Patents by Inventor Ricky P. Rothermel

Ricky P. Rothermel 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).

  • Alum pellets
    Patent number: 7001534
    Abstract: Compositions including pellets of alum, a smectite mineral material, and optionally sodium or calcium carbonate, that can be delivered to a phosphate impoundment located at or near the bottom of a body of water. The pellets of alum, smectite mineral material and optionally sodium or calcium carbonate are dropped in a body of water, and the alum is released over time, as the pellet descends to the bottom of the body of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles R. Landis, Danny Oaks, Ricky P. Rothermel, Robert A. Harvey, Steven Reed Gray
  • Alum pellets
    Patent number: 6960303
    Abstract: Compositions including pellets of alum, a smectite mineral material and optionally sodium or calcium carbonate that can be delivered to a phosphate impoundment located at the bottom of a body of water at the bottom. The pellets of alum, smectite mineral material and optionally sodium or calcium carbonate are dropped through the body of water so that the alum is released when the pellet reaches the bottom of the impoundment thereby treating the phosphates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles R. Landis, Danny Oaks, Ricky P. Rothermel, Robert A. Harvey, Steven Reed Gray
  • Alum pellets
    Publication number: 20040256327
    Abstract: Compositions including pellets of alum, a smectite mineral material, and optionally sodium or calcium carbonate, that can be delivered to a phosphate impoundment located at or near the bottom of a body of water. The pellets of alum, smectite mineral material and optionally sodium or calcium carbonate are dropped in a body of water, and the alum is released over time, as the pellet descends to the bottom of the body of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles R. Landis, Danny Oaks, Ricky P. Rothermel, Robert A. Harvey
  • Alum pellets
    Publication number: 20030213752
    Abstract: Compositions including pellets of alum, a smectite mineral material and optionally sodium or calcium carbonate that can be delivered to a phosphate impoundment located at the bottom of a body of water at the bottom. The pellets of alum, smectite mineral material and optionally sodium or calcium carbonate are dropped through the body of water so that the alum is released when the pellet reaches the bottom of the impoundment thereby treating the phosphates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles R. Landis, Danny Oaks, Ricky P. Rothermel, Robert A. Harvey