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).

  • Publication number: 20090266437
    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: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: Laurence Waino McKeen
  • Patent number: 7588058
    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: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    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: 7575789
    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: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Laurence Waino McKeen
  • Patent number: 7531113
    Abstract: The present invention provides an abrasion resistant composition comprising fluoropolymer and an effective amount of micropulp to increase the abrasion resistance of an article such as a film formed from the composition by at least 25% as compared to film formed from the fluoropolymer by itself. In an especially preferred embodiment, the composition also contains an effective amount of pigment to further increase the abrasion resistance of film formed from the composition as compared to film formed from the fluoropolymer by itself. The invention is especially useful for films formed on a fuser roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Arnold Frances, Laurence Waino McKeen, Osamu Hayakawa, Arnold Lewis Montgomery Service
  • Publication number: 20090078328
    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: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: 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: 7347258
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tool for use in an oil pipe having a fluoropolymer coating imparting substantially reduced adhesion of asphaltenes, paraffin wax, and inorganic scale, so as to reduce plugging of said tool, and impermeability to salt water so as to protect the tool pipe from corrosion. Such a tool is particularly useful in a pipe coated in a similar manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Laurence Waino McKeen