Patents by Inventor Kenneth W. Richards

Kenneth W. Richards 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).

  • Publication number: 20200255656
    Abstract: Provided herein include a degradation-promoted polymer and a method for making the degradation-promoted polymer. The degradation-promoted polymer has a composition containing one or more polymers and a degradation-promoting agent that includes Lactide and an organic acid. The organic acid may include at least one of succinic acid, levulinic acid, and lauric acid. The degradation-promoting agent can promote and control the degradation of the polymer in aqueous-based environments having different temperatures, pressures depths, and aqueous solutions. The method includes mixing a polymer with a degradation-promoting agent to produce a degradation-promoted polymer. Application for such degradation-promoted polymer can include but not limited to such as for example a process for opening new oil well, oil well work-over, or oil well cleanout, in which each well may have a different temperature and may require a different degradation rate of the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth W. RICHARDS, Eric HALL, Christopher E. RICHARDS, Christopher J. CHAPMAN
  • Patent number: 9676907
    Abstract: Graft polymerization is fulfilled on a functionalized substrate. The functionalized substrate is prepared from a disulfide bond-containing feedstock and has been prepared for polymerization through the introduction of one or more polyfunctional monomers containing a disulfide bond breaking material functional group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Aspen Research Corporation
    Inventors: John A. Spevacek, Roger Pearson, Kenneth W. Richards, Kenneth D. Zigrino
  • Publication number: 20160168331
    Abstract: Graft polymerization is fullfiled on a functionalized substrate. The functionalized substrate is prepared from a disulfide bond-containing feedstock and has been prepared for polymerization through the introduction of one or more polyfunctional monomers containing a disulfide bond breaking material functional group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: John A. SPEVACEK, Roger PEARSON, Kenneth W. RICHARDS, Kenneth D. ZIGRINO
  • Patent number: 9267009
    Abstract: Graft polymerization is fullfiled on a functionalized substrate. The functionalized substrate is prepared from a disulfide bond-containing feedstock and has been prepared for polymerization through the introduction of one or more polyfunctional monomers containing a disulfide bond breaking material functional group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Aspen Research Corporation
    Inventors: John A. Spevacek, Roger Pearson, Kenneth W. Richards, Kenneth D. Zigrino
  • Patent number: 9074056
    Abstract: The embodiments provided herein are directed to methods and systems for generating a customized functionalized substrate. In particular, the embodiments provided herein generate a customized functionalized substrate that can be used for a variety of applications and a variety of chemical and other reactions, processes and methodologies, by modifying a disulfide bond-containing feedstock through the introduction of a disulfide bond breaking material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: ASPEN RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: John A. Spevacek, Roger Pearson, Kenneth W. Richards, Kenneth D. Zigrino
  • Publication number: 20140343188
    Abstract: The embodiments provided herein are directed to methods and systems for generating a customized functionalized substrate. In particular, the embodiments provided herein generate a customized functionalized substrate that can be used for a variety of applications and a variety of chemical and other reactions, processes and methodologies, by modifying a disulfide bond-containing feedstock through the introduction of a disulfide bond breaking material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Aspen Research Corporation
    Inventors: John A. Spevacek, Roger Pearson, Kenneth W. Richards, Kenneth D. Zigrino
  • Publication number: 20140296366
    Abstract: Graft polymerization is fullfiled on a functionalized substrate. The functionalized substrate is prepared from a disulfide bond-containing feedstock and has been prepared for polymerization through the introduction of one or more polyfunctional monomers containing a disulfide bond breaking material functional group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: ASPEN RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: John A. Spevacek, Roger Pearson, Kenneth W. Richards, Kenneth D. Zigrino
  • Publication number: 20020099829
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a filter proxy system and method, more particularly, to a filter proxy system and method for re-authoring, re-purposing, and/or compressing content control languages, text, images, and/or other content for delivery and/or interaction with devices of varying, type, capacity, and/or bandwidth availability without operator's intervention, and interaction with other systems having an implementation of the same filter proxy systems for reducing bandwidth utilization between each other and distributing the processing of the content control language, and/or images, and/or other content for delivery of and/or interaction with devices of varying capacity and/or bandwidth availability without operator's intervention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Richards, Charles William Frank, David Vincent Duccini
  • Publication number: 20020016922
    Abstract: A persistent data control system and method of securely distributing data on a network includes the steps of providing an encoded file of a single file type having a plurality of file control fields, the file having at least one data type, and incorporating at least one encoded use right and/or access right into one of the control fields of the at least one data type. The persistent data control method is performed at an application level, and is capable of being embedded in an application which originates the at least one data type or called by an application. The persistent data control method further comprises the steps of decoding the plurality of file control fields including the file control fields for the encoded use right and/or access right, decoding the at least one data type in accordance with the access right, and rendering the decoded data type in accordance with the decoded use and access right.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Richards, Arnold E. Murray