Patents by Inventor Mark Rodger

Mark Rodger 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).

  • Composition for controlling clathrate hydrates and a method for controlling clathrate hydrate formation
    Patent number: 6319971
    Abstract: A polymer composition useful for controlling the formation, growth and/or agglomeration of clathrate hydrate comprising two different polymers, designated Polymer x and Polymer y respectively, characterized in that Polymer x is a material whose In(WBF) is greater than that of Polymer y, which satisfy the following conditions: a) In(WBF) of x-In(WBF) of y is greater than 3 and b) the Synergism Index is greater than 0.05.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignees: RF-Procom A/S, Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Malcolm Andrew Kelland, Mark Rodger, Takashi Namba