Patents by Inventor Rob COLEMAN

Rob COLEMAN 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).

  • Patent number: 12083539
    Abstract: A flotation line for treating mineral ore particles suspended in slurry is disclosed. The flotation line includes a scavenger part and a scavenger cleaner part. The flotation line is characterized in that the scavenger part or the scavenger cleaner part includes a flotation cell with blast tubes for introducing slurry infeed into the flotation cell; or in that the scavenger part or the scavenger cleaner part is followed by a flotation cell with blast tubes for introducing slurry infeed into the flotation cell. Further, a use of the flotation line is presented, as well as a flotation plant including a flotation line according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventors: Peter Bourke, Steve Schmidt, Antti Rinne, Rob Coleman
  • Patent number: 11554379
    Abstract: A flotation line for treating mineral ore particles suspended in slurry, including at least three flotation units arranged in fluid connection with each other for allowing gravity-driven slurry flow between flotation units, and a feed inlet for supplying slurry into a first flotation unit; wherein at least three flotation units are configured to be uniplanar, each flotation unit includes at least one flotation cell; and wherein the launder lip height of each uniplanar flotation unit is lower than the launder lip height of the preceding uniplanar flotation unit in the direction of the slurry flow, so that an angle of sloping between a first uniplanar flotation cell, equipped with a launder lip and being larger than 150 m3, and a last uniplanar flotation cell, equipped with a launder lip and being larger than 40 m3, is formed; and the angle is 1.5 to 10 degrees relative to horizontal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: OUTOTEC (FINLAND) OY
    Inventors: Peter Gerard Bourke, Antti Rinne, Rob Coleman
  • Publication number: 20210308695
    Abstract: A flotation line for treating mineral ore particles suspended in slurry is disclosed. The flotation line includes a scavenger part and a scavenger cleaner part. The flotation line is characterized in that the scavenger part or the scavenger cleaner part includes a flotation cell with blast tubes for introducing slurry infeed into the flotation cell; or in that the scavenger part or the scavenger cleaner part is followed by a flotation cell with blast tubes for introducing slurry infeed into the flotation cell. Further, a use of the flotation line is presented, as well as a flotation plant including a flotation line according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Bourke, Steve Schmidt, Antti Rinne, Rob Coleman
  • Publication number: 20190160476
    Abstract: A flotation line for treating mineral ore particles suspended in slurry, including at least three flotation units arranged in fluid connection with each other for allowing gravity-driven slurry flow between flotation units, and a feed inlet for supplying slurry into a first flotation unit; wherein at least three flotation units are configured to be uniplanar, each flotation unit includes at least one flotation cell; and wherein the launder lip height of each uniplanar flotation unit is lower than the launder lip height of the preceding uniplanar flotation unit in the direction of the slurry flow, so that an angle of sloping between a first uniplanar flotation cell, equipped with a launder lip and being larger than 150 m3, and a last uniplanar flotation cell, equipped with a launder lip and being larger than 40 m3, is formed; and the angle is 1.5 to 10 degrees relative to horizontal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Peter Gerard BOURKE, Antti RINNE, Rob COLEMAN