Patents by Inventor Kip D. Sharp

Kip D. Sharp 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).

  • Aliphatic polycarbonate-based surface active agents
    Patent number: 10011758
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses surface active agents useful in liquid or supercritical CO2 applications. The surface active agents comprise compounds containing a hydrocarbon segment and an aliphatic polycarbonate segment: The invention also provides methods of making the surface active agents and of using them in supercritical CO2 applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignees: Sasol Chemicals (USA) LLC, Novomer, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt McWilliams, Daniel T. Plummer, Kip D. Sharp, Scott D. Allen, Christopher Simoneau
  • Aliphatic Polycarbonate-Based Surface Active Agents
    Publication number: 20160200962
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses surface active agents useful in liquid or supercritical CO2 applications. The surface active agents comprise compounds containing a hydrocarbon segment and an aliphatic polycarbonate segment: The invention also provides methods of making the surface active agents and of using them in supercritical CO2 applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Kurt McWilliams, Daniel T. Plummer, Kip D. Sharp, Scott D. Allen, Christopher Sinomeau
  • Compositions for use in well servicing fluids
    Publication number: 20080261836
    Abstract: A composition useful in a well servicing fluid comprising a base fluid, comprising from 5-40 wt. % paraffins, from 5-40 wt. % olefins, from 5-20 wt. % naphthenes, from 5-20 wt. % esters, and from 2-10 wt. % oxygenates comprising primarily alcohols and ethers, the base fluid being useful as an additive alone or in conjunction with at least one other component typically used in well servicing fluids such as drilling fluids, workover fluids, packer fluids, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Paul A. Filler, Wayne L. Sorensen, Kip D. Sharp