Patents by Inventor Ben Shiau

Ben Shiau 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).

  • Stabilized carbon nanotube suspensions
    Patent number: 10377941
    Abstract: Stable CNT dispersions having a combination of polymeric dispersants, including at least one first dispersant and at least one second dispersant, wherein the second dispersant is stable under saline conditions, and methods of using the CNT dispersions in subterranean formations for enhancing oil recovery therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
    Inventors: Mohannad J. Kadhum, Daniel E. Resasco, Jeffrey H. Harwell, Ben Shiau, Daniel P. Swatske
  • METHODS OF ENHANCING OIL RECOVERY
    Publication number: 20190085235
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions containing highly water soluble CO2-generating compounds and their use for injection into subterranean formations for enhancing oil recovery therefrom. The subterranean formation may be an oil shale, an oil-bearing sandstone, or an oil-bearing carbonate rock for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey Harwell, Ben Shiau, Mohannad Kadhum, Shuoshi Wang
  • STABILIZED CARBON NANOTUBE SUSPENSIONS
    Publication number: 20180215991
    Abstract: Stable CNT dispersions having a combination of polymeric dispersants, including at least one first dispersant and at least one second dispersant, wherein the second dispersant is stable under saline conditions, and methods of using the CNT dispersions in subterranean formations for enhancing oil recovery therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Mohannad J. Kadhum, Daniel E. Resasco, Jeffrey H. Harwell, Ben Shiau, Daniel P. Swatske
  • METHODS OF ENHANCING OIL RECOVERY
    Publication number: 20180127637
    Abstract: Methods of using compositions containing highly water soluble CO2-generating compounds for injection into subterranean formations for enhancing oil recovery from reservoirs therein. The compositions may optionally include a catalyst. The reservoirs may be unconventional.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffrey Harwell, Ben Shiau, Mohannad Kadhum, Shuoshi Wang