Patents by Inventor Robert L. Gay

Robert L. Gay 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).

  • Gelling agents for hydrocarbon compounds
    Patent number: 4104173
    Abstract: In complete, non-stoichiometric aluminum salts of alkyl orthophosphates, when neutralized with a second basic compound, form pseudo double salts which are capable of gelling hydrocarbons when present in low concentrations. The resulting gelled hydrocarbons are useful in cracking or fracturing treatments of oil wells, and exhibit reduced fluid friction in high shear flow systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1978
    Assignee: Borg-Warner Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. Gay, Richard J. Schlott, James E. Burroughs