Patents by Inventor Clemens Holzer

Clemens Holzer 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).

  • Recycling of borehole solids in polymers
    Patent number: 9464180
    Abstract: There is provided a method of fabricating a composite material, the method comprising providing borehole solids originating from a borehole in the earth and embedding the borehole solids in a base material thereby forming the composite material, wherein the base material comprises a polymer. According to an embodiment, the borehole solids contain oil, e.g. on a surface thereof. The oil containing borehole solids may be preprocessed before embedding or may be directly embedded in the base material without preprocessing. Such embodiments allow for a recycling of oil contaminated borehole solids while providing a resource for a filler for polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Montanuniversität Leoben
    Inventors: Herbert Hofstätter, Clemens Holzer
  • Recycling of Borehole Solids in Polymers
    Publication number: 20140343219
    Abstract: There is provided a method of fabricating a composite material, the method comprising providing borehole solids originating from a borehole in the earth and embedding the borehole solids in a base material thereby forming the composite material, wherein the base material comprises a polymer. According to an embodiment, the borehole solids contain oil, e.g. on a surface thereof. The oil containing borehole solids may be preprocessed before embedding or may be directly embedded in the base material without preprocessing. Such embodiments allow for a recycling of oil contaminated borehole solids while providing a resource for a filler for polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: MONTANUNIVERSITÄT LEOBEN
    Inventors: Herbert Hofstätter, Clemens Holzer