Patents by Inventor Santosh Srivatsa Gunturi

Santosh Srivatsa Gunturi 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).

  • Publication number: 20220119917
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of recovering copper, molybdenum, and a precious metal value from a metal-bearing material, the method comprising bulk flotation of the metal-bearing material to form a flotation product, wherein the metal-bearing material comprises a copper compound, a molybdenum compound, at least one precious metal value, and a silicate, pressure oxidizing the flotation product to form a pressure oxidized discharge, separating the pressure oxidized discharge to form a separated liquid and separated solid, extracting molybdenum, via a molybdenum solution extraction, from the separated liquid to form a molybdenum-containing stream and a copper-containing stream, extracting copper, via a copper solution extraction, from the copper-containing stream, and extracting the precious metal value, via a cyanide leaching process, from the separated solid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brenda Lizzet Mota, Thomas R. Bolles, Christine Rae Green, Santosh Srivatsa Gunturi, Manuel G. Villalba, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220119913
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of recovering copper, molybdenum, and a precious metal value from a metal-bearing material, the method comprising bulk flotation of the metal-bearing material to form a flotation product, wherein the metal-bearing material comprises a copper compound, a molybdenum compound, and at least one precious metal value, pressure oxidizing the flotation product to form a pressure oxidized discharge, separating the pressure oxidized discharge to form a separated liquid and separated solid, extracting molybdenum, via a molybdenum solution extraction, from the separated liquid to form a molybdenum-containing stream and a copper-containing stream, extracting copper, via a copper solution extraction, from the copper-containing stream, and extracting the precious metal value, via a cyanide leaching process, from the separated solid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christine Rae Green, Brenda Lizzet Mota, Santosh Srivatsa Gunturi, Manuel G. Villalba, JR.