Patents by Inventor BRIAN RUSSELL COX

BRIAN RUSSELL COX 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).

  • Asphalt binders containing a glyceride and fatty acid mixture and methods for making and using same
    Patent number: 11578210
    Abstract: Asphalt binders and methods for making and using same. In at least one specific embodiment, the asphalt binder can include a bitumen and a glyceride and fatty acid mixture. The glyceride and fatty acid mixture can include one or more triglycerides, at least 1 wt % of one or more diglycerides, and at least 5 wt % of one or more fatty acids, based on the combined weight of the one or more triglycerides, the one or more diglycerides, and the one or more fatty acids. The asphalt binder can be made by combining a bitumen and a glyceride and fatty acid mixture. A paving composition can be made by combining a plurality of solids and the asphalt binder. A road can include a plurality of solids mixed with the asphalt binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: FLINT HILL RESOURCES, LP
    Inventor: Brian Russell Cox
  • ASPHALT BINDERS CONTAINING A GLYCERIDE AND FATTY ACID MIXTURE AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20190127585
    Abstract: Asphalt binders and methods for making and using same. In at least one specific embodiment, the asphalt binder can include a bitumen and a glyceride and fatty acid mixture. The glyceride and fatty acid mixture can include one or more triglycerides, at least 1 wt % of one or more diglycerides, and at least 5 wt % of one or more fatty acids, based on the combined weight of the one or more triglycerides, the one or more diglycerides, and the one or more fatty acids. The asphalt binder can be made by combining a bitumen and a glyceride and fatty acid mixture. A paving composition can be made by combining a plurality of solids and the asphalt binder. A road can include a plurality of solids mixed with the asphalt binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: FLINT HILLS RESOURCES, LP
    Inventor: Brian Russell Cox
  • Asphalt binders containing a glyceride and fatty acid mixture and methods for making and using same
    Patent number: 10167390
    Abstract: Asphalt binders and methods for making and using same. In at least one specific embodiment, the asphalt binder can include a bitumen and a glyceride and fatty acid mixture. The glyceride and fatty acid mixture can include one or more triglycerides, at least 1 wt % of one or more diglycerides, and at least 5 wt % of one or more fatty acids, based on the combined weight of the one or more triglycerides, the one or more diglycerides, and the one or more fatty acids. The asphalt binder can be made by combining a bitumen and a glyceride and fatty acid mixture. A paving composition can be made by combining a plurality of solids and the asphalt binder. A road can include a plurality of solids mixed with the asphalt binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: FLINT HILLS RESOURCES, LP
    Inventor: Brian Russell Cox
  • ASPHALT BINDERS CONTAINING A GLYCERIDE AND FATTY ACID MIXTURE AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20170022364
    Abstract: Asphalt binders and methods for making and using same. In at least one specific embodiment, the asphalt binder can include a bitumen and a glyceride and fatty acid mixture. The glyceride and fatty acid mixture can include one or more triglycerides, at least 1 wt % of one or more diglycerides, and at least 5 wt % of one or more fatty acids, based on the combined weight of the one or more triglycerides, the one or more diglycerides, and the one or more fatty acids. The asphalt binder can be made by combining a bitumen and a glyceride and fatty acid mixture. A paving composition can be made by combining a plurality of solids and the asphalt binder. A road can include a plurality of solids mixed with the asphalt binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Flint Hills Resources, LP
    Inventor: BRIAN RUSSELL COX
  • Asphalt binders containing a glyceride and fatty acid mixture and methods for making and using same
    Patent number: 9481794
    Abstract: Asphalt binders and methods for making and using same. In at least one specific embodiment, the asphalt binder can include a bitumen and a glyceride and fatty acid mixture. The glyceride and fatty acid mixture can include one or more triglycerides, at least 1 wt % of one or more diglycerides, and at least 5 wt % of one or more fatty acids, based on the combined weight of the one or more triglycerides, the one or more diglycerides, and the one or more fatty acids. The asphalt binder can be made by combining a bitumen and a glyceride and fatty acid mixture. A paving composition can be made by combining a plurality of solids and the asphalt binder. A road can include a plurality of solids mixed with the asphalt binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Flint Hills Resources, LP
    Inventor: Brian Russell Cox
  • ASPHALT BINDERS CONTAINING A GLYCERIDE AND FATTY ACID MIXTURE AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20160122507
    Abstract: Asphalt binders and methods for making and using same. In at least one specific embodiment, the asphalt binder can include a bitumen and a glyceride and fatty acid mixture. The glyceride and fatty acid mixture can include one or more triglycerides, at least 1 wt % of one or more diglycerides, and at least 5 wt % of one or more fatty acids, based on the combined weight of the one or more triglycerides, the one or more diglycerides, and the one or more fatty acids. The asphalt binder can be made by combining a bitumen and a glyceride and fatty acid mixture. A paving composition can be made by combining a plurality of solids and the asphalt binder. A road can include a plurality of solids mixed with the asphalt binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: FLINT HILLS RESOURCES, LP
    Inventor: BRIAN RUSSELL COX