Patents by Inventor Ronald Lee Rock, Sr.

Ronald Lee Rock, Sr. 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).

  • Silica-based drilling mud comprising glycoside lubricants with amino-linked alkyl chains
    Patent number: 7320951
    Abstract: The drilling mud with a lowered coefficient of friction having a silicate-based mud and a lubricant selected from the group consisting of: glycosides, alkylpolyalkoxyalcohols, alcohol ester polymers, amine phosphates, starch and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Michele Scott Albrecht, Kenneth Michael Cowan, Robert Irving McNeil, III, Eric Van Oort, Ronald Lee Rock, Sr.
  • Drilling mud
    Publication number: 20030092579
    Abstract: The drilling mud with a lowered coefficient of friction comprising a silicate-based mud and a lubricant selected from the group comprising glycosides, alkylpolyalkoxyalcohols, alcohol ester polymers, amine phosphates, starch and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Michele Scott Albrecht, Kenneth Michael Cowan, Robert Irving McNeil III, Eric Van Oort, Ronald Lee Rock Sr