Patents Examined by John R. Hardee
  • Patent number: 11339315
    Abstract: A non-combustible mixed refrigerant having a low greenhouse effect and an application thereof, the mixed refrigerant comprises the following components in mass fractions: 4-31.5% of R125, 50-80% of R1234ze (E) and 12-22% of R1234yf. Under the cooperation of each component dosage range, the mixed refrigerant becomes non-combustible, the ODP is 0, and the GWP is not greater than 1000. The present invention may be used in a refrigeration system, does not destruct ozone, reduces the greenhouse effect, and has a low slip temperature, relating to ternary azeotropic or near-azeotropic refrigerants, and being beneficial for the stable operation of a refrigeration system. The mixed refrigerant may also be used as a foaming agent or an aerosol propellant, and has the advantages of being non-combustible, having a low ozone destruction index, and being environmentally friendly, safe and reliable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: JIANGXI TIANYU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xi Yang, Xiaori Yue
  • Patent number: 11339314
    Abstract: To provide a composition for a heat cycle system comprising trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123), which has a low global warming potential and excellent cycle performance of HFO-1123 and which has high durability, and a heat cycle system employing the composition, which has less influence over global warming and has both high cycle performance and durability. A composition for a heat cycle system, which comprises a working fluid for heat cycle containing trifluoroethylene, and a radical scavenger, and a heat cycle system employing the composition for a heat cycle system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventor: Hidekazu Okamoto
  • Patent number: 11332697
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising: (a) a bis-(2-hydroxypropyl)-dimethylammonium methyl-sulphate fatty acid ester having an average chain length of the fatty acid moieties of from 12 to 30 carbon atoms; (b) a cationic poly saccharide; and (c) a nonionic polysaccharide. The present invention also relates to the method of use of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Hai Zhou Zhang, Nikolay Christov, Da Wei Jin, Lin He
  • Patent number: 11332699
    Abstract: A composition including a plurality of particles, the plurality of particles including: about 25% to about 94% by weight a water soluble carrier; about 5% to about 45% by weight a quaternary ammonium compound; and about 0.5% to about 10% by weight a cationic polymer; wherein the plurality of particles comprises individual particles that comprise at least one of the quaternary ammonium compound and the cationic polymer; wherein the individual particles differ from one another in weight fraction of at least one of the quaternary ammonium compound and the cationic polymer; and wherein the individual particles each have a mass from about 1 mg to about 1 g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jaden Scott Zerhusen, Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Michael Paul Fontaine, Lenae Virginia Johnson, Alessandro Corona, III
  • Patent number: 11325893
    Abstract: A compound is represented by the following general formula (I): (I) wherein each of Rf1 and Rf2 is, independently, F, CF3, C2F5, C3F7, or C4F9, with the proviso that if either of Rf1 and Rf2 is fluorine, then the other is not fluorine; Rf3 is F, CF3, C2F5, C3F7 or CF(CF3)2; Rf4 is F, CF3, C2F5, C3F7 or CF(CF3)2; and Rh is CH3 or C2H5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael J. Bulinski, William M. Lamanna, Forrest A. Coughlin, Hui Ren, Nicholas A. Toso
  • Patent number: 11326126
    Abstract: Disclosed are fragrance accords each containing (i) at least 7 wt % of one or more Class 1 fragrance ingredients, (ii) 5 to 85 wt % of one or more Class 2 fragrance ingredients, and (iii) 0 to 80 wt % of one or more Class 3 fragrance ingredients. The Classes 1, 2, and 3 fragrance ingredients are defined by experimental velocity. Also disclosed are delivery systems and consumer products containing such a fragrance accord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
    Inventors: Miguel A. Teixeira, Masakatsu Unno, Hendrik Helweg, Lay Meng Kay, Jung Chul Shin
  • Patent number: 11306235
    Abstract: Compositions comprising multi-fluorinated olefins and HFC-32 are disclosed. Such compositions are useful particularly for in stationary refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Hulse, Rajiv Ratna Singh, Justin Becker, Robert Gerard Richard, Rajat S. Basu, Hang T. Pham, Ian Shankland
  • Patent number: 11306274
    Abstract: Provided are a liquid detergent composition for hard surfaces which is excellent in detergency against oil spots including a degenerated oil such as a thermally degenerated oil; and a method for cleaning a hard surface using the liquid detergent composition. The liquid detergent composition for hard surfaces contains (a) an alkyl or alkenyl amine oxide in which the alkyl group or the alkenyl group has a predetermined number of carbons; a monooxyethylene or polyoxyethylene alkyl or alkenyl amine in which the alkyl group or the alkenyl group has 8 or more and 24 or less carbons and the number of added moles of the oxyethylene group is 1 or more and 8 or less; and water, wherein in the amine, the content of (b) a monooxyethylene or polyoxyethylene alkyl or alkenyl amine in which the alkyl group or the alkenyl group has a predetermined number of carbons and the number of added moles of the oxyethylene group is 1 or more and 3 or less is 50% by mass or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Saito, Keigo Suzuki, Takuji Kawamura
  • Patent number: 11306236
    Abstract: A refrigerant composition includes R-125 (pentafluoroethane), R-134a (1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane), R-32 (difluoromethane), R-227ea (1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane), R-152a (1,1-difluoroethane), CO2 and R-1234ze (1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene). In one exemplary embodiment, the refrigerant includes 18.5-20.5 wt % R-125, about 9-11 wt % R-134a, about 20-22 wt % R-32, about 3-5 wt % R-227ea, about 2.5-4.5 wt % R-152a, about 1-3 wt % CO2 and about 39-41 wt % R-1234ze. Formulating with reclaimed material lowers the global warming potential to about 400 to about 750.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: FluoroTek, L.L.C.
