Patents by Inventor Aidan P. Cooney

Aidan P. Cooney 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).

  • Stable petroleum resin-water emulsion
    Patent number: 5412007
    Abstract: A stable composition for suppressing dust which comprises 0.1 to 35 parts by weight of a water-soluble lignosulfonate anionic surfactant, 0.1 to 35 parts by weight of one or more non-ionic surfactants, 5 to 85 parts by weight of a petroleum resin, and 1 to 99 parts by weight of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: Pennzoil Products Company
    Inventors: Randall R. Hendrix, Bruce E. Wilburn, Aidan P. Cooney
  • Encapsulations for treating subterranean formations and methods for the use thereof
    Patent number: 5164099
    Abstract: Encapsulations comprised of a breaker enclosed within a membrane are utilized to break fluids used to fracture subterranean formations. The membrane of the encapsulation is permeable to at least one fluid in the subterranean formation or injected with the breaker such that the breaker diffuses through the membrane into the fracturing fluid. Thus, controlled amounts of breaker are released into the fracturing fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignee: The Western Company of North America
    Inventors: D. V. Satya Gupta, Aidan P. Cooney
  • Breaker system for high viscosity fluids and method of use
    Patent number: 5106518
    Abstract: A breaker system for treating subterranean formations and method of use wherein the breaker comprises (i) a diethanolamine and (ii) at least one oxidizing compound selected from the group of ammonium persulfate, alkali metal persulfates, percarbonates and perborates and the breaker system comprises borate crosslinked gels in the ambient temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: The Western Company of North America
    Inventors: Aidan P. Cooney, D. V. Satyanarayana Gupta