Patents by Inventor Colin David Wood
Colin David Wood 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).
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Publication number: 20240033712Abstract: A composition for capture of acid gas comprising solid porous particles of hypercrosslinked polymer comprising a network of aryl groups linked by methylene (—CH2—) bridging groups formed by Friedel-Crafts catalyzed polymerization or Friedel-Crafts catalyzed post-polymerization cross-linking; wherein the solid porous particles of hypercrosslinked polymer contain absorbed liquid comprising an acid gas absorbent selected from chemical absorbent for acid gas, physical absorbent for acid gas or mixture thereof and the weight ratio of absorbed liquid to solid porous particles of hypercrosslinked polymer is from 1:1 to 5:1.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: COLIN DAVID WOOD, MATTHEW B MYERS, CAMERON WHITE
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Patent number: 11536681Abstract: The invention provides a solid state reference electrode comprising a reference element embedded in an electrochemically active composite, the electrochemically active composite comprising a polymeric matrix loaded with a solid inorganic salt, wherein the polymeric matrix comprises a cross-linked vinyl polymer of a vinyl monomer containing a heteroatom.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONInventors: Mikko Vepsäläinen, Colin David Wood, Miao Chen, Durga Prasad Acharya, David Simon Macedo
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Patent number: 10960340Abstract: A composition for gas storage including a mixture of particles of amorphous macroporous organic polymer (MOP) and particles of a metallic organic framework (MOF).Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONInventors: Colin David Wood, Xavier Mulet, Matthew Roland Hill
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Patent number: 10844273Abstract: A method of controlling sand production in a sandstone reservoir comprising providing (i) an aminosilane and (ii) a polymeric linking agent comprising monomeric units having pendent functional groups selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid esters and amides, wherein a plurality of the pendent functional groups are reacted with the amino group of the aminosilane by a process selected from the group consisting of aminolysis of carboxylic acid ester groups, Mannich reaction between the amino group of the aminosilane and a plurality of at least one of carboxylic acid and amide pendent groups in the presence of an aldehyde activating agent or combination thereof, contacting the aminosilane and polymeric linking agent with the sandstone reservoir to bond the silane group of the aminosilane with particles of sand and provide agglomeration as a result of covalent bonding of the linking agent with a plurality of aminosilanes.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONInventors: Colin David Wood, Wendy Wenjun Tian, Khoa Nguyen Pham
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Patent number: 10696801Abstract: A gas hydrate hydrogel inhibitor comprising at least one polymer hydrogel particle having from 50 to 100% hydrogel content, the at least one polymer hydrogel particle including an inhibitor selected from the group consisting of: at least one thermodynamic hydrate inhibitor, at least one kinetic hydrate inhibitor, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONInventors: Colin David Wood, Yutaek Seo, Wendy Wenjun Tian
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Patent number: 10654985Abstract: A microporous polymeric composition including a matrix polymer having a fractional free volume of at least 0.1 and dispersed particles having a hypercrosslinked polymer.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2016Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONInventors: Colin David Wood, Xavier Mulet, Cher Hon Lau, Matthew Roland Hill
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Publication number: 20200088670Abstract: The invention provides a solid state reference electrode comprising a reference element embedded in an electrochemically active composite, the electrochemically active composite comprising a polymeric matrix loaded with a solid inorganic salt, wherein the polymeric matrix comprises a cross-linked vinyl polymer of a vinyl monomer containing a heteroatom.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONInventors: Mikko VEPSÄLÄINEN, Colin David WOOD, Miao CHEN, Durga Prasad ACHARYA, David Simon MACEDO
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Publication number: 20190203102Abstract: A method of controlling sand production in a sandstone reservoir comprising providing (i) an aminosilane and (ii) a polymeric linking agent comprising monomeric units having pendent functional groups selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid esters and amides, wherein a plurality of the pendent functional groups are reacted with the amino group of the aminosilane by a process selected from the group consisting of aminolysis of carboxylic acid ester groups, Mannich reaction between the amino group of the aminosilane and a plurality of at least one of carboxylic acid and amide pendent groups in the presence of an aldehyde activating agent or combination thereof, contacting the aminosilane and polymeric linking agent with the sandstone reservoir to bond the silane group of the aminosilane with particles of sand and provide agglomeration as a result of covalent bonding of the linking agent with a plurality of aminosilanes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2017Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONInventors: Colin David WOOD, Wendy Wenjun TIAN, Khoa Nguyen PHAM
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Publication number: 20180265647Abstract: A gas hydrate hydrogel inhibitor comprising at least one polymer hydrogel particle having from 50 to 100% hydrogel content, the at least one polymer hydrogel particle including an inhibitor selected from the group consisting of: at least one thermodynamic hydrate inhibitor, at least one kinetic hydrate inhibitor, or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Colin David WOOD, Yutaek SEO, Wendy Wenjun TIAN
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Publication number: 20180142075Abstract: A microporous polymeric composition including a matrix polymer having a fractional free volume of at least 0.1 and dispersed particles having a hypercrosslinked polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2016Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONInventors: Colin, David WOOD, Xavier MULET, Cher, Hon LAU, Matthew, Roland HILL
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Publication number: 20180104638Abstract: A composition for gas storage including a mixture of particles of amorphous macroporous organic polymer (MOP) and particles of a metallic organic framework (MOF).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH OR GANISATIONInventors: Colin, David WOOD, Xavier MULET, Matthew, Roland HILL
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Publication number: 20150376399Abstract: The present invention relates to a water curable resin formulation comprising: (a) an epoxy resin; (b) an aromatic amine curing agent, wherein the molar ratio of amine functional groups in said curing agent relative to the epoxy functional groups of said epoxy resin is 2:1 or less; and (c) a coupling agent comprising a siloxane group coupled to an epoxy reactive group.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas)Inventors: Kok Hoong Leong, Yin Liong Leong, Wendy Wenjun Tian, Jonathan Howard Hodgkin, Song Gao, Karen Anne Kozielski, Colin David Wood
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Publication number: 20120245284Abstract: The present invention relates to a water curable resin formulation comprising: (a) an epoxy resin; (b) an aromatic amine curing agent, wherein the molar ratio of amine functional groups in said curing agent relative to the epoxy functional groups of said epoxy resin is 2:1 or less; and (c) a coupling agent comprising a siloxane group coupled to an epoxy reactive group.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2010Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas)Inventors: Kok Hoong Leong, Yin Liong Leong, Wendy Wenjun Tian, Jonathan Howard Hodgkin, Song Gao, Karen Anne Kozielski, Colin David Wood