Patents by Inventor KURT CHESHIRE

KURT CHESHIRE 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