Patents by Inventor Michael Mackinnon

Michael Mackinnon 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).

  • WATER CAPPING OF TAILINGS
    Publication number: 20170057838
    Abstract: A method of reclamation using tailings produced during oil sands extraction processes involves depositing tailings below grade into a pit, the tailings comprising a solids content of at least about 30 wt % with greater than about 60% of the solids being fines; placing a layer of water of sufficient depth and volume over the deposit of tailings; and allowing densification of the tailings to occur without mechanical or chemical intervention, wherein the layer of water capping the tailings deposit forms a lake habitable for plants and animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: MICHAEL MacKINNON, HANS BOERGER, WARREN ZUBOT
  • Method of treating water using petroleum coke
    Patent number: 7638057
    Abstract: A process for treating water containing dissolved organics, for example, oil sands process-affected water, using petroleum coke is provided, comprising: removing petroleum coke from a coking operation; forming a petroleum coke/water slurry by adding the water to be treated to the petroleum coke; and mixing the slurry for a sufficient time in a carbon adsorption reactor to allow the petroleum coke to adsorb a substantial portion of the dissolved organics from the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Syncrude Canada Ltd.
    Inventors: Warren Zubot, Michael Mackinnon, Keng Chung
  • METHOD OF TREATING WATER USING PETROLEUM COKE
    Publication number: 20090101574
    Abstract: A process for treating water containing dissolved organics, for example, oil sands process-affected water, using petroleum coke is provided, comprising: removing petroleum coke from a coking operation; forming a petroleum coke/water slurry by adding the water to be treated to the petroleum coke; and mixing the slurry for a sufficient time in a carbon adsorption reactor to allow the petroleum coke to adsorb a substantial portion of the dissolved organics from the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD. in trust for the owners of the Syncrude Project
    Inventors: WARREN ZUBOT, MICHAEL MACKINNON, KENG CHUNG