Patents by Inventor Phil Fatula

Phil Fatula 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).

  • Process for transporting fracture (“frac”) fluid additives to oil and gas wells utilizing ion exchange resin
    Patent number: 8714258
    Abstract: There is disclosed a process for transporting fracture fluid additives underground to oil and gas wells by attaching a fracture fluid additive to an ion exchange resin and flowing the ion exchange resin underground and thereafter releasing the frac fluid additives from the ion exchange resins and also there is provided the use of an ion exchange resin as a proppant and a frac fluid lubricant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignees: Lanxess Sybron Chemicals Inc., LANXESS Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Anthony P. Tirio, Phil Fatula, Michael Schelhaas
  • PROCESS FOR TRANSPORTING FRACTURE ("FRAC") FLUID ADDITIVES TO OIL AND GAS WELLS UTILIZING ION EXCHANGE RESIN
    Publication number: 20120160499
    Abstract: There is disclosed a process for transporting fracture fluid additives underground to oil and gas wells by attaching a fracture fluid additive to an ion exchange resin and flowing the ion exchange resin underground and thereafter releasing the frac fluid additives from the ion exchange resins and also there is provided the use of an ion exchange resin as a proppant and a frac fluid lubricant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicants: LANXESS SYBRON CHEMICALS INC., LANXESS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, LANXESS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony P. Tirio, Phil Fatula, Michael Schelhaas
  • Process for transporting fracture (“FRAC”) fluid additives to oil and gas wells utilizing ion exchange resin
    Patent number: 8087462
    Abstract: There is disclosed a process for transporting fracture fluid additives underground to oil and gas wells by attaching a fracture fluid additive to an ion exchange resin and flowing the ion exchange resin underground and thereafter releasing the frac fluid additives from the ion exchange resins and also there is provided the use of an ion exchange resin as a proppant and a frac fluid lubricant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Inventors: Anthony P. Tirio, Phil Fatula, Michael Schelhaas
  • PROCESS FOR TRANSPORTING FRACTURE ("FRAC") FLUID ADDITIVES TO OIL AND GAS WELLS UTILIZING ION EXCHANGE RESIN
    Publication number: 20110297382
    Abstract: There is disclosed a process for transporting fracture fluid additives underground to oil and gas wells by attaching a fracture fluid additive to an ion exchange resin and flowing the ion exchange resin underground and thereafter releasing the frac fluid additives from the ion exchange resins and also there is provided the use of an ion exchange resin as a proppant and a frac fluid lubricant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicants: LANXESS SYBRON CHEMICALS INC., LANXESS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, LANXESS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony P. Tirio, Phil Fatula, Michael Schelhaas
  • REMOVAL OF OXO ANIONS FROM WATER
    Publication number: 20110056887
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for removing oxo anions from water and aqueous solutions having a high proportion of silicate by means of a filter arrangement comprising at least one anion exchanger and at least one oxo anion-specific adsorber, and to a filter arrangement to be used for this purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicants: LANXESS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, LANXESS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stefan Neumann, Reinhold Klipper, Jens Stoll, Silivia Breuer, Sieglinde Trokowski, Brigitte Chudzik-Raeth, Wei-Hsin Chou, Phil Fatula, Tony Decola