Patents by Inventor Tom Diep

Tom Diep 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).

  • Particulate material having multiple curable coatings and methods for making and using same
    Patent number: 7153575
    Abstract: The present invention relates to coated particulate matter wherein the particles are individually coated with a first set of one or more layers of a curable resin, for example, a combination of phenolic/furan resin or furan resin or phenolic-furan-formaldehyde terpolymer, on a proppant such as sand, and the first set of layers is coated with a second set of one or more layers of a curable resin, for example, a novolac resin with curative. Methods for making and using this coated product as a proppant, gravel pack and for sand control are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Borden Chemical, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert William Anderson, Tom Diep, Avis Lloyd McCrary
  • Particulate material having multiple curable coatings and methods for making and using same
    Publication number: 20030224165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to coated particulate matter wherein the particles are individually coated with a first set of one or more layers of a curable resin, for example, a combination of phenolic/furan resin or furan resin or phenolic-furan-formaldehyde terpolymer, on a proppant such as sand, and the first set of layers is coated with a second set of one or more layers of a curable resin, for example, a novolac resin with curative. Methods for making and using this coated product as a proppant, gravel pack and for sand control are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Robert William Anderson, Tom Diep, Avis Lloyd McCrary