Intellectual Property.

As part of being a CEO Edward has managed extensive IP portfolios including one with over 40 granted patents and in addition Edward inventive contributions to at least 8 granted patents in the golf and specialty chemical industries. Understanding how to get and create IP is valuable for many companies.

Method and kit for treatment of components utilized in a crude oil service operation

A method and kit for treatment of a stainless steel or other nickel alloy component utilized in a crude oil service operation including cleaning a surface of the component to remove surface contamination; drying the cleaned surface of the component; applying a coat of Self-Assembled Monolayer of Phosphonate (SAMP) to the cleaned and dried surface of the component to form a treated component; and installing the treated component into a section of a crude oil service operation. The coating reduces paraffin/asphaltene deposition on the component. The kit includes a cleaner wipe impregnated with a cleaning substance for cleaning the component; a nano-coating wipe impregnated with a SAMP for applying a nano-coating of the SAMP to the component; and instructions for treating said component utilizing the cleaner wipe and the nano-coating wipe.

PATENT US10759884B2
Inventor Eric Hanson, Edward Hughes, Eric L. Bruner

Film-forming compositions containing zwitterionic functional polymers and their use in methods of reducing adhesion of an organic substance to a substrate

Film-forming compositions are provided comprising: (a) a zwitterionic-functional polymer; and (b) an organometallic compound. Also provided are methods of reducing adhesion of an organic substance to a substrate and methods of treating a siliceous or metal (M) oxide-containing subterranean formation penetrated by a well using the film-forming compositions described above.


PATENT US20230226261A1
Inventor Eric Hanson, Edward Hughes, Eric L. Bruner, Justin Hardin

Methods of altering the surface energy of components of a mesh nebulizer and mesh nebulizers formed thereby

Methods of altering the surface energy of components of a mesh nebulizer are provided, comprising:

  • a) depositing a metal surface layer on surfaces of the component;

    1. b) forming a hydrophobic coating layer comprising an organo-silicon or a self-assembled monolayer of an organophosphorus acid directly on the metal surface layer or indirectly on the metal surface layer through an intermediate organometallic coating; and either:

    2. i) removing select areas of the hydrophobic coating layer to expose the metal surface layer; or

    3. ii) forming a polymeric coating layer chemically bonded to and propagated from terminal functional groups on the hydrophobic coating layer that are capable of initiating polymer growth when exposed to a source of polymerizable monomer, on select areas of the components. Mesh nebulizers formed by such methods are also provided.

PATENT US20080216383A1
Inventor David Pierick, Edward Hughes, William F. Davidson, Andy Brutlag

High performance nano-metal hybrid fishing tackle

Fishing tackle is coated with nanostructured material to modify and improve the performance. The fishing tackle includes a fishing rod which is coated adjacent a first end section, in a middle section, adjacent a second end section, or over an entire surface to improve the action, power or any performance characteristic and/or decrease weight. The fishing tackle includes a fishing reel which is coated in whole or part with a nanostructured material to improve strength, corrosion resistance or performance and/or decrease weight. The fishing tackle includes a fishing rod guide which is coated with a nanostructured material to improve performance and/or decrease weight. The area of coverage and thickness of the material coated on each component of the fishing tackle can be changed, as stipulated by design criterion.


PATENT US10759884B2
Inventor Eric Hanson, Edward Hughes, Eric L. Bruner

Film-forming compositions containing zwitterionic functional polymers and their use in methods of reducing adhesion of an organic substance to a substrate

Film-forming compositions are provided comprising: (a) a zwitterionic-functional polymer; and (b) an organometallic compound. Also provided are methods of reducing adhesion of an organic substance to a substrate and methods of treating a siliceous or metal (M) oxide-containing subterranean formation penetrated by a well using the film-forming compositions described above.


PATENT US20090312118A1
Inventor Uday Deshmukh, David Pierick, Edward Hughes, William F. Davidson, Andy Brutlag, Dhananjay Bhatt, Raymond Sebba

High performance nano-structured metalwood golf club heads and iron heads and components thereof

A metalwood coated at least partially with a nanostructure material offer improved performance over existing golf club heads made from a combination of steel and titanium alloys or composite club heads made in part or wholly from fiber-reinforced plastics (FRPs) and metallic sub-components. The components of the metalwood may be coated with variable thicknesses of electro-deposited nanostructure metals and alloys.