ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,650, issued on March 25, was assigned to Differential Engineering Inc. (Reno, Nev.).

"Systems and methods for improvement of metal recovery and stability of piles" was invented by Thomas Joseph Seal (Spring Creek, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In embodiments, pressurized fluid containing reagents of formulated mixtures of solids, liquids and gasses are delivered into a cased well then into the heap or pile to open or stimulate new horizontal and vertical fluid pathways, channels, plus drains from the open bottom of the well to the bottom of the heap or pile for fluid collection. This delivery method may also drain any fluids t...