Patents by Inventor Ricky Q. Honaker

Ricky Q. Honaker 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).

  • Concentrating rare earth elements from coal waste
    Patent number: 11123772
    Abstract: Differences in x-ray absorption coefficients and ash content are used to process coal waste and concentrate rare earth elements (REE) found in coal seams. A method for processing the coal waste includes receiving, by a detector, at least one collimated x-ray beam from an x-ray source that has been passed through a sample of coal waste; determining measurements of at least one x-ray absorption characteristic of the sample based on the received at least one collimated x-ray beam; and identifying a first region in the sample having a concentration of rare earth elements based on the measured x-ray absorption characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Mineral Separation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Roos, Edward J. Sommer, Jr., Charles D. Roos, Ricky Q. Honaker, Aaron Noble
  • CONCENTRATING RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FROM COAL WASTE
    Publication number: 20190358677
    Abstract: Differences in x-ray absorption coefficients and ash content are used to process coal waste and concentrate rare earth elements (REE) found in coal seams. A method for processing the coal waste includes receiving, by a detector, at least one collimated x-ray beam from an x-ray source that has been passed through a sample of coal waste; determining measurements of at least one x-ray absorption characteristic of the sample based on the received at least one collimated x-ray beam; and identifying a first region in the sample having a concentration of rare earth elements based on the measured x-ray absorption characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Mineral Separation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Roos, Edward J. Sommer, JR., Charles D. Roos, Ricky Q. Honaker, Aaron Noble