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De Wolf

Cornelia Adriana De Wolf, Eerbeek NL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100276152ACIDIC AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONTAINING A CHELATING AGENT AND THE USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to an acidic aqueous solution containing a chelating agent and an acid, wherein the chelating agent is glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid (GLDA) or a salt thereof and wherein the amount of GLDA or the salt thereof is at least 10 wt %, based on the weight of the aqueous solution, and to the use thereof as an oilfield chemical, in descaling processes, or in processes in which highly concentrated aqueous acids are used, such as cleaning processes or plating processes.11-04-2010
20100311998CHELATING AGENT BASED IONIC LIQUIDS, A PROCESS TO PREPARE THEM, AND THEIR USE - The present invention relates to ionic liquids of the formula: (M12-09-2010
20120202720ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY STIMULATION FLUIDS, PROCESSES TO CREATE WORMHOLES IN CARBONATE RESERVOIRS, AND PROCESSES TO REMOVE WELLBORE DAMAGE IN CARBONATE RESERVOIRS - The present invention includes processes to create wormholes in carbonate reservoirs by contacting a formation with a solution comprising glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid (GLDA) and/or a salt thereof, methylglycine-N,N-diacetic acid (MGDA) and/or a salt thereof, or a combination thereof. The present invention also includes processes to remove wellbore damage in a carbonate reservoir by contacting a damaged zone of the carbonate reservoir with a solution comprising GLDA and/or a salt thereof, methylglycine-N,N-diacetic acid (MGDA) and/or a salt thereof, or a combination thereof. The present invention further includes solutions comprising a salt and further comprising GLDA and/or a salt thereof, methylglycine-N,N-diacetic acid (MGDA) and/or a salt thereof, or a combination thereof.08-09-2012
20130264060FLUID SUITABLE FOR TREATMENT OF CARBONATE FORMATIONS CONTAINING A CHELATING AGENT - The present invention covers a fluid and kit of parts suitable for treating carbonate formations containing glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (GLDA) and/or methylglycine N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (MGDA), a corrosion inhibitor, and a surfactant, and the use thereof.10-10-2013
20130267446TREATMENT OF ILLITIC FORMATIONS USING A CHELATING AGENT - The present invention relates to a process for treating a sandstone formation comprising introducing a fluid containing glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (GLDA) and/or methylglycine N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (MGDA) and having a pH of between 1 and 14 into the formation. The invention in addition relates to a fluid suitable for use in the above process containing 5-30 wt % of glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (GLDA) and/or methylglycine N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (MGDA), a corrosion inhibitor, a surfactant, and a mutual solvent.10-10-2013
20130274154PROCESS AND FLUID TO IMPROVE THE PERMEABILITY OF SANDSTONE FORMATIONS USING A CHELATING AGENT - The present invention relates to a process for treating a sandstone formation comprising introducing a fluid containing glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (GLDA) and having a pH of between 1 and 14 into the formation. The invention in addition relates to a fluid and a kit of parts suitable for use in the above process containing glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (GLDA), a corrosion inhibitor, a surfactant, and optionally a mutual solvent.10-17-2013
20130274155PROCESS TO CONTROL IRON IN OIL AND GAS APPLICATIONS USING A CHELATING AGENT - The present invention relates to a process to control iron in a subterranean formation wherein a fluid containing glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (GLDA) and/or methylglycine N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (MGDA) is introduced into the formation at a temperature between 77 and 400° F. (about 2 and 204° C.). The invention also covers a process of treating a subterranean formation wherein simultaneously iron control takes place.10-17-2013
20130281329AMMONIUM SALTS OF CHELATING AGENTS AND THEIR USE IN OIL AND GAS FIELD APPLICATIONS - The present invention relates to a process for treating a subterranean formation wherein a fluid containing an ammonium salt of glutamic acid N, N-diacetic acid (GLDA) or methylglycine N, N-diacetic acid (MGDA) is introduced into the formation. The invention also covers a fluid containing an ammonium salt of GLDA and/or MGDA and at least one component from the group of seawater, mutual solvents, anti-sludge agents, (water-wetting or emulsifying) surfactants, foaming agents, corrosion inhibitors corrosion inhibitor intensifiers, viscosifiers, wetting agents, diverting agents, oxygen scavengers, carrier fluids, fluid loss additives, friction reducers, stabilizers, rheology modifiers, gelling agents, scale inhibitors, breakers, salts, brines, pH control additives, bactericides/biocides, particulates, crosslinkers, salt substitutes (such as tetramethyl ammonium chloride), relative permeability modifiers, sulfide scavengers, fibres, nanoparticles, and consolidating agents, and covers an ammonium salt of the formula M10-24-2013
20130331304CHELATING AGENT PRECURSORS, FLUIDS CONTAINING THEM, AND THEIR USE - The present invention relates to a chelating agent precursor that contains glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid (GLDA) and/or methylglycine N,N-diacetic acid (MGDA) wherein at least one of the carboxylic acid groups is present as a carboxylic acid derivative selected from the group of amides, anhydrides, and esters, combinations thereof, and salts thereof, provided that it is not the triethyl ester of GLDA, the triethyl mono-t-butyl ester of GLDA, the tri-t-butyl ester of GLDA, the monobenzyl tri-t-butyl ester of GLDA, any ester or amide that contains azacycloalkane groups, any amide that contains biotin groups, any amide that contains minoethylcarbamoyl based amide groups, (S)-diethyl 2,2′-(1-benzyloxy)-1,5-dioxo-5-(prop-2-ynylamino)pentan-2-ylazanediyl-diacetate, diethyl 2,2′-(5-(3-azidopropylamino)-1-(benzyloxy)-1,5-dioxo-pentan-2-ylazanediyl-diacetate, the trimethyl ester of MGDA, the monomethyl ester dimethylamide of MGDA, the dibenzyl ester of MGDA, the dibenzyl mono t-butyl ester of MGDA, the di t-butyl ester of MGDA, the di-t-butyl- monobenzyl ester of MGDA, N,N-bis(benzyloxycarbonylmethyl)-N′-methoxycarbonyl-methyl-alanine amide, or N,N-bis(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-N′-methoxycarbonylmethyl-alanine amide, and esters of GLDA immobilized on a gel, and that the amide is not the amide of ammonia, to a fluid containing the above chelating precursor and a liquid, and to the use of a chelating agent precursor of MGDA and GLDA and fluids containing them in an application wherein delayed acidity or the chelating capacity is useful, such as in descaling, bleaching, cleaning, and treating oil and/or gas-containing subterranean formations.12-12-2013
20140116710TREATMENT OF SHALE FORMATONS USING A CHELATING AGENT - The present invention relates to a process for treating a shale formation comprising introducing a fluid containing glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (GLDA), methylglycine N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (MGDA),and/or N- hydroxyethyl ethylenediamine N,N′,N′-triacetic acid or a salt thereof (HEDTA) into the formation which process may optionally contain an additional fracturing step.05-01-2014
20140120276Corrosion Resistance When Using Chelating Agents in Chromium-Containing Equipment - The present invention relates to process to reduce the corrosion of equipment containing a chromium-containing alloy in the oil and/or gas industry, comprising a step of contacting the equipment based on a chromium-containing alloy with a solution containing at least 1 wt % on total weight of the solution of glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (GLDA) and/or methylglycine N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (MGDA) having an acidic pH, the use of the above solutions in equipment containing a chromium-containing alloy to reduce corrosion, and to a system containing a piece of equipment used in the oil and/or gas industry made at least partly from chromium-containing alloy in contact with an acidic solution containing at least 1 wt % of glutamic acid N,N-di acetic acid or a salt thereof (GLDA) and/or methylglycine N,N-di acetic acid or a salt thereof (MGDA).05-01-2014
20140124205PROCESS TO FRACTURE A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION USING A CHELATING AGENT - The present invention relates to a process for fracturing a subterranean formation comprising a step of fracturing the formation and a step of introducing a treatment fluid containing glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (GLDA), methylglycine N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (MGDA) and/or N-hydroxyethyl ethylenediamine N,N′,N′-triacetic acid or a salt thereof (HEDTA) into the formation, wherein the fracturing step can take place before introducing the treatment fluid into the formation, while introducing the treatment fluid into the formation or subsequent to introducing the treatment fluid into the formation.05-08-2014
20150080271Foam Or Viscosified Composition Containing A Chelating Agent - The present invention relates to a foam containing water, between 5 and 30 wt % on total weight of the foam of a chelating agent selected from the group of glutamic aid N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (GLDA), aspartic acid N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (ASDA), methylglycine N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (MGDA), N-hydroxyethyl ethylenediamine-N,N′,N′-triacetic acid or a salt thereof (HEDTA), a foaming agent, and at least 25 vol % on total volume of the foam of a gas, and having a pH of between 2 and 5, to a viscosified composition containing water, between 5 and 30 wt % on total volume of the composition of a chelating agent selected from the group of glutamic aid N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (GLDA), aspartic acid N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (ASDA), methylglycine N,N-diacetic acid or a salt thereof (MGDA), N-hydroxyethyl ethylenediamine-N,N′,N′-triacetic acid or a salt thereof (HEDTA), and at least 0.01 wt % on total weight of the composition of a viscosifying agent, and having a pH of between 2 and 5, and to a process for treating a subterranean formation comprising introducing the above foam or viscosified composition into the formation.03-19-2015

Patent applications by Cornelia Adriana De Wolf, Eerbeek NL

Elwin Aloysius Cornelius Adrianus De Wolf, Hoogerheide NL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140221542CROSSLINKABLE COMPOSITION CROSS-LINKABLE BY REAL MICHAEL ADDITION REACTION AND RESINS FOR USE IN SAID COMPOSITION - An RMA crosslinkable composition having at least one crosslinkable component including reactive components A and B each including at least 2 reactive groups, the at least 2 reactive groups of component A being acidic protons (C—H) in activated methylene or methine groups and the at least 2 reactive groups of component B are activated unsaturated groups (C═C) and a base catalyst (C) which reactive components A and B crosslink by Real Michael Addition (RMA) reaction under action of the base catalyst, characterised in that the at least one crosslinkable component including reactive components A and B in the composition have a total hydroxy number of less than 60, preferably less than 40 and more preferably less than 20 mg KOH/g solids. Further, specific resins A and B having a low hydroxy number for use in RMA cross-linkable compositions and a process for the manufacture thereof.08-07-2014
20140235785CROSSLINKABLE COMPOSITION CROSSLINKABLE BY REAL MICHAEL ADDITION (RMA) REACTION - A crosslinkable composition including a component A with at least 2 acidic protons C—H in activated methylene or methine groups (the RMA donor group), and a component B with at least 2 activated unsaturated groups (the RMA acceptor group), and a catalyst system C that contains, or is able to generate a basic catalyst capable of activating the RMA reaction between components A and B, characterised in that the cross-linkable composition further includes an X—H group containing component D that is also a Michael addition donor reactable with component B under the action of catalyst C, wherein X is N, P, O, S or wherein X is C as part of an acidic methyl (CH3) group. A component D and catalyst additive mixtures for the manufacture of RMA crosslinkable composition.08-21-2014

Frederik Anton De Wolf, Bunnik NL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090264625Method for recombinant microorganism expression and isolation of collagen-like polypeptides - A composition comprising a purified collagen-like polypeptide suitable as a peptizer, said polypeptide comprising [Gly-X-Y]n repeats, wherein Gly stands for glycine, X and Y represent any amino acid and n is an integer and selected such that the length of the [Gly-X-Y]n repeat is at least 2.5 kDa and wherein the amino acid sequence of said [Gly-X-Y]n repeats comprises more than 4 different amino acids and wherein said purified polypeptide is free of helix structure.10-22-2009

Frederik Anton De Wolf, Wageningen NL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110003970MULTI BLOCK COPOLYMERS - A multi-block copolymer comprises at least one hydrophilic collagen-like block and at least one silk-like block. The silk-like block comprises an amino acid sequence ((GA)01-06-2011

