Patents by Inventor Martin Brueggemann

Martin Brueggemann 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED LEACH STOCKPILE DRAINAGE
    Publication number: 20150167117
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improving leach solution drainage in a stockpile leach operation are provided. In various embodiments, methods are provided comprising placement of a drainage measure or a system of drainage measures in a leach stockpile to improve leach solution flow through the stockpile. A system for recovery of metal values from a leach stockpile comprising a leach stockpile, a leach solution, a leach solution delivery system, a leach solution drainage system, and a leach solution recovery system are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: FREEPORT-MCMORAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Martin Brueggemann, Paul Richard Cook, Tamara Butler Johndrow, Yi Zhu, Larry Robert Todd