Patents by Inventor Patrick Shuler

Patrick Shuler 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).

  • Chemical system for improved oil recovery
    Publication number: 20060046948
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein provides compositions and methods for mobilizing and extracting oil and other hydrocarbons present in subsurface reservoirs. Specifically, the invention relates to surfactant compositions comprising one or more alkyl polyglycosides (APGs) and one or more aromatic alcohols; methods of using such surfactant compositions; and products produced by these methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Yongchun Tang, Patrick Shuler, Yongfu Wu, Stefan Iglauer