Quotables
"The idea that cavalry will be replaced by these iron coaches is absurd. It is little short of treasonous."
Aide-de-camp to Field Marshal Haig ; At a tank demonstration, 1916
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7919567 | Oligomeric halogenated chain extenders for preparing epoxy resins An oligomeric halogenated chain extender composition comprising the reaction product of: (a) an excess of a halogenated phenolic compound; and (b) a halogenated epoxy resin; in the presence of (c) a solvent; and a halogenated epoxy resin composition comprising the r... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7399502 | Composition of perfluoroalkyl group-containing alkylsiloxy cycloaliphatic epoxy resin An epoxy resin composition can be used for forming a film having excellent water-repellency on a substrate surface. The epoxy resin composition contains (a) an epoxy resin having at least two alicyclic epoxy groups, at least one perfluoroalkyl group having 6 to 12 c... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7350571 | Methods of preparing and using coated particulates The present invention involves methods of preparing coated particulates and using such coated particulates in subterranean applications such as production enhancement and sand control. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of preparing coated par... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334636 | Methods of creating high-porosity propped fractures using reticulated foam One embodiment of the prevent invention provides a method of creating a high porosity propped fracture comprising creating a slurry comprising a treatment fluid, proppant particulates, pieces of reticulated foam having cells, and an adhesive substance such that the ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334635 | Methods for fracturing subterranean wells A method of forming a propped fracture comprising: providing a fracture having a far-well bore area and a near-well bore area; placing first proppant particulates at least partially coated with an adhesive substance; placing a portion of second proppant particulates... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7318473 | Methods relating to maintaining the structural integrity of deviated well bores Methods of enhancing at least partially the structural integrity of a longitudinal portion of a deviated well bore are provided. The methods include providing a gravel matrix composition; providing a longitudinal portion of a deviated well bore; and placing a suffic... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318474 | Methods and compositions for controlling formation fines and reducing proppant flow-back Provided herein are methods for controlling the migration of particulates within a portion of a subterranean formation that comprise aqueous tackifying treatment fluids, curable resin compositions, and/or noncurable resin compositions. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7299875 | Methods for controlling particulate migration Many methods are provided including methods of stabilizing a portion of a subterranean formation or reducing the production of particulates from a portion of a subterranean formation comprising contacting the portion of the subterranean formation with a pre-flush fl... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285310 | Active energy ray curable aqueous ink, and ink-jet recording process, ink cartridge, recording unit and ink-jet recording apparatus using the same An active energy ray curable ink which is quickly polymerized by an active energy ray, high in crosslinking degree of a cured material formed, excellent in adhesive property, low in viscosity, excellent in long-term storability and also excellent in ejection stabili... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281581 | Methods of hydraulic fracturing and of propping fractures in subterranean formations A method of propping at least one fracture in a subterranean formation, that comprises forming a plurality of proppant aggregates, each proppant aggregate comprising a binding fluid and a filler material, and introducing the plurality of proppant aggregates into the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273099 | Methods of stimulating a subterranean formation comprising multiple production intervals A method of stimulating a production interval adjacent a well bore having a casing disposed therein, that comprises introducing a carrier fluid comprising first particulates into the well bore, packing the first particulates into a plurality of perforations in the c... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267171 | Methods and compositions for stabilizing the surface of a subterranean formation Methods comprising providing a fracturing fluid comprising proppant particulates at least partially coated with a hardenable resin composition that comprises a hardenable resin component and a hardening agent component, wherein the hardenable resin component compris... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264052 | Methods and compositions for consolidating proppant in fractures Improved methods and compositions for consolidating proppant in subterranean fractures are provided. In certain embodiments, the hardenable resin compositions may be especially suited for consolidating proppant in subterranean fractures having temperatures above abo... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264051 | Methods of using partitioned, coated particulates Methods of treating a portion of a subterranean formation comprising: providing partitioned, coated particulates that comprise particulates, an adhesive substance, and a partitioning agent, and wherein the adhesive substance comprises an aqueous tackifying agent or ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261156 | Methods using particulates coated with treatment chemical partitioning agents Methods of treating a portion of a subterranean formation comprising: providing partitioned, coated particulates that comprise particulates, an adhesive substance, and a partitioning agent, and wherein the partitioning agent comprises a subterranean treatment chemic... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255169 | Methods of creating high porosity propped fractures Methods of forming a high porosity propped fracture comprising: providing a slurry comprising a fracturing fluid, proppant particulates, and a weighting agent; introducing the slurry into a portion of a fracture within the subterranean formation; and, depositing the... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252146 | Methods for preparing slurries of coated particulates Methods are provided that include a method of creating a stable slurry of coated particulates wherein the slurry is capable of being stored for at least 2 hours before use comprising the steps of: providing resin coated particulates wherein the resin comprises a res... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7237609 | Methods for producing fluids from acidized and consolidated portions of subterranean formations A method of stimulating and stabilizing an area of a subterranean formation comprising placing an acid fluid into an area of a subterranean formation and allowing the acid to at least partially dissolve a portion of the area of the subterranean formation; placing a ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232386 | Hockey stick A composite hockey stick having a tubular hollow rectangular shaft and a blade is disclosed. The shaft comprises an inner layer and an outer layer, each of the inner and outer layers are formed of uni-directional substantially continuous fibers disposed in a hardene... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7216711 | Methods of coating resin and blending resin-coated proppant A method of consolidating particulates comprising providing a slurry comprising a carrier fluid, a first portion of particulates, and a second portion of particulates wherein the first portion of particulates is at least partially coated with resin or tackifying age... