Patents by Inventor Simon Harry Shepherd

Simon Harry Shepherd 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: 12522738
    Abstract: A mixture curable to provide an intumescent coating material. The mixture comprises a silane-terminated polymer, a cross-linker for curing the silane-terminated polymer, an epoxy resin, a cross-linker for curing the epoxy resin, and an intumescent package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: ADVANCED INNERGY LTD.
    Inventors: Laura Louise Jordan, Simon Jones, Simon Harry Shepherd, Anil Naik
  • Publication number: 20250297150
    Abstract: A silicone tie coat for bonding thermal insulation material to a substrate useable subsea. The silicone tie coat is the reaction product of a mixture comprising polydiorganosiloxane polymer and an organohydrogensiloxane crosslinker, wherein the reaction is catalyzed by a metallic catalyst. The silicone tie coat has a thickness of at least about 20 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2025
    Publication date: September 25, 2025
    Inventors: Simon Harry Shepherd, Alastair Boyes
  • Patent number: 12351743
    Abstract: A silicone tie coat for bonding thermal insulation material to a substrate useable subsea. The silicone tie coat is the reaction product of a mixture comprising polydiorganosiloxane polymer and an organohydrogensiloxane crosslinker, wherein the reaction is catalyzed by a metallic catalyst. The silicone tie coat has a thickness of at least about 20 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: ADVANCED INNERGY LTD
    Inventors: Simon Harry Shepherd, Alastair Boyes
  • Patent number: 12297372
    Abstract: A mixture curable in the presence of a suitable metallic catalyst to provide an intumescent coating material. The mixture comprises: a siloxane polymer; a cross-linker for cross-linking the siloxane polymer; filler, wherein the filler comprises char reinforcing filler; and an intumescent ingredient. The intumescent ingredient comprises a phosphorus containing compound or a composition comprising a phosphorus containing compound. The mixture comprises 5 to 20% by weight of the phosphorus containing compound or composition comprising a phosphorus containing compound. The intumescent ingredient comprises 10 to 40% by weight expandable graphite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignees: ADVANCED INNERGY LTD., DOW SILICONES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Simon Harry Shepherd, Laura Louise Jordan, Anil Naik, Tatiana Dimitrova, Anne-Marie Van Stiphoudt
  • Patent number: 12215180
    Abstract: A mixture curable in the presence of a metallic catalyst to provide a material for thermally insulating a substrate useable subsea. The mixture comprises from 55 to 99% by weight of a norbornene monomer and a water insoluble polymer filler. The water insoluble polymer filler comprises polystyrene or polypropylene, or derivatives thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: ADVANCED INNERGY LTD.
    Inventors: Simon Harry Shepherd, Laura Louise Jordan, Simon Jones, Kamil Tomaszewski
  • Patent number: 12031059
    Abstract: A mixture curable to provide an intumescent coating material. The mixture comprises a silicone polymer, a cross-linker, a diluent and an intumescent ingredient. The mixture comprises at least 50% by weight of the intumescent ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Advanced Innergy Ltd
    Inventors: Simon Harry Shepherd, Laura Louise Jordan, Simon Jones, Anil Naik
  • Publication number: 20230053078
    Abstract: A mixture curable to provide a fibre reinforced coating material for protecting a substrate. The mixture comprises a phenolic resin or a polyfurfuryl alcohol resin, a hardener, a thixotropic additive, and fibres.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventor: Simon Harry Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20220220320
    Abstract: A mixture curable to provide an intumescent coating material. The mixture comprises a silane-terminated polymer, a cross-linker for curing the silane-terminated polymer, an epoxy resin, a cross-linker for curing the epoxy resin, and an intumescent package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Laura Louise Jordan, Simon Jones, Simon Harry Shepherd, Anil Naik
  • Publication number: 20220089803
    Abstract: A mixture curable in the presence of a metallic catalyst to provide a material for thermally insulating a substrate useable subsea. The mixture comprises from 55 to 99% by weight of a norbornene monomer and a water insoluble polymer filler. The water insoluble polymer filler comprises polystyrene or polypropylene, or derivatives thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Simon Harry Shepherd, Laura Louise Jordan, Simon Jones, Kamil Tomaszewski
  • Publication number: 20220002563
    Abstract: A mixture curable in the presence of a suitable metallic catalyst to provide an intumescent coating material. The mixture comprises: a siloxane polymer; a cross-linker for cross-linking the siloxane polymer; filler, wherein the filler comprises char reinforcing filler; and an intumescent ingredient. The intumescent ingredient comprises a phosphorus containing compound or a composition comprising a phosphorus containing compound. The mixture comprises 5 to 20% by weight of the phosphorus containing compound or composition comprising a phosphorus containing compound. The intumescent ingredient comprises 10 to 40% by weight expandable graphite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Simon Harry Shepherd, Laura Louise Jordan, Anil Naik, Tatiana Dimitrova, Anne-Marie Van Stiphoudt
  • Publication number: 20210388218
    Abstract: A mixture curable to provide an intumescent coating material. The mixture comprises a silicone polymer, a cross-linker, a diluent and an intumescent ingredient. The mixture comprises at least 50% by weight of the intumescent ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Simon Harry Shepherd, Laura Louise Jordan, Simon Jones, Anil Naik
  • Patent number: 11009176
