Patents by Inventor Douglas H. Adamson

Douglas H. Adamson 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).

  • Polymersome compositions and associated methods of use
    Patent number: 7151077
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating subterranean formations. More particularly, the present invention relates to polymersomes, viscosifying agents that comprise polymersomes, and associated methods of use. In some embodiments, the present invention discloses methods of treating a section of a subterranean formation that comprises the steps of providing a viscosified treatment fluid that comprises an aqueous-based component, and a viscosifying agent that comprises a polymersome; and treating the section of the subterranean formation. In other embodiments, the present invention discloses methods of viscosifying a treatment fluid, suspending particulates in a treatment fluid, fracturing a subterranean formation, providing sand control in a section of a subterranean formation, and encapsulating treatment fluid additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignees: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Princeton University
    Inventors: Robert K. Prud'homme, Lewis R. Norman, Douglas H. Adamson, Mustafa Erhan Yildiz, Ian D. Robb