Patents by Inventor Weston Garrett HUBELE

Weston Garrett HUBELE 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).

  • System and methods for in situ recovery and processing of recovered solutions
    Patent number: 11697914
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for the creation of vertical and horizontal freeze wells, in a dome-like pattern around the ore body, as a hydraulic barrier to ensure the ISR mining solution and the mined minerals do not flow out of the ore body. A method to formulate a suitable mining solution used for ISR mining, where the lixivant does not freeze when using the freeze dome containment method and where the resulting PLS has a high concentration of dissolved minerals and thus eliminates the need for the solvent extraction/ion exchange step during processing is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Denison Mines Corp.
    Inventors: Peter Longo, Chad Anthony Sorba, Greg P. Newman, Lori L. Newman, Weston Garrett Hubele, Douglass Howard Graves, Brian Michael Pile, Dany Bernard, Sandy Debusschere, Charity Brown, Lonnie Lischka
  • System and Methods for In Situ Recovery and Processing of Recovered Solutions
    Publication number: 20200088010
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for the creation of vertical and horizontal freeze wells, in a dome-like pattern around the ore body, as a hydraulic barrier to ensure the ISR mining solution and the mined minerals do not flow out of the ore body. A method to formulate a suitable mining solution used for ISR mining, where the lixivant does not freeze when using the freeze dome containment method and where the resulting PLS has a high concentration of dissolved minerals and thus eliminates the need for the solvent extraction/ion exchange step during processing is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Peter LONGO, Chad Anthony SORBA, Greg P. NEWMAN, Lori L. NEWMAN, Weston Garrett HUBELE, Douglass Howard GRAVES, Brian Michael PILE, Dany BERNARD, Sandy DEBUSSCHERE, Charity BROWN, Lonnie LISCHKA