Patents by Inventor Daniel Edward Connors

Daniel Edward Connors 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).

  • METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR PRODUCING IDENTIFIABLE METHANOGENIC PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20210180435
    Abstract: Methods of producing hydrocarbon materials from a geologic formation may include accessing a consortium of microorganisms in a geologic formation that includes a carbonaceous material. The methods may include delivering an aqueous material incorporating deuterium oxide to the consortium of microorganisms. The methods may include increasing production of hydrocarbon materials by the consortium of microorganisms. The methods may include recovering a deuterium-containing hydrocarbon from the geologic formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Transworld Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Edward Connors, Joseph Edward Zemetra
  • BIOLOGICALLY ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY METHODS
    Publication number: 20190300912
    Abstract: Methods of enhancing oil recovery may include accessing a consortium of microorganisms in a geologic formation that includes oil. The methods may include delivering an aqueous material incorporating dissolved hydrogen to the consortium of microorganisms. The methods may include increasing production of gaseous materials by the consortium of microorganisms. The methods may also include recovering oil from the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Transworld Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Edward Connors, Jordan Andrew Bradfish, Roland Peter DeBruyn, Helen Mitchell, Joseph Edward Zemetra