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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 07, 2013
Applicants:

Soane Mining, Llc, Cambridge, MA (US);

Audrey Heidt, Waltham, MA (US);

Inventors:

David S. Soane, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);

Nathan Ashcraft, Somerville, MA (US);

Phyo Kyaw;

Assignee:

Soane Mining, LLC, Cambridge, MA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 21/01 (2006.01); C02F 1/56 (2006.01); B01D 21/26 (2006.01); C02F 1/52 (2006.01); C02F 1/54 (2006.01); C02F 103/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/56 (2013.01); B01D 21/01 (2013.01); B01D 21/26 (2013.01); C02F 1/52 (2013.01); C02F 1/54 (2013.01); C02F 2103/10 (2013.01); C02F 2301/08 (2013.01); C02F 2305/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention is directed to systems and methods of removing particulate matter from a fluid, comprising: pre-activating the particulate matter to form a pre-activated particulate matter; providing an activating material capable of being affixed to the pre-activated particulate matter; affixing the activating material to the pre-activated particulate matter to form an activated particle; providing an anchor particle and providing a tethering material capable of being affixed to the anchoring particle; and attaching the tethering material to the anchor particle and the activated particle to form a removable complex in the fluid that comprises the particulate matter, wherein the particulate matter is derived from a mining operation.


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