Patents by Inventor Roderick Facey

Roderick Facey 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).

  • Separation and recovery of bitumen oil from tar sands
    Publication number: 20070131590
    Abstract: A process for the separation of bitumen oil from tar sands and the like. Slurry is supplied to a mixing chamber of a jet pump at an input end of the process. Non-ionic surfactant, and optionally diluent, are added to the slurry. The slurry is agitated within the jet pump to effect a partial to full phase separation of the oil fraction from the solids fraction of the slurry. The partially to fully separated slurry is discharged into a pipeline and later into a hydrocyclone to effect a second phase separation of the slurry. One or more hydrocyclone separators may be used to separate the bitumen oil and liquid from the solids fraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Wade Bozak, Roderick Facey, Michael Kessick
  • Separation and recovery of bitumen oil from tar sands
    Publication number: 20060016760
    Abstract: A process for the separation of bitumen oil from tar sands and the like. Slurry is supplied to a mixing chamber of a jet pump at an input end of the process. The slurry is agitated within the jet pump to effect a partial to full phase separation of the oil fraction from the solids fraction of the slurry. The partially to fully separated slurry is discharged into a pipeline and later into a hydrocyclone to effect a second phase separation of the slurry. One or more hydrocyclone separators may be used to separate the bitumen oil and liquid from the solids fraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Wade Bozak, Roderick Facey