Patents by Inventor Timothy Burden

Timothy Burden 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).

  • Remote delivery of latex drag-reducing agent
    Publication number: 20060144595
    Abstract: Latex drag reducers and systems for delivering latex drag reducers are disclosed. The latex drag reducers comprise a polymer that is formed via an emulsion polymerization reaction dispersed in a continuous phase and can undergo subsequent modification in order to increase the solubility of the polymer in hydrocarbons. The polymers generally present a particle size of less than about 1000 nm and are suitable for delivery to a subsea flowline via a small diameter conduit of an umbilical line without an unacceptable level of pressure drop or plugging of the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Stuart Milligan, William Harris, Kenneth Smith, Timothy Burden, Ray Johnston, Vincent Anderson