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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc., Woodridge, IL (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Littich, Woodridge, IL (US);
Charles Coburn, Woodridge, IL (US);
Assignee:
Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc., Woodridge, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/584 (2006.01); C09K 8/588 (2006.01); C09K 8/035 (2006.01); C09K 8/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/584 (2013.01); C09K 8/035 (2013.01); C09K 8/588 (2013.01); C09K 8/86 (2013.01);
Abstract
Compositions useful as wellbore fluids are generally disclosed. In some embodiments, the compositions include polymerizable olefinic surfactant compositions, which, under certain conditions, can polymerize via free-radical polymerization to form surfactant polymers. In some embodiments, the compositions are introduced to an oil well as part of the drilling or extraction process, e.g., to assist in flushing hydrocarbon material out of subterranean formations.