    Inventors: David L. Couchot, Sankara N. Ramanan
  • Patent number: 11306234
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition containing a refrigerant having characteristics equal to or higher than those of R23. Specifically, the present invention provides a composition containing a refrigerant, wherein the refrigerant contains (a) at least one perfluorocarbon (PFC) selected from the group consisting of PFC-14, PFC-116, PFC-c216, PFC-218, PFC-c318, and PFC-31-10, and (b) an unsaturated compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shun Ohkubo, Mitsushi Itano, Hitomi Kuroki, Tatsumi Tsuchiya, Kenji Gobou
  • Patent number: 11306231
    Abstract: To provide a sprayer with high safety, specifically, a sprayer from which a component to be sprayed is incombustible and which imposes less environmental burden. A sprayer comprising a container, a propellant composition containing 1-chloro-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene contained in the interior of the container, and a spray unit to spray the propellant composition to the outside of the container, wherein the propellant composition to be sprayed satisfies (1) in a predetermined combustion test, the propellant composition to be sprayed is evaluated to “have no combustibility”, and (2) the global warming potential (100 years) in accordance with Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Fifth assessment report, is less than 10, throughout the entire period over which the sprayer is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroki Hayamizu, Masato Fukushima
  • Patent number: 11274269
    Abstract: A solid, particulate composition having at least one water-soluble carrier material, at least one fragrance and at least one rheology modifier from the group of heteroglycans. The carrier material being a water-containing salt (hydrate) of which the water vapor partial pressure, at a specific temperature in the range of from 30 to 100° C., corresponds to the H2O partial pressure of the saturated solution of this salt, such that the salt melts at this temperature in its own water of crystallization. Furthermore, the invention relates to methods for preparing the solid composition and to a washing or cleaning agent containing the solid composition. Moreover, the present invention also relates to the use of such a washing or cleaning agent for cleaning textiles or hard surfaces and corresponding methods for cleaning textiles or hard surfaces using such a washing or cleaning agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Tobias Segler, Thomas Holderbaum, Michael Voelker, Hans-Joachim Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11274238
    Abstract: Disclosed are refrigerants, and heat transfer compositions, heat transfer systems and heat transfer methods containing such refrigerants, wherein the refrigerant comprises at least about 97% by weight of the following three components (a)-(c) and the following fourth component if present: (a) trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HFCO-1233zd(E)), (b) trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234ze(E)), (c) trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I), and. (d) 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane (HFC-227ea).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Joshua Close, Ankit Sethi, Samuel F. Yana Motta, Michael Petersen, Gustavo Pottker, Ronald Peter Vogl
  • Patent number: 11261360
    Abstract: The present invention relates to heat transfer compositions comprising refrigerant, lubricant and stabilizer, wherein the refrigerant comprises about 49% by weight difluoromethane (HFC-32), about 11.5% by weight pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), and about 39.5% by weight trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I), and wherein said lubricant comprises polyol ester (POE) lubricant and/or polyvinyl ether (PVE) lubricant, and wherein said stabilizer comprises an alkylated naphthalene and optionally but preferably an acid depleting moiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Gregory Laurence Smith, Ankit Sethi, Yang Zou, Samuel F Yana Motta
  • Patent number: 11248152
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition comprising a refrigerant characterized by having a GWP lower than that of R410A and a COP equivalent to that of R410A. Specifically, the present disclosure provides a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising CO2 (R744) and at least one compound A selected from the group consisting of trans-1,2-difluoroethylene [(E)-HFO-1132], cis-1,2-difluoroethylene [(Z)-HFO-1132], fluoroethylene (HFO-1141), and 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne (TFP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takahashi, Shun Ohkubo, Mitsushi Itano, Tatsuya Takakuwa, Kei Kuramoto
  • Patent number: 11236288
    Abstract: The synthesis and application of a compound having unique and desired fragrance characteristics is provided herein. The compound of the present disclosure can be employed alone or incorporated as a fragrance component in fragrance compositions. The application is also directed to consumer products comprising such compound and/or fragrance compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maureen Blandino, Michael E. Lankin
  • Patent number: 11220657
    Abstract: Solid particulate compositions for fabric treatment having at least one cationic polymer, at least one water-soluble carrier, at least one fragrance, at least one buffer system, and other optional ingredients. During a wash cycle, the compositions deliver softening to the fabrics. The disclosure further provides a method of making a solid particulate composition for fabric treatment including: mixing a water-soluble solid carrier and a buffer system to form a mixture; wherein the solid carrier is an aqueous salt having a water vapor partial pressure at a temperature from about 30° C. to about 100° C. that corresponds to the water vapor partial pressure of a saturated solution of the salt at the same temperature; adding a cationic polymer and a fragrance into the mixture; mixing the mixture; heating the mixture and obtaining a melt thereby; and cooling and shaping the melt into individual particles including melt bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Maxime Pelletier, Daniel Thomas Piorkowski
  • Patent number: 11220620
    Abstract: Refrigerant compositions for an HVACR system that includes R1123, R32 and at least one more refrigerant. The refrigerant composition has a reduced GWP of about or less than 1500. Some of the refrigerant composition may be suitable for replacing R410A, R32, and/or R22. Methods for making the refrigerant composition including mixing an amount of R1123, and amount of R32, and an amount of at least one more refrigerant. Methods of retrofitting an existing refrigerant composition include adding an amount of at least one refrigerant to an existing refrigerant composition to produce a retrofitted refrigerant composition. The retrofitted refrigerant composition includes at least R1123 and R32.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Schultz, Stephen A. Kujak
  • Patent number: 11214720
    Abstract: Compositions comprising multi-fluorinated olefins and HFC-32 are disclosed. Such compositