Patents by Inventor Macoura KONE

Macoura KONE 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).

  • TREATMENT OF THICK FINE TAILINGS INCLUDING CHEMICAL IMMOBILIZATION, POLYMER FLOCCULATION AND DEWATERING
    Publication number: 20220055083
    Abstract: A process for the treatment of thick fine tailings that include constituents of concern (CoCs) and suspended solids is provided. The process includes subjecting the thick fine tailings to treatments including chemical immobilization of the CoCs, polymer flocculation of the suspended solids, and dewatering. The chemical immobilization can include the addition of compounds enabling the insolubilization of the CoCs. Subjecting the thick fine tailings to chemical immobilization and polymer flocculation can facilitate production of a reclamation-ready material, which can enable disposing of the material as part of a permanent aquatic storage structure (PASS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Oladipo OMOTOSO, Adrian REVINGTON, Marc GORANSON, Patrick Sean WELLS, Macoura KONE, Daryl HOCKLEY, Baha Elsayed ABULNAGA, John DIEP, Benito MOYLS, Alan MELANSON, Rodney GUEST, Naveen PRATHAP, Babak DERAKHSHANDEH
  • Treatment of thick fine tailings including chemical immobilization, polymer flocculation and dewatering
    Patent number: 11124706
    Abstract: A process for the treatment of thick fine tailings that include constituents of concern (CoCs) and suspended solids is provided. The process includes subjecting the thick fine tailings to treatments including chemical immobilization of the CoCs, polymer flocculation of the suspended solids, and dewatering. The chemical immobilization can include the addition of compounds enabling the insolubilization of the CoCs. Subjecting the thick fine tailings to chemical immobilization and polymer flocculation can facilitate production of a reclamation-ready material, which can enable disposing of the material as part of a permanent aquatic storage structure (PASS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: SUNCOR ENERGY INC.
    Inventors: Oladipo Omotoso, Adrian Revington, Marc Goranson, Patrick Sean Wells, Macoura Kone, Daryl Hockley, Baha Elsayed Abulnaga, John Diep, Benito Moyls, Alan Melanson, Rodney Guest, Naveen Prathap, Babak Derakhshandeh
  • TREATMENT OF THICK FINE TAILINGS INCLUDING CHEMICAL IMMOBILIZATION, POLYMER FLOCCULATION AND DEWATERING
    Publication number: 20190352207
    Abstract: A process for the treatment of thick fine tailings that include constituents of concern (CoCs) and suspended solids is provided. The process includes subjecting the thick fine tailings to treatments including chemical immobilization of the CoCs, polymer flocculation of the suspended solids, and dewatering. The chemical immobilization can include the addition of compounds enabling the insolubilization of the CoCs. Subjecting the thick fine tailings to chemical immobilization and polymer flocculation can facilitate production of a reclamation-ready material, which can enable disposing of the material as part of a permanent aquatic storage structure (PASS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Oladipo OMOTOSO, Adrian REVINGTON, Marc GORANSON, Patrick Sean WELLS, Macoura KONE, Daryl HOCKLEY, Baha Elsayed ABULNAGA, John DIEP, Benito MOYLS, Alan MELANSON, Rodney GUEST, Naveen PRATHAP, Babak DERAKHSHANDEH
  • TREATMENT OF THICK FINE TAILINGS INCLUDING CHEMICAL IMMOBILIZATION, POLYMER FLOCCULATION AND DEWATERING
    Publication number: 20190152823
    Abstract: A process for the treatment of thick fine tailings that include constituents of concern (CoCs) and suspended solids is provided. The process includes subjecting the thick fine tailings to treatments including chemical immobilization of the CoCs, polymer flocculation of the suspended solids, and dewatering. The chemical immobilization can include the addition of compounds enabling the insolubilization of the CoCs. Subjecting the thick fine tailings to chemical immobilization and polymer flocculation can facilitate production of a reclamation-ready material, which can enable disposing of the material as part of a permanent aquatic storage structure (PASS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Oladipo OMOTOSO, Adrian REVINGTON, Marc GORANSON, Patrick Sean WELLS, Macoura KONE, Daryl HOCKLEY, Baha Elsayed ABULNAGA, John DIEP, Benito MOYLS, Alan MELANSON, Rodney GUEST, Naveen PRATHAP, Babak DERAKHSHANDEH