Patents by Inventor James L. Flowers

James L. Flowers 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).

  • Metallic soap compositions for various applications
    Patent number: 9139801
    Abstract: Metallic soap compositions for use in various applications, including as adhesives, as having anti-corrosion properties on certain surfaces or materials, and as asphalt modifiers to reduce viscosity in an asphalt mixture, and process for making the same, are disclosed. The processes comprise at least a partial saponification of a mixture of an oil, often a natural oil which may be hydrogenated and/or metathesized, and a metal compound via a fusion process, or may comprise at least a partial saponification of a mixture of a similar oil and a metal compound, or optionally a fatty acid derived from a similar oil, via an aqueous process, with an optional addition of an inorganic metal salt via at least one ion exchange reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary J. Hunt, James L. Flowers, S. Alexander Christensen
  • Metallic Soap Compositions For Various Applications
    Publication number: 20130008341
    Abstract: Metallic soap compositions for use in various applications, including as adhesives, as having anti-corrosion properties on certain surfaces or materials, and as asphalt modifiers to reduce viscosity in an asphalt mixture, and process for making the same, are disclosed. The processes comprise at least a partial saponification of a mixture of an oil, often a natural oil which may be hydrogenated and/or metathesized, and a metal compound via a fusion process, or may comprise at least a partial saponification of a mixture of a similar oil and a metal compound, or optionally a fatty acid derived from a similar oil, via an aqueous process, with an optional addition of an inorganic metal salt via at least one ion exchange reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: ELEVANCE RENEWABLE SCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Zachary J. Hunt, James L. Flowers, S. Alexander Christensen
  • Method of preemptive treatment of inflammation, algesia and poor healing using topical capsaicin
    Publication number: 20090131532
    Abstract: A method of treating the conditions which involve inflammation, algesia and ineffective healing by preemptively applying capsaicin topically prior to or at the onset of the process thereby diminishing harmful effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: James L. Flowers
  • Method of treating an internal condition by external application of capsaicin without the need for systemic absorption
    Patent number: 5431914
    Abstract: A method of treating a pathological condition of an internal organ in a patient which comprises topically applying capsaicin to the skin of the patient containing nerves which lead to the spinal cord segments corresponding to the internal organ without the need of systemic absorption of the capsaicin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Inventors: Michael Adekunle, James L. Flowers
  • Indirect method of treating orofacial pain
    Patent number: 5296225
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of treating orofacial pain in a patient wherein an effective amount of capsaicin is topically applied to the skin of the face and/or the neck and/or the scalp overlying the trigeminal or upper cervical nerves and it is left in place for a time sufficient to relieve the symptoms thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1994
    Inventors: Michael Adekunle, James L. Flowers