Patents by Inventor Jon B. Staley

Jon B. Staley 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).

  • Polyamide emulsifier based on polyamines and fatty acid/carboxylic acid for oil based drilling fluid applications
    Patent number: 8765644
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to emulsifiers for oil-based drilling fluids and muds comprising an emulsifier based on the polyamides derived from fatty acid/carboxylic acid and optionally alkoxylated polyamines. The invention also relates to oil or synthetic based drilling fluids comprising the emulsifiers of the invention and to drilling methods utilizing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Akzo Nobel N.V.
    Inventors: Hua Yu, Dale Stanley Steichen, Alan Duncan James, Jon B. Staley, Thomas William Himmel
  • Polyamide Emulsifier Based on Polyamines and Fatty Acid/Carboxylic Acid for Oil Based Drilling Fluid Applications
    Publication number: 20110306523
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to emulsifiers for oil-based drilling fluids and muds comprising an emulsifier based on the polyamides derived from fatty acid/carboxylic acid and optionally alkoxylated polyamines. The invention also relates to oil or synthetic based drilling fluids comprising the emulsifiers of the invention and to drilling methods utilizing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Hua Yu, Dale Stanley Steichen, Alan Duncan James, Jon B. Staley, Thomas William Himmel