    Abstract: A thermal insulation structure for a substrate for use subsea, and a method of providing a thermal insulating structure. The structure comprises: an inner layer and an outer layer. The inner layer is the reaction product of a first part and a second part, wherein the weight ratio of the first part to the second part is from about 15:1 to 1:1. The first part comprises any of alkenyldialkyl terminated polydialkylsiloxane, alkenyldialkyl terminated polydialkylalkenylmethylsiloxane or mixtures thereof, which will individually or collectively have a viscosity of from 250 to 10000 mPa·s at 25° C., and a hydrosilylation catalyst. The second part comprises a mixture of organohydrogensiloxane having two Si—H bonds per molecule and organohydrogensiloxane having at least three Si—H bonds per molecule. The outer layer is the reaction product of a first part and a second part, wherein the weight ratio of the first part to the second part is from about 15:1 to 1:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignees: Advanced Insulation Limited, Dow Silicones Corporation
    Inventors: Simon Harry Shepherd, Laura Louise Jordan, Brian Swanton, Patrick Beyer, Roman Vanecek
  • Publication number: 20210122957
    Abstract: A silicone tie coat for bonding thermal insulation material to a substrate useable subsea. The silicone tie coat is the reaction product of a mixture comprising polydiorganosiloxane polymer and an organohydrogensiloxane crosslinker, wherein the reaction is catalyzed by a metallic catalyst. The silicone tie coat has a thickness of at least about 20 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Simon Harry Shepherd, Alastair Boyes
  • Publication number: 20200378543
    Abstract: A thermal insulation structure for a substrate for use subsea, and a method of providing a thermal insulating structure. The structure comprises: an inner layer and an outer layer. The inner layer is the reaction product of a first part and a second part, wherein the weight ratio of the first part to the second part is from about 15:1 to 1:1. The first part comprises any of alkenyldialkyl terminated polydialkylsiloxane, alkenyldialkyl terminated polydialkylalkenylmethylsiloxane or mixtures thereof, which will individually or collectively have a viscosity of from 250 to 10000 mPa·s at 25° C., and a hydrosilylation catalyst. The second part comprises a mixture of organohydrogensiloxane having two Si—H bonds per molecule and organohydrogensiloxane having at least three Si—H bonds per molecule. The outer layer is the reaction product of a first part and a second part, wherein the weight ratio of the first part to the second part is from about 15:1 to 1:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Simon Harry Shepherd, Laura Louise Jordan, Brian Swanton, Patrick Beyer, Roman Vanecek
  • Patent number: 10800896
    Abstract: A fire resistant syntactic foam material, the material comprising the reaction product of a reaction mixture including a resole cold curing phenolic resin and incorporating a plurality of hollow spheres, the reaction mixture also including a solution of a partial phosphate ester, a low viscosity phosphate plasticiser, a reinforcing filler and a particulate filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: ADVANCED INSULATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Simon Harry Shepherd, Peter John Mellersh
  • Patent number: 10752789
    Abstract: An intumescent coating material, the material comprising first and second parts mixable together so that the material will cure by an addition reaction in the presence of a metallic catalyst. The first part including a polydiorganosiloxane polymer having at least two unsaturated groups per molecule. The first part also including the metallic catalyst and a reinforcing filler. The second part including an organohydrogensiloxane crosslinker described by formula R13Si(OSiR22)x(OSiMeH)yOSiR13, where each R2 is independently selected from saturated hydrocarbon radicals comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms or aromatic hydrocarbon radicals and each R1 is independently selected from hydrogen or R2, x is zero or an integer and y is an integer. The organohydrogensiloxane has at least three Si—H bonds per molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignees: ADVANCED INSULATION LIMITED, DOW SILICONES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Simon Harry Shepherd, Laura Jordan
  • Patent number: 10676584
    Abstract: A method of forming a buoyancy providing component, the method comprising locating a plurality of macrospheres in a mould, providing a composition including DCPD (dicyclo pentadiene) resin, a ruthenium or osmium catalyst, and a plurality of microspheres, dispensing the composition in liquid form into the mould to encapsulate the macrospheres, and allowing the mixture to set in the mould.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ADVANCED INSULATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Simon Harry Shepherd, David Hamnett
  • Publication number: 20190358942
    Abstract: A tie coat structure comprising a plurality of layers. A first of the layers comprises a thermoplastic polymer. A second of the layers comprises glass. A third of the layers comprises silicone. The second layer is provided between the first and third layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Simon Harry Shepherd, Alastair Boyes
  • Publication number: 20180305516
    Abstract: A method of forming a buoyancy providing component, the method comprising locating a plurality of macrospheres in a mould, providing a composition including DCPD (dicyclo pentadiene) resin, a ruthenium or osmium catalyst, and a plurality of microspheres, dispensing the composition in liquid form into the mould to encapsulate the macrospheres, and allowing the mixture to set in the mould.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Advanced Insulation Limited
    Inventors: Simon Harry Shepherd, David Hamnett
  • Publication number: 20180155519
    Abstract: A fire resistant syntactic foam material, the material comprising the reaction product of a reaction mixture including a resole cold curing phenolic resin and incorporating a plurality of hollow spheres, the reaction mixture also including a solution of a partial phosphate ester, a low viscosity phosphate plasticiser, a reinforcing filler and a particulate filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Simon Harry SHEPHERD, Peter John Mellersh