Patents by Inventor Felton R. Pinner, Jr.

Felton R. Pinner, Jr. 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).

  • Patent number: 4456067
    Abstract: Microcapsules containing a gas hydrate inhibitor, such as a glycol, are suspended in a carrier fluid and injected directly into a gas-bearing formation via a producing well. The microcapsules release the hydrate inhibitor in situ at varying rates to provide a relatively continuous flow of inhibitor into the produced gas-water mixture over a long period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1984
    Assignee: Marathon Oil Company
    Inventor: Felton R. Pinner, Jr.