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211547 | Resin compositions and methods of using such resin compositions in subterranean applications The present invention relates to curable, permeable resin compositions and methods of using such compositions. One embodiment of provides a method of creating a resin mass comprising the steps of combining a resin, a hardening agent, a hydrocarbon diluent, a silane ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7156194 | Methods of drilling and consolidating subterranean formation particulate Improved methods for drilling well bores penetrating producing zones while controlling formation particulates are provided. Some embodiments provide methods of drilling a well bore into a subterranean formation comprising the steps of providing a drilling compositio... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7131493 | Methods of using sealants in multilateral junctions Methods for the completion of subterranean well bores in a multilateral well system are provided. More particularly, methods are provided for the sealing of junctions between lateral well bores and a parent well bore. The sealants used in accordance with the methods... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7114570 | Methods and compositions for stabilizing unconsolidated subterranean formations Methods of stabilizing subterranean formations and methods of reducing the production of particulates from subterranean formations are provided, which are useful in conjunction with subterranean formations surrounding wellbores and fractures. The methods comprise th... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7097577 | Hockey stick A hockey stick having a composite blade and a shaft is disclosed. The composite blade includes a heel section that is recessed relative to the front and back faces of the blade. The recessed heel section is configured to be received by a hockey stick shaft or an ada... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7073581 | Electroconductive proppant compositions and related methods Some embodiments provide methods of obtaining data from a portion of a subterranean formation comprising providing proppant particulates wherein at least a portion of the proppant particulates are coated with an electroconductive resin that comprises a resin and a c... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7071268 | Electro-optic polymers with tunable refractive index for optical waveguides An electro-optic (EO) polymer that has a tunable index of refraction and are synthesized by the copolymerization a bisphenol monomer including a chromophoric structure and two diepoxy monomers. One diepoxy monomer includes at least one fluorine atom, and the second ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063150 | Methods for preparing slurries of coated particulates Methods of creating a stable slurry of coated particulates wherein the slurry is capable of being stored for at least 2 hours before use comprising the steps of: providing resin coated particulates wherein the resin comprises a resin that does not completely cure un... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7032667 | Methods for enhancing the consolidation strength of resin coated particulates The present invention involves enhancing the conductivity of subterranean propped fractures penetrating formations while controlling proppant flowback. More particularly, the present invention relates to improved consolidation performance of resin-coated proppants a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028774 | Methods for controlling water and particulate production The present invention provides methods of reducing the production of both water and particulates from subterranean formations; the methods are particularly useful in conjunction with subterranean formations surrounding wellbores and fractures. The methods comprise t... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021379 | Methods and compositions for enhancing consolidation strength of proppant in subterranean fractures Improved methods and compositions for consolidating proppant in fractures formed in subterranean zones are provided. An improvement of this invention comprises using proppant particles having a coating of hardenable resin including a gel breaker. The gel breaker fac... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017665 | Strengthening near well bore subterranean formations The present invention relates to improved methods for completing well bores along producing zones and, more particularly, to methods for strengthening near well bore subterranean formations. Some embodiments of the present invention provide a method of strengthening... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013976 | Compositions and methods for consolidating unconsolidated subterranean formations The present invention described a resin composition comprising from about 5% to about 30% phenol, from about 40% to about 70% phenol formaldehyde, from about 10% to about 40% furfuryl alcohol, from about 0.1% to about 3% of a silane coupling agent, and from about 1%... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6992117 | Epoxy resin composition, surface treatment method, liquid-jet recording head and liquid-jet recording apparatus An epoxy resin composition can be used for forming a film having excellent water-repellency on a substrate surface. The epoxy resin composition contains (a) an epoxy resin having at least two alicyclic epoxy groups, at least one perfluoroalkyl group having 6 to 12 c... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6978836 | Methods for controlling water and particulate production The present invention provides methods of reducing the production of both water and particulates from subterranean formations; the methods are particularly useful in conjunction with subterranean formations surrounding wellbores and fractures. The methods comprise t... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962200 | Methods and compositions for consolidating proppant in subterranean fractures Improved methods and compositions for coating proppant particles with a hardenable resin composition, suspending the coated proppant particles in a fracturing fluid, and consolidating the proppant particles after being placed in fractures into permeable masses are p... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6908955 | Oligomeric dispersant A composition that is a reaction product of two or three moieties. The first moiety (A) is a nonpolymeric, multi-functional moiety or combination of mono- or multifunctional moieties that adsorbs onto a cementitious particle. The second required moiety (C) is a line... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6800157 | Bonding members with epoxy composition containing chain extender, toughener and catalyst A method of assembling a structure comprises applying an epoxy composition to at least one of a first member and a second member, sandwiching the epoxy composition between the first and second members, and bonding the two members wherein the adhesive bond is a therm... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6620907 | Process for the elimination of materials containing hydrolyzable halides and other high molecular weight materials from epihalohydrin derived epoxy resins The present invention provides a process for eliminating contaminants from epihalohydrin-derived epoxy resins. Another embodiment of the present invention is an epoxy product formed using said process. Yet another embodiment of the present invention is an... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6613849 | Epoxy (urethane) (Meth)acrylate from hydroxyaliphatic bisphenol epoxy resin The terminal glydidyl groups of a diglycidyl ether of a hydroxyaliphatic bisphenol is optionally reacted with (meth)acrylic acid to obtain a vinyl ester. The internal hydroxyaliphatic groups are reacted with (meth)acrylic acid or cyanoacrylic acid to prep... | 09/02/2003 |
