Patents by Inventor William Bloor Davies

William Bloor Davies 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).

  • Spray drying of polymer-containing dispersions, water-in-oil emulsions and water-in-oil microemulsions, and dry polymer products formed thereby
    Patent number: 6313199
    Abstract: Processes for spray drying water-soluble and water-swellable vinyl-addition polymer-containing dispersions, emulsions and microemulsions to obtain substantially dry water-soluble or water-swellable polymer particles, compositions of substantially dry water-soluble or water-swellable polymer particles, methods of agglomerating spray-dried polymer particles, and methods of using sprayed polymer particles and agglomerates in water-treating, mining, paper, food processing, soil conditioning, solution thickening, biotechnological, and oil recovery applications are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Cytec Technology Corp.
    Inventors: William Bloor Davies, John Edward Healy, Gary Kaui Lani Miller, Joseph J. Kozakiewicz, Roderick G. Ryles
  • Processes for spray drying of polymer-containing dispersions water-in-oil emulsions and water-in-oil microemulsions
    Patent number: 6307012
    Abstract: Processes for spray drying water-soluble and water-swellable vinyl-addition polymer-containing dispersions, emulsions and microemulsions to obtain substantially dry water-soluble or water-swellable polymer particles, compositions of substantially dry water-soluble or water-swellable polymer particles, methods of agglomerating spray-dried polymer particles, and methods of using spray-dried polymer particles and agglomerates in water-treating, mining, paper, food processing, soil conditioning, solution thickening, biotechnological, and oil recovery applications are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Cytec Technology Corp.
    Inventors: William Bloor Davies, John Edward Healy, Gary Kaui Lani Miller, Joseph J. Kozakiewicz
  • Spray drying of polymer-containing dispersions, water-in-oil emulsions and water-in-oil microemulsions, and dry polymer products formed thereby
    Patent number: 6110981
    Abstract: Processes for spray drying water-soluble and water-swellable vinyl-addition polymer-containing dispersions, emulsions and microemulsions to obtain substantially dry water-soluble or water-swellable polymer particles, compositions of substantially dry water-soluble or water-swellable polymer particles, methods of agglomerating spray-dried polymer particles, and methods of using spray-dried polymer particles and agglomerates in water-treating, mining, paper, food processing, soil conditioning, solution thickening, biotechnological, and oil recovery applications are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Cytec Technology Corp.
    Inventors: William Bloor Davies, John Edward Healy
  • Spray drying of functionalized polyacrylamide microemulsions
    Patent number: 6080804
    Abstract: Processes for producing free flowing, Mannich and glyoxal polyacrylamide water soluble and water-swellable granules from a water-in-oil emulsion and compositions comprising such dry polymer granules are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Cytec Technology Corp.
    Inventors: William Bloor Davies, Gary Kaui Lani Miller
  • Spray drying of polymer-containing dispersions, water-in-oil and water-in-oil microemulsions and dry polymer products formed thereby
    Patent number: 6039881
    Abstract: Processes for spray drying water-soluble and water-swellable vinyl-addition polymer-containing dispersions, emulsions and microemulsions to obtain substantially dry water-soluble or water-swellable polymer particles, compositions of substantially dry water-soluble or water-swellable polymer particles, methods of agglomerating spray-dried polymer particles, and methods of using spray-dried polymer particles and agglomerates in water-treating, mining, paper, food processing, soil conditioning, solution thickening, biotechnological, and oil recovery applications are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: CYTEC Technology Corp.
    Inventors: William Bloor Davies, John Edward Healy, Gary Kaui Lani Miller, Joseph J. Kozakiewicz, Roderick G. Ryles
  • Spray drying of polymer-containing dispersions, water-in-oil emulsions and water-in-oil microemulsions, and dry polymer products formed thereby
    Patent number: 6011089
    Abstract: Processes for spray drying water-soluble and water-swellable vinyl-addition polymer-containing dispersions, emulsions and microemulsions to obtain substantially dry water-soluble or water-swellable polymer particles, compositions of substantially dry water-soluble or water-swellable polymer particles, methods of agglomerating spray-dried polymer particles, and methods of using spray-dried polymer particles and agglomerates in water-treating, mining, paper, food processing, soil conditioning, solution thickening, biotechnological, and oil recovery applications are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Cytec Technology Corp.
    Inventors: William Bloor Davies, John Edward Healy, Gary Kaui Lani Miller, Joseph J. Kozakiewicz, Roderick G. Ryles
  • Spray drying of polymer-containing dispersions, water-in-oil emulsions and microemulsions and dry polymer products formed thereby
    Patent number: 5869542
    Abstract: Processes for spray drying water-soluble and water-swellable vinyl-addition polymer-containing dispersions, emulsions and microemulsions to obtain substantially dry water-soluble or water-swellable polymer particles, compositions of substantially dry water-soluble or water-swellable polymer particles, methods of agglomerating spray-dried polymer particles, and methods of using spray-dried polymer particles and agglomerates in water-treating, mining, paper, food processing, soil conditioning, solution thickening, biotechnological, and oil recovery applications are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Cytec Technology Corp.
    Inventors: William Bloor Davies, John Edward Healy
  • Processes of spray drying polymer-containing dispersions, water-in-oil emulsions and water-in-oil microemulsions
    Patent number: 5849862
    Abstract: Processes for spray drying water-soluble and water-swellable vinyl-addition polymer-containing dispersions, emulsions and microemulsions to obtain substantially dry water-soluble or water-swellable polymer particles, compositions of substantially dry water-soluble or water-swellable polymer particles, methods of agglomerating spray-dried polymer particles, and methods of using spray-dried polymer particles and agglomerates in water-treating, mining, paper, food processing, soil conditioning, solution thickening, biotechnological, and oil recovery applications are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Cytec Technology Corp.
    Inventors: William Bloor Davies, John Edward Healy, Gary Kaui Lani Miller, Joseph J. Kozakiewicz