Patents by Inventor Leo E. Krys

Leo E. Krys 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).

  • Patent number: 5290338
    Abstract: An antimony recovery process is disclosed in which antimony-containing material is leached in a solvent including elemental sulfur and a caustic to preferentially leach antimony. The antimony-containing leach liquor from the leaching step is separated from the insoluble residue by filtration, and the antimony compounds in the separated leach liquor are crystallized to separate the antimony compounds from impurities which are left in solution in the leach liquor. The crystals are then redissolved and treated to create marketable antimony products of high purity, such as antimony metal, sodium hydroxy antimonate, sodium antimonate, antimony pentoxide, and antimony pentasulfide. Alternatively, the crystallized antimony compounds comprising primarily sodium thioantimonate crystals may be recovered and sold without further treatment. Waste products may be treated with soluble iron compounds and lime to render the waste products safe for disposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Sunshine Mining Company
    Inventors: Corby G. Anderson, Suzzann M. Nordwick, Leo E. Krys
  • Patent number: 5096486
    Abstract: A process for extracting silver, copper, zinc, arsenic and iron from sulfide materials by leaching under relatively mild oxygen pressure and temperature conditions with sulfuric acid and sodium nitrite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Assignee: Sunshine Precious Metals Incorporated
    Inventors: Corby G. Anderson, Leo E. Krys, Kevin D. Harrison