Patents by Inventor Laurence Waino McKeen

Laurence Waino McKeen 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).

  • Patent number: 9416292
    Abstract: A coating composition is provided comprising (a) an aqueous medium, (b) melt-fabricable perfluoropolymer dispersed in said aqueous medium and having a melting temperature of at least 290° C., (c) melt-fabricable perfluoropolymer dispersed in said aqueous medium and having a melting temperature of no greater than 270° C., and (d) water miscible organic liquid having a boiling temperature of at least 280° C. and optionally (e) filler, the combination of (c) and (d) providing sloughing resistance to said composition applied to a non-horizontal substrate and baked, component (d) being unnecessary when component (a) is not present in the coating composition, and when filler is present the amount of (c) being present in an effective amount to increase the cohesive strength of the baked layer of the coating composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
    Inventors: Laurence Waino McKeen, Ying Wang
  • Publication number: 20150024193
    Abstract: A coating composition is provided comprising (a) an aqueous medium, (b) melt-fabricable perfluoropolymer dispersed in said aqueous medium and having a melting temperature of at least 290° C., (c) melt-fabricable perfluoropolymer dispersed in said aqueous medium and having a melting temperature of no greater than 270° C., and (d) water miscible organic liquid having a boiling temperature of at least 280° C. and optionally (e) filler, the combination of (c) and (d) providing sloughing resistance to said composition applied to a non-horizontal substrate and baked, component (d) being unnecessary when component (a) is not present in the coating composition, and when filler is present the amount of (c) being present in an effective amount to increase the cohesive strength of the baked layer of the coating composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: LAURENCE WAINO MCKEEN, YING WANG
  • Patent number: 8889779
    Abstract: A coating composition is provided comprising (a) an aqueous medium, (b) melt-fabricable perfluoropolymer dispersed in said aqueous medium and having a melting temperature of at least 290° C., (c) melt-fabricable perfluoropolymer dispersed in said aqueous medium and having a melting temperature of no greater than 270° C., and (d) water miscible organic liquid having a boiling temperature of at least 280° C. and optionally (e) filler, the combination of (c) and (d) providing sloughing resistance to said composition applied to a non-horizontal substrate and baked, component (d) being unnecessary when component (a) is not present in the coating composition, and when filler is present the amount of (c) being present in an effective amount to increase the cohesive strength of the baked layer of the coating composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Laurence Waino McKeen, Ying Wang
  • Patent number: 8776837
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oil pipe having a lining imparting substantially reduced adhesion of asphaltenes, paraffin wax, and inorganic scale, so as to reduce plugging of said oil pipe, and impermeability to salt water so as to protect the oil pipe from corrosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Laurence Waino McKeen
  • Patent number: 8685493
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vessel, in particular a pipe, especially an oil pipe, having a preformed film adhered onto the interior surface of the pipe, the interior surface of the preformed film reducing the deposition of at least one of asphaltenes, paraffin wax, and inorganic scale by at least 40% as compared to the interior surface of said oil pipe without said preformed film being present. In a preferred embodiment, the preformed film is adhered to the interior surface of the pipe with a primer layer with an optional barrier layer between the primer layer and the preformed film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Laurence Waino McKeen, Kimberly Dawn Farnsworth, W. Douglas Obal, Pidatala K. Mohan
  • Patent number: 8616283
    Abstract: A process for treating a water stream produced in the recovery of heavy oil from geological formations. The process includes use of a heat exchange unit having at least one tube having a multi-layer coating. The multi-layer coating includes a melt flowable copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene adhered to the interior surface or exterior surface of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Laurence Waino McKeen, Michael Albert Hooper
  • Patent number: 8616245
    Abstract: Pipe useful for downhole and transport of hydrocarbon fuel such as oil and/or natural gas is provided that has a non-stick coating adhered to the pipe interior surface, said coating being at least about 50 ?m thick and comprising at least two layers constituting an inner layer and an outer layer adhered to one another, each said layers containing polymer binder and fluoropolymer and being at least about 15 ?m thick, the weight proportion of said polymer binder to said fluoropolymer in said inner layer and in said outer layer but being effective to maintain adhesion between said layers during pressurization and decompression upon said non-stick coating being exposed to the Autoclave Test and the proportion of said fluoropolymer in said inner layer and said outer layer being effective to protect said interior surface during exposure of said non-stick coating to the Acid Soak Test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Richard C. Albert, Craig King Hennessey, Laurence Waino McKeen, Jurgen F. A. Hofmans, Raf Moens
  • Patent number: 8453740
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for reducing the deposition of asphaltenes, paraffin wax, or inorganic scale in an oil well pipe by providing a system of pipes that convey any flowable medium, such as oil and gas. More particularly the system of pipes is provided with different coatings or linings for the interior and exterior surfaces of such pipes, depending on the environment in which the pipes are used. The pipes may be coated with different materials, which may be of different thicknesses, with various configurations of coatings or linings. Such coating may be on the interior and/or exterior of the pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Pidatala K. Mohan, Steven A. Mestemacher, Kimberly Dawn Farnsworth, Laurence Waino McKeen, W. Douglas Obal
  • Patent number: 8383199
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for adhering a lining to the interior surface of an oil pipe wherein the lining imparts substantially reduced adhesion of asphaltenes, paraffin wax, and inorganic scale, so as to reduce plugging of the oil pipe, and impermeability to salt water so as to protect the oil pipe from corrosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Laurence Waino McKeen
  • Publication number: 20120241086
