Patents by Inventor Andrew R. Hopkins

Andrew R. Hopkins 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).

  • LOW COST HIGH VALUE SYNTHETIC PROPPANTS AND METHODS OF HYDRAULICALLY FRACTURING AND RECOVERING HYDROCARBONS
    Publication number: 20160152889
    Abstract: There is provided synthetic proppants, and in particular polysilocarb derived ceramic proppants. There is further provided hydraulic fracturing treatments utilizing these proppants, and methods of enhance hydrocarbon recovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Melior Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew R. Hopkins, Timothy C. Moeller, Walter J. Sherwood, Mark S. Land, John Ely, Thomas Dyk
  • BLACK CERAMIC ADDITIVES, PIGMENTS, AND FORMULATIONS
    Publication number: 20150252170
    Abstract: Ceramic black materials for use as, or in, colorants, inks, pigments, dyes, additives and formulations utilizing these black materials. Black ceramics having silicon, oxygen and carbon, and methods of making these ceramics; formulations utilizing these black ceramics; and devices, structures and apparatus that have or utilize these formulations. Plastics, paints, inks, coatings, formulations, liquids and adhesives containing ceramic black materials, preferably polymer derived black ceramic materials, and in particular polysilocarb polymer derived ceramic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: Melior Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashish P. Diwanji, Michael J. Mueller, Michael Molnar, Douglas M. Dukes, Walter J. Sherwood, Andrew R. Hopkins, Mark S. Land, Brian L. Benac
  • BLACK CERAMIC ADDITIVES, PIGMENTS, AND FORMULATIONS
    Publication number: 20150252171
    Abstract: Ceramic black materials for use as, or in, colorants, inks, pigments, dyes, additives and formulations utilizing these black materials. Black ceramics having silicon, oxygen and carbon, and methods of making these ceramics; formulations utilizing these black ceramics; and devices, structures and apparatus that have or utilize these formulations. Plastics, paints, inks, coatings, formulations, liquids and adhesives containing ceramic black materials, preferably polymer derived black ceramic materials, and in particular polysilocarb polymer derived ceramic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: MELIOR INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Molnar, Ashish P. Diwanji, Michael J. Mueller, Douglas M. Dukes, Walter J. Sherwood, Andrew R. Hopkins, Mark S. Land, Brian L. Benac
  • BLACK CERAMIC ADDITIVES, PIGMENTS, AND FORMULATIONS
    Publication number: 20150252166
    Abstract: Ceramic black materials for use as, or in, colorants, inks, pigments, dyes, additives and formulations utilizing these black materials. Black ceramics having silicon, oxygen and carbon, and methods of making these ceramics; formulations utilizing these black ceramics; and devices, structures and apparatus that have or utilize these formulations. Plastics, paints, inks, coatings, formulations, liquids and adhesives containing ceramic black materials, preferably polymer derived black ceramic materials, and in particular polysilocarb polymer derived ceramic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: Melior Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Dukes, Ashish P. Diwanji, Michael J. Mueller, Michael Molnar, Walter J. Sherwood, Andrew R. Hopkins, Mark S. Land, Brian L. Benac
  • POLYSILOCARB MATERIALS, METHODS AND USES
    Publication number: 20150175750
    Abstract: Polysilocarb formulations, cured and pyrolized materials, was well as articles and use for this material. In particular pyrolized polysilocarb ceramic materials and articles contain these materials where, the ceramic has from about 30 weight % to about 60 weight % silicon, from about 5 weight % to about 40 weight % oxygen, and from about 3 weight % to about 35 weight % carbon, and wherein 20 weight % to 80 weight % of the carbon is silicon-bound-carbon and 80 weight % to about 20 weight % of the carbon is free carbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: MELIOR INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew R. Hopkins, Mark S. Land, Walter J. Sherwood, Tim C. Moeller, Bruce A. Bricco, Douglas M. Dukes, Brian L. Benac, Michael J. Mueller
  • GAS-SELECTIVE POLYMER DERIVED CERAMIC MEMBRANES, GAS SEPARATION SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20150027306
    Abstract: There is provided polymer derived ceramic materials, to make porous polymeric derived ceramic membranes. These polymeric derived ceramic membranes are useful for separating gas and in particular for the generation of hydrogen. Hydrogen separation devices and power generation devices use the present polymeric derived ceramic membranes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Yi Tan, Walter Sherwood, Andrew R. Hopkins