processing, such as copper ore, through mining the ore through concentration involves spraying and wetting crushed ore rock and ground particles and dust at least several of a series of locations with a dust suppressant containing major amounts of water plus minor amounts of an additive combination of glycerol and a selected non-ionic surfactant, and passing the wetted particles and dust to a metal concentrator where the additive combination does not interfere with metal concentration yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Freedom Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin D. Skiles, William E. Tis
  • PROCESS OF TREATING METAL BEARING CRUSHED ROCK TO CONTROL RESPIRABLE DUST DURING TRANSPORT IN THE PROCESS INCLUDING A METAL CONCENTRATING CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20100147111
    Abstract: A method of alleviating dust in the early stages of metal ore processing, such as copper ore, through mining the ore through concentration involves spraying and wetting crushed ore rock and ground particles and dust at least several of a series of locations with a dust suppressant containing major amounts of water plus minor amounts of an additive combination of glycerol and a selected non-ionic surfactant, and passing the wetted particles and dust to a metal concentrator where the additive combination does not interfere with metal concentration yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: Freedom Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: KEVIN D. SKILES, William E. Tis