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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:
Nov. 11, 1986
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth E Watson, Houston, TX (US);
Keith W Sharp, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
NL Industries, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K / ; E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252-8514 ; 2523635 ; 252-851 ; 536 87 ;
Abstract
A liquid polymer containing composition, useful as a thickening agent for aqueous systems, containing hydroxyethyl cellulose, a hydrophobic liquid medium in which the hydroxyethyl cellulose is substantially non-swellable and a gelling agent for thickening the hydrophobic liquid.