Patents by Inventor Allen Krauss

Allen Krauss 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).

  • Method for preventing or retarding the formulation of gas hydrates
    Patent number: 6242518
    Abstract: A composition for preventing or retarding the formation of gas hydrates during the transport of a fluid comprising water and a hydrocarbon through a conduit. The composition is a homopolymer of vinyl caprolactam, or copolymers thereof, having a low molecular weight in the range of 500 to 4000, which is made by polymerization of the monomer or monomers in a polymerization solvent which is a mixture of a glycol ether and water, preferably 2-butoxyethanol and water, at a pH of about 8-12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: ISP Investments Inc.
    Inventors: Kirill N. Bakeev, Randall Myers, Jui-Chang Chuang, Thomas Winkler, Allen Krauss