Patents by Inventor John Boorem

John Boorem 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).

  • SURFACTANTS HAVING NON-CONVENTIONAL HYDROPHOBES
    Publication number: 20210039060
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to surfactants with small hydrophobes, which are of non-conventional hydrophobe size. The surfactants of the present invention utilize a small hydrophobic moiety with a polvalkoxylate chain comprising PO, BO and/or EO groups, with optional ionic groups, such as anionic, cationic and zwitterionic, to achieve the desired hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB). The present invention is further directed to formulations comprising the surfactants of the invention, and methods of using the surfactants of the invention, including in enhanced oil recovery applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: UPALI WEERASOORIYA, PETER RADFORD, KEVIN SIKKEMA, JOHN BOOREM, AARON BOOREM, KURT CHESHIRE, KISHORE K. MOHANTY, KRISHNA PANTHI, HIMANSHU SHARMA, PINAKI GHOSH
  • Process for making fatty amides
    Patent number: 9266821
    Abstract: A process for reacting, in the presence of a particular calcium containing catalyst, an amine having an active hydrogen and one or more of a fatty acid ester or a fatty acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: HARCROS CHEMICALS INC.
    Inventors: Upali Weerasooriya, John Boorem, Brian Hodle, Aaron Boorem, Peter Radford, Howard Stevenson, G. Gerald Barr
  • Process For Making Fatty Amides
    Publication number: 20110092715
    Abstract: A process for reacting, in the presence of a particular calcium containing catalyst, an amine having an active hydrogen and one or more of a fatty acid ester or a fatty acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Upali Weerasooriya, John Boorem, Brian Hodle, Aaron Boorem, Peter Radford, Howard Stevenson, G. Gerald Barr