Patents by Inventor Mike J. Ventura

Mike J. Ventura 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).

  • Magnetic separation process for trona
    Patent number: 7770735
    Abstract: A process for beneficiation of trona includes supplying a trona feedstream that is crushed and dried. The trona is then separated into a first size fraction and a second size fraction. Impurities are removed from the first size fraction using at least one magnetic separator. The magnetic separator includes a plurality of stages. Each stage includes a conveyer system including a first end, a second end, and a conveyer belt. Each stage also includes a magnetic roller disposed at the second end of the conveyer system and a splitter disposed adjacent the second end of the conveyer system for separating a fraction of magnetic impurities from the trona to create a beneficiated fraction. At least one conveyer belt is deionized. Airborne dust particles are removed from an area surrounding at least one conveyer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Solvay Chemicals Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Phillip, William E. Stuble, Mike J. Ventura, Donald M. Robertson
  • Magnetic separation process for trona
    Patent number: 7473407
    Abstract: A process for the beneficiation of trona includes supplying a trona feedstream that is crushed and dried. The trona is then separated into a first size fraction and a second size fraction. Impurities are removed from the first size fraction using at least one magnetic separator. The magnetic separator includes a plurality of stages. Each stage includes a conveyor system comprising a first end, a second end, and a conveyor belt. Each stage also includes a magnetic roller disposed at the second end of the conveyor system and a splitter disposed adjacent the second end of the system for separating a fraction of magnetic impurities from the trona to create a beneficiated fraction. At least one conveyor belt is deionized. Airborne dust particles are removed from an area surrounding at least one conveyor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Solvay Chemicals
    Inventors: James D. Phillip, William E. Stuble, Mike J. Ventura, Donald M. Robertson
  • Magnetic Separation Process for Trona
    Publication number: 20080277321
    Abstract: A process for beneficiation of trona includes supplying a trona feedstream that is crushed and dried. The trona is then separated into a first size fraction and a second size fraction. Impurities are removed from the first size fraction using at least one magnetic separator. The magnetic separator includes a plurality of stages. Each stage includes a conveyer system including a first end, a second end, and a conveyer belt. Each stage also includes a magnetic roller disposed at the second end of the conveyer system and a splitter disposed adjacent the second end of the conveyer system for separating a fraction of magnetic impurities from the trona to create a beneficiated fraction. At least one conveyer belt is deionized. Airborne dust particles are removed from an area surrounding at least one conveyer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: SOLVAY CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: James D. Phillip, William E. Stuble, Mike J. Ventura, Donald M. Robertson