Inventor · Edmonton, AB, CA

JONATHAN SPENCE

13Patents
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36Co-inventors
60Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 16, 1996 → Sep 16, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6007708A Cold dense slurrying process for extracting bitumen from oil sand Performing Operations; Transporting 40 Expired
US6391190B1 Mechanical deaeration of bituminous froth Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Expired
US8550258B2 Feedwell for a gravity separation vessel Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Active
US5804077A Increasing settling rate of fine solids in oil sand tailings Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US9004294B2 Feedwell for a gravity separation vessel Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US7727385B2 Enhanced bitumen flotation Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US10712330B2 Controlling bitumen recovery from an oil sands ore body by using a predictive ore processability model in producing a blended ore feedstock Physics 2 Active
US9068124B2 Post-conditioning oil sand slurry blending for improved extraction performance Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US9656189B2 Centrifuge process for dewatering oil sands tailings Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US9371491B2 Bitumen recovery from oil sands tailings Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US12017159B2 Feedwell for an inclined plate separator Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US8062511B2 Primary froth recycle Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US9796930B2 Bitumen production from single or multiple oil sand mines Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.