Patents by Inventor Ron A. Rose

Ron A. Rose 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 and composition of drilling with fluid including additive
    Patent number: 6399545
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of performing drilling operations wherein a drilling fluid is circulated in a well being drilled in the ground comprising the steps of grinding a tannin-containing organic waste to form granules, adding the ground tannin-containing organic waste product to the drilling fluid, and circulating the drilling fluid with the ground tannin-containing organic waste product in the well while drilling operations are being carried out. In a preferred embodiment, tannin-containing organic waste products include grape pomace, tomato pomace, yellow pine bark, yellow pine, wood bark and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Grinding & Sizing Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Ron A. Rose
  • Method of drilling with fluid including nut cork and drilling fluid additive
    Patent number: 5484028
    Abstract: The cork or pith portion of various nuts is utilized as a seepage loss reducing additive without increasing, and in some cases reducing, the viscosity of the drilling mud used in drilling boreholes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Grinding & Sizing Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Ron A. Rose