Patents by Inventor Robert ENICK

Robert ENICK 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).

  • Patent number: 9957438
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula is provided: Also provided is a solution including a compound disclosed herein, a volume of dense carbon dioxide (CO2), and a co-solvent, where the solution has an increased viscosity greater than the viscosity of dense CO2. Methods of increasing the viscosity of dense CO2 and natural gas liquids (NGLs) by, for example, dissolving a compound disclosed herein to form a solution, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Daniel Doherty, Michael Joseph O'Brien, Jason Lee, Robert James Perry, Robert Enick
  • Publication number: 20170210975
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula is provided: Also provided is a solution including a compound disclosed herein, a volume of dense carbon dioxide (CO2), and a co-solvent, where the solution has an increased viscosity greater than the viscosity of dense CO2. Methods of increasing the viscosity of dense CO2 and natural gas liquids (NGLs) by, for example, dissolving a compound disclosed herein to form a solution, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicants: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, University of Pittsburgh-Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Mark Daniel DOHERTY, Michael Joseph O'BRIEN, Jason LEE, Robert James PERRY, Robert ENICK