Patents by Inventor Clint Osborne

Clint Osborne 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).

  • Process for clarifying alkoxylated alcohols
    Patent number: 5352842
    Abstract: A process for clarifying an alkoxylated product mixture produced using a calcium-based catalyst wherein the product mixture is heated to a temperature of from about 80.degree. C. to about 175.degree. C. to produce a filtration feed, the filtration feed being passed through a filter medium comprising material possessing polar groups to produce a clarified filtrate, the filtration feed being passed through the filter medium within about 5 days of being prepared, the filtration feed being passed through the filter medium until the desired degree of clarification is obtained, the temperature of the clarified filtrate being less than about 30.degree. C. but above the pour point of the clarified filtrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: Vista Chemical Company
    Inventors: Upali Weerasooriya, Steve V. Orsak, Clint Osborne, John Lin, Mark W. Hellums, Linton LeCompte, David A. Riley