Patents by Inventor Royce D. Mullins

Royce D. Mullins 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).

  • Glycerides and fatty acid mixtures and methods of using same
    Patent number: 10384958
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for green compositions and technologies. In an embodiment, the present invention provides a method of separating a first material from a second material. For example, the method can comprise mixing the first material and the second material in a slurry with a beneficiation composition. The beneficiation composition can comprise one or more glyceride and fatty acid mixtures extracted from a fuel ethanol process. Air bubbles can be provided in the slurry to form bubble-particle aggregates with the first material and the bubble-particle aggregates can be allowed to be separated from the second material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Bo L. Tran, Kerem Eraydin, Jianjun Liu, Royce D. Mullins, Jinming Zhang, James A. Counter
  • GLYCERIDES AND FATTY ACID MIXTURES AND METHODS OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20150144570
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for green compositions and technologies. In an embodiment, the present invention provides a method of separating a first material from a second material. For example, the method can comprise mixing the first material and the second material in a slurry with a beneficiation composition. The beneficiation composition can comprise one or more glyceride and fatty acid mixtures extracted from a fuel ethanol process. Air bubbles can be provided in the slurry to form bubble-particle aggregates with the first material and the bubble-particle aggregates can be allowed to be separated from the second material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: NALCO COMPANY
    Inventors: Bo L. Tran, Kerem Eraydin, Jianjun Liu, Royce D. Mullins, Jinming Zhang, James A. Counter