Patents by Inventor Howard Brian Mead

Howard Brian Mead 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).

  • PROCESS FOR PREPARING A UREA GREASE
    Publication number: 20160002557
    Abstract: The invention provides for a process for preparing urea grease. The process is carried out in the presence of a base oil and avoids the use of diisocyanate reagents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan DAEGLING, Alexander HELLAWELL, Eurydice KONE, Alexander MASSEY, Howard Brian MEAD, Don VAN ZWIETEN, Ton VISSER, Robert James WILKINSON
  • Process and apparatus for preparing a urea grease
    Patent number: 8703671
    Abstract: The invention provides for a process for preparing a urea grease including: (a) introducing a first feed component to a first feeding zone; (b) introducing a second feed component to a second feeding zone; (c) first reacting-mixing in a first reacting-mixing zone; and (d) cooling-mixing in a cooling-mixing zone. The invention also provides for a process for preparing a urea grease including: (a) introducing a first feed component to a first feeding zone; (b) introducing a second feed component to a second feeding zone; (c) first reacting-mixing in a first reacting-mixing zone; (d) introducing a third feed component to a third feeding zone; (e) second reacting-mixing in a second reacting-mixing zone; and (f) cooling-mixing in a cooling-mixing zone. The invention also provides for an apparatus for preparing a urea grease comprising: (a) a first feeding zone; (b) a second feeding zone; (c) a first reacting-mixing zone; and (d) a cooling-mixing zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Jean-luc Pierre André Brossaud, David Edmund Code, Jerome Dabos, Ronald David Harris, Charles Montgomery Harris, Aimin Huang, Krishna Rangraj Kaushik, Catherine Maillard, Howard Brian Mead, Raghunath Gopal Menon, Jean-paul Saint
  • PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A UREA GREASE
    Publication number: 20100099592
    Abstract: The invention provides for a process for preparing a urea grease including: (a) introducing a first feed component to a first feeding zone; (b) introducing a second feed component to a second feeding zone; (c) first reacting-mixing in a first reacting-mixing zone; and (d) cooling-mixing in a cooling-mixing zone. The invention also provides for a process for preparing a urea grease including: (a) introducing a first feed component to a first feeding zone; (b) introducing a second feed component to a second feeding zone; (c) first reacting-mixing in a first reacting-mixing zone; (d) introducing a third feed component to a third feeding zone; (e) second reacting-mixing in a second reacting-mixing zone; and (f) cooling-mixing in a cooling-mixing zone. The invention also provides for an apparatus for preparing a urea grease comprising: (a) a first feeding zone; (b) a second feeding zone; (c) a first reacting-mixing zone; and (d) a cooling-mixing zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Jean-luc Pierre André Brossaud, David Edmund Code, Jerome Dabos, Ronald David Harris, Aimin Huang, Krishna Rangraj Kaushik, Catherine Maillard, Howard Brian Mead, Raghunath Gopal Menon, Jean-Paul Saint