Patents by Inventor Kirk Schreiner

Kirk Schreiner 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).

  • Degradable particulates and associated methods
    Patent number: 8329621
    Abstract: Methods that include a method comprising: providing a degradable polymer, a viscosifier, and one solvent; combining the degradable polymer and the solvent to form a degradable polymer composition; allowing the degradable polymer to at least partially plasticize; and applying sufficient shear to the degradable polymer composition so that degradable particulates begin to form. Additional methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Trinidad Munoz, Jr., Kirk Schreiner
  • Degradable particulates and associated methods
    Publication number: 20080027157
    Abstract: Methods that include a method comprising: providing a degradable polymer, a viscosifier, and one solvent; combining the degradable polymer and the solvent to form a degradable polymer composition; allowing the degradable polymer to at least partially plasticize; and applying sufficient shear to the degradable polymer composition so that degradable particulates begin to form. Additional methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Trinidad Munoz, Kirk Schreiner
  • Degradable particulates and associated methods
    Publication number: 20080026955
    Abstract: Methods that include a method comprising: providing a degradable polymer and a cryogenic fluid; combining the degradable polymer and the cryogenic fluid to form a degradable polymer composition; and applying sufficient shear to the degradable polymer composition so that degradable particulates begin to form. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the degradable particulates may be incorporated into a treatment fluid. Additional methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Trinidad Munoz, Kirk Schreiner, Paul Lord