Ingrid De Wolf, Leuven BE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120279837METHOD FOR REDUCING SUBSTRATE CHARGING - An electrostatically actuatable micro electromechanical device is provided with enhanced reliability and lifetime. The electrostatically actuatable micro electromechanical device comprises: a substrate, a first conductor fixed to the top layer of the substrate, forming a fixed electrode, a second conductor fixed to the top layer of the substrate, and a substrate area. The second conductor is electrically isolated from the first conductor and comprises a moveable portion, suspended at a predetermined distance above the first conductor, the moveable portion forming a moveable electrode which approaches the fixed electrode upon applying an actuation voltage between the first and second conductors. The selected substrate surface area is defined as the orthogonal projection of the moveable portion on the substrate between the first and second conductors. In the substrate surface area at least one recess is provided in at least the top layer of the substrate.11-08-2012
20140210994LOCK IN THERMAL LASER STIMULATION THROUGH ONE SIDE OF THE DEVICE WHILE ACQUIRING LOCK-IN THERMAL EMISSION IMAGES ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE - Controlled amount of heat is injected into a stacked die using a light beam, and the propagated heat is measuring with LIT camera from the other side of the die. The thermal image obtained can be characterized so that it can be used to calibrate the phase shift from a given stack layer, or can be used to identify defects in the stacked die. The process can be repeated for each die in the stack to generate a reference for future testing. The thermal image can be investigated to detect faults, such as voids in vias, e.g., TSV.07-31-2014
20150179605Method for Aligning Micro-Electronic Components - Alignment of a first micro-electronic component to a receiving surface of a second micro-electronic component is realized by a capillary force-induced self-alignment, combined with an electrostatic alignment. The latter is accomplished by providing at least one first electrical conductor line along the periphery of the first component, and at least one second electrical conductor along the periphery of the location on the receiving surface of the second component onto which the component is to be placed. The contact areas surrounded by the conductor lines are covered with a wetting layer. The electrical conductor lines may be embedded in a strip of anti-wetting material that runs along the peripheries to create a wettability contrast. The wettability contrast helps to maintain a drop of alignment liquid between the contact areas so as to obtain self-alignment by capillary force. By applying appropriate charges on the conductor lines, electrostatic self-alignment is realized, which improves the alignment obtained through capillary force and maintains the alignment during evaporation of the liquid.06-25-2015

Patent applications by Ingrid De Wolf, Leuven BE

Isabelle De Wolf, Rumst BE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150182878COALESCENCE FILTER AND METHOD FOR PURIFYING A FLUID - The present invention relates to a coalescence filter for purifying a fluid which contains a carrier and at least one liquid contaminant, by coalescing of the at least one contaminant. The coalescence filter comprises an inlet for supplying the fluid to a filter element present in the coalescence filter. The filter element comprises a primary coalescence medium which is provided for coalescing of the at least one contaminant in the primary coalescence medium. The coalescence filter further comprises an outlet for discharging the coalesced contaminant from the filter element. The primary coalescence medium comprises at least one layer of a porous material, and has a total thickness of at least 3.5 mm, preferably at least 4 mm, preferably at least 5 mm, more preferably at least 6 mm, most preferably at least 7 mm, in particular at least 7.5 mm, measured at a pressure of 2N/cm07-02-2015

Johannes Marinus Cornelius De Wolf, Rosendaal NL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080212095Optical Monitoring Apparatus and Method of Monitoring Optical Coatings - A beam is reflected and/or transmitted by a sample with a coating. The path of the beam has a unitary path part where the beam is affected by the coating but is split into parallel sub-paths in a fixed (sample independent) part of the apparatus, components of the beam with different directions of polarization being passed through the sub-paths. A spectrum is determined of ratio's between intensities of the components after they have been affected by the sample, and from the spectrum of the ratio's coating properties are determined. Typically a polarizing splitter is used to split the beam after it has been affected by the sample and the beam is chopped in the sub-paths. After chopping the beam may be recombined before being passed to a detector. The detector may be shared between different arrangements of splitters-choppers-combiners. The beam may be passed to and from the sample through the same splitter.09-04-2008
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