Patents by Inventor Fredrick Growcock

Fredrick Growcock 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).

  • Vermiculture compositions
    Patent number: 6838082
    Abstract: A biodegradable wellbore fluid with an oleaginous phase including a linear paraffin having 11-18 carbon atoms, a non-oleaginous phase, an emulsifying agent and optionally a weighting agent. Use of the fluid while drilling allows bio-remediation of drill cuttings using land spreading, bioreactors, conventional composting or vermiculture composting. The resulting product, especially when vermicomposed, is potentially useful as a soil amendment or plant fertilizer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: M-I LLC
    Inventors: Fredrick Growcock, G. Wray Curtis, John Candler, Stephen Rabke, Sonya Ross, Jonathan Getliff, Greg McEwan