Patents by Inventor Stephen Douglas Butt

Stephen Douglas Butt 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).

  • Ground penetrating radar apparatus and method
    Patent number: 12510626
    Abstract: An apparatus for ground penetrating radar includes an antenna disposed within a sleeve. The sleeve includes a radar-absorbing material for attenuating the amplitude of incident radar waves. The sleeve has an aperture for permitting radar waves to pass into and out of the sleeve. A method for surveying a formation using ground penetrating radar includes rotating the antenna and sleeve while keeping the antenna and sleeve longitudinally stationary, and recording data including the amplitude of waves received by the antenna and the position of the aperture when such waves are received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: Novamera Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Douglas Butt, Allan Cramm, Andrew Caruana, Yingjian Xiao, Li Zijian, Jeronimo De Moura, Jr., Daniel Altdorff, Ramin Rafiei
  • Method and system for mining
    Patent number: 12421802
    Abstract: A method for mining narrow vein deposit of ore, the narrow vein deposit having a hanging wall and a foot wall, the method comprising: drilling a pilot hole into the narrow vein deposit along a path substantially centrally between the hanging wall and the foot wall to a depth within the vein; following the pilot hole with a larger diameter drilling assembly to fragment the ore into drill cuttings; circulating the drill cuttings to a wellhead; and collecting the drill cuttings for processing to recover the ore therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: Novamera Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Douglas Butt, Allan R. Cramm, Jeronimo De Moura Junior, Mohammed Mokhtar Ebeid Said
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MINING
    Publication number: 20240337161
    Abstract: A method for mining narrow vein deposit of ore, the narrow vein deposit having a hanging wall and a foot wall, the method comprising: drilling a pilot hole into the narrow vein deposit along a path substantially centrally between the hanging wall and the foot wall to a depth within the vein; following the pilot hole with a larger diameter drilling assembly to fragment the ore into drill cuttings; circulating the drill cuttings to a wellhead; and collecting the drill cuttings for processing to recover the ore therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: NOVAMERA INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Douglas Butt, Allan R. Cramm, Jeronimo De Moura Junior, Mohammed Mokhtar Ebeid Said
  • Method and system for mining
    Patent number: 12031382
    Abstract: A method for mining narrow vein deposit of ore, the narrow vein deposit having a hanging wall and a foot wall, the method comprising: drilling a pilot hole into the narrow vein deposit along a path substantially centrally between the hanging wall and the foot wall to a depth within the vein; following the pilot hole with a larger diameter drilling assembly to fragment the ore into drill cuttings; circulating the drill cuttings to a wellhead; and collecting the drill cuttings for processing to recover the ore therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Novamera Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Douglas Butt, Allan R. Cramm, Jeronimo De Moura Junior, Mohammed Mokhtar Ebeid Said
  • GROUND PENETRATING RADAR APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20230115265
    Abstract: An apparatus for ground penetrating radar includes an antenna disposed within a sleeve. The sleeve includes a radar-absorbing material for attenuating the amplitude of incident radar waves. The sleeve has an aperture for permitting radar waves ? pass into and out of the sleeve. A method for surveying a formation using ground penetrating radar includes rotating the antenna and sleeve while keeping the antenna and sleeve longitudinally stationary, and recording data including the amplitude of waves received by the antenna and the position of the aperture when such waves are received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: NOVAMERA INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Douglas BUTT, Allan Cramm, Andrew Caruana, Yingjian Xiao, Li Zijian, Jeronimo De Moura, JR., Daniel Altdorff, Ramin Rafiei
  • Method and System for Mining
    Publication number: 20220154567
    Abstract: A method for mining narrow vein deposit of ore, the narrow vein deposit having a hanging wall and a foot wall, the method comprising: drilling a pilot hole into the narrow vein deposit along a path substantially centrally between the hanging wall and the foot wall to a depth within the vein; following the pilot hole with a larger diameter drilling assembly to fragment the ore into drill cuttings; circulating the drill cuttings to a wellhead; and collecting the drill cuttings for processing to recover the ore therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: NOVAMERA INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Douglas Butt, Allan R. Cramm, Jeronimo De Moura Junior