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vessel, in particular a pipe, especially an oil pipe, having a preformed film adhered onto the interior surface of the pipe, the interior surface of the preformed film reducing the deposition of at least one of asphaltenes, paraffin wax, and inorganic scale by at least 40% as compared to the interior surface of said oil pipe without said preformed film being present. In a preferred embodiment, the preformed film is adhered to the interior surface of the pipe with a primer layer with an optional barrier layer between the primer layer and the preformed film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: LAURENCE WAINO MCKEEN, Kimberly Dawn Farnsworth, W. Douglas Obal, Pidatala K. Mohan
  • Patent number: 8211497
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vessel, in particular a pipe, especially an oil pipe, having a preformed film adhered onto the interior surface of the pipe, the interior surface of the preformed film reducing the deposition of at least one of asphaltenes, paraffin wax, and inorganic scale by at least 40% as compared to the interior surface of said oil pipe without said preformed film being present. In a preferred embodiment, the preformed film is adhered to the interior surface of the pipe with a primer layer with an optional barrier layer between the primer layer and the preformed film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Laurence Waino McKeen, Kimberly Dawn Farnsworth, W. Douglas Obal, Pidatala K. Mohan
  • Publication number: 20110293920
    Abstract: A coating composition is provided comprising (a) an aqueous medium, (b) melt-fabricable perfluoropolymer dispersed in said aqueous medium and having a melting temperature of at least 290° C., (c) melt-fabricable perfluoropolymer dispersed in said aqueous medium and having a melting temperature of no greater than 270° C., and (d) water miscible organic liquid having a boiling temperature of at least 280° C. and optionally (e) filler, the combination of (c) and (d) providing sloughing resistance to said composition applied to a non-horizontal substrate and baked, component (d) being unnecessary when component (a) is not present in the coating composition, and when filler is present the amount of (c) being present in an effective amount to increase the cohesive strength of the baked layer of the coating composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: LAURENCE WAINO MCKEEN, YING WANG
  • Publication number: 20110139451
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for treating a water stream produced in the recovery of heavy oil from geological formations comprising.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Laurence Waino McKeen, Michael Albert Hooper
  • Publication number: 20110041924
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the process of a system of pipes that convey any flowable medium, such as chemicals, food and in particular, oil and gas, and more particularly to a system of pipes having different coatings or linings for the interior and exterior surfaces of such pipes, depending on the environment in which the pipes are used. The pipes may be coated with different materials, which may be of different thicknesses, with various configurations of coatings or linings. Such coating may be done on the interior and/or the exterior of the pipes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Pidatala K. Mohan, Steven A. Mestemacher, Kimberly Dawn Farnsworth, Laurence Waino McKeen, W. Douglas Obal
  • Patent number: 7870877
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pipe, especially an oil pipe, having a lining comprising a fluoropolymer adhered to its interior surface and a lining formed on its exterior surface. The interior and/or exterior lining may comprise a primer layer comprising a fluoropolymer, and preferably a perfluoropolymer and an overcoat or a preformed film adhered to the primer layer. Either the overcoat or the preformed liner also comprises a fluoropolymer, and preferably a perfluoropolymer. The surface of the lining facing the flowable media, such as oil, may be a pure perfluoropolymer to provide a particularly good non-stick surface for the oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Laurence Waino McKeen, Pidatala K. Mohan, Steven A. Mestemacher, Kimberly Dawn Farnsworth, W. Douglas Obal
  • Patent number: 7871684
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oil pipe having a lining imparting substantially reduced adhesion of asphaltenes, paraffin wax, and inorganic scale, so as to reduce plugging of said oil pipe, and impermeability to salt water so as to protect the oil pipe from corrosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Laurence Waino McKeen
  • Publication number: 20100043905
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vessel, in particular a pipe, especially an oil pipe, having a preformed film adhered onto the interior surface of the pipe, the interior surface of the preformed film reducing the deposition of at least one of asphaltenes, paraffin wax, and inorganic scale by at least 40% as compared to the interior surface of said oil pipe without said preformed film being present. In a preferred embodiment, the preformed film is adhered to the interior surface of the pipe with a primer layer with an optional barrier layer between the primer layer and the preformed film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Laurence Waino McKeen, Kimberly Dawn Farnsworth, W. Douglas Obal, Pidatala K. Mohan
  • Publication number: 20100043885
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vessel, in particular a pipe, especially an oil pipe, having a preformed film adhered onto the interior surface of the pipe, the interior surface of the preformed film reducing the deposition of at least one of asphaltenes, paraffin wax, and inorganic scale by at least 40% as compared to the interior surface of said oil pipe without said preformed film being present. In a preferred embodiment, the preformed film is adhered to the interior surface of the pipe with a primer layer with an optional barrier layer between the primer layer and the preformed film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Laurence Waino McKeen, Kimberly Dawn Farnsworth, W. Douglas Obal, Pidatala K. Mohan
  • Publication number: 20090272479
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oil pipe having a lining imparting substantially reduced adhesion of asphaltenes, paraffin wax, and inorganic scale, so as to reduce plugging of said oil pipe, and impermeability to salt water so as to protect the oil pipe from corrosion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: Laurence Waino McKeen
  • Publication number: 20090265913
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pipe, especially an oil pipe, having a lining comprising a fluoropolymer adhered to its interior surface and a lining formed on its exterior surface. The interior and/or exterior lining may comprise a primer layer comprising a fluoropolymer, and preferably a perfluoropolymer and an overcoat or a preformed film adhered to the primer layer. Either the overcoat or the preformed liner also comprises a fluoropolymer, and preferably a perfluoropolymer. The surface of the lining facing the flowable media, such as oil, may be a pure perfluoropolymer to provide a particularly good non-stick surface for the oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Laurence Waino McKeen, Pidatala K. Mohan, Steven A. Mestemacher, Kimberly Dawn Farnsworth, W. Douglas Obal