ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,183, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to NOURYON CHEMICALS INTERNATIONAL B.V. (Arnhem, Netherlands).
"Polyester demulsifier" was invented by Hanamanthsa Shankarsa Bevinakatti (Somerset, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A demulsifier includes the reaction product of a) alkoxylated castor oil, b) an acid having at least two carboxyl groups, a full or partial ester thereof, an anhydride thereof and combinations thereof, and optionally c) a fatty acid, a fatty acid ester and combinations thereof. A method of demulsifying a water-in-oil or oil-in-water emulsion includes adding the demulsifier to the emulsion and separating the emulsion in...