Patents by Inventor Sameer S. Vhora

Sameer S. Vhora 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).

  • Compositions and methods for the stabilization of clay containing soils
    Patent number: 10351770
    Abstract: Polysaccharides may be partially oxidized by oxidative opening of a monosaccharide unit while still retaining glycosidic bonds. Such polysaccharides may be further functionalized with an amine moiety at a site of oxidative opening. Polysaccharides that are partially oxidized and amine-functionalized in this manner may be combined with an aqueous liquid to form compositions suitable for stabilizing clays in clay-containing formations. Clay stabilization may promote reduced swelling of the clays in the presence of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Integrity Bio-Chemicals, LLC
    Inventors: Ashoka V. R. Madduri, Matthew B. Blackmon, Sameer S. Vhora, Charles E. Milliron, III, Curtis J. Rodencal, Sanket Gandhi
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE STABILIZATION OF CLAY CONTAINING SOILS
    Publication number: 20180340120
    Abstract: The invention is directed to stabilizing functionalized polymers and compositions containing polysaccharides and polysaccharide derivatives functionalized with amine, alkyl and/or alkyl/amine moieties, and methods for reducing swelling of soils and especially clay-containing soils with stabilization functionalized polymers and compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: HPPE LLC
    Inventors: Ashoka V.R. Madduri, Matthew B. Blackmon, Sameer S. Vhora, Charles E. Milliron, Curtis J. Rodencal, Sanket Gandhi
  • Compositions and methods for the stabilization of clay containing soils
    Patent number: 10072208
    Abstract: The invention is directed to stabilizing functionalized polymers and compositions containing polysaccharides and polysaccharide derivatives functionalized with amine, alkyl and/or alkyl/amine moieties, and methods for reducing swelling of soils and especially clay-containing soils with stabilization functionalized polymers and compositions of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: HPPE LLC
    Inventors: Ashoka V. R. Madduri, Matthew B. Blackmon, Sameer S. Vhora, Charles E. Milliron, Curtis J. Rodencal, Sanket Gandhi
  • Compositions and Methods for the Removal of Sulfates and Metals From Waste Water
    Publication number: 20170166462
    Abstract: The invention is directed to compounds, compositions and methods for the removal of contaminants from fluids and, in particular sulfates and/or metals from industrial waste water. Compounds and compositions of the invention contain polysaccharides and other organic molecules. These flocculating agents are safe and effective, requiring no special handling procedures. Flocculation compounds include biopolymers of dextran, modified dextran and blends of dextrans, plus other organic and/or inorganic molecules. With the addition of flocculants of the invention to waste water, contaminants such as sulfate and toxic heavy metals can be safely, easily and efficiently removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: HPPE, LLC
    Inventors: Ashoka V.R. Madduri, Christopher P. Gardner, Matthew B. Blackmon, Curtis J. Rodencal, Charles E. Milliron, III, Sameer S. Vhora, Charles R. Landis, Sanket Gandhi
  • Compositions and Methods for the Stabilization of Clay Containing Soils
    Publication number: 20160289559
    Abstract: The invention is directed to stabilizing functionalized polymers and compositions containing polysaccharides and polysaccharide derivatives functionalized with amine, alkyl and/or alkyl/amine moieties, and methods for reducing swelling of soils and especially clay-containing soils with stabilization functionalized polymers and compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: HPPE LLC
    Inventors: Ashoka V.R. Madduri, Matthew B. Blackmon, Sameer S. Vhora, Charles E. Milliron, Curtis J. Rodencal, Sanket Gandhi