Patents by Inventor Michael George Norton

Michael George Norton 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).

  • Method of dispersing oil in water
    Patent number: 3996134
    Abstract: A method of dispersing oil in water, particularly useful in oil slick dispersion, secondary oil recovery and tar-sand oil recovery comprises contacting the oil and water with an alkyd resin in which one component of the resin is the residue of a water-soluble polyalkylene glycol such as a polyethylene glycol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1974
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1976
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries Limited
    Inventors: Peter George Osborn, Peter Francis Nicks, Michael George Norton