Patents by Inventor Tom Weatherford

Tom Weatherford 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).

  • Drag reducing compositions and methods of manufacture and use
    Patent number: 9267094
    Abstract: A drag reducing composition for use in hydrocarbon streams which contains a finely divided, solid polyolefin friction reducing agent, a suspending medium comprised of water and a liquid organic carrier containing from 10 to 14 carbon atoms and having at least one hydroxyl group and a partitioning agent comprising a compound having a hydrophobic group and a hydrophilic group and exhibiting at least some surface activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Flowchem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Brad Bucher, Tom Weatherford, Alan Ebert
  • Drag Reducing Compositions and Methods of Manufacture and Use
    Publication number: 20140360588
    Abstract: A drag reducing composition for use in hydrocarbon streams which contains a finely divided, solid polyolefin friction reducing agent, a suspending medium comprised of water and a liquid organic carrier containing from 10 to 14 carbon atoms and having at least one hydroxyl group and a partitioning agent comprising a compound having a hydrophobic group and a hydrophilic group and exhibiting at least some surface activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Brad Bucher, Tom Weatherford, Alan Ebert