Patents by Inventor Donald J. Thorn

Donald J. Thorn 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).

  • Method for dissolving polymeric materials in hydrocarbon liquids
    Patent number: 4068676
    Abstract: This invention discloses a method for dissolving a hydrocarbon soluble polymeric internal phase of an aqueous external phase emulsion in a hydrocarbon liquid comprising mixing the emulsion and the hydrocarbon liquid together in the presence of a release agent to thereby cause the polymeric internal phase to dissolve in the hydrocarbon liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1978
    Assignee: Halliburton Company
    Inventors: Donald J. Thorn, John W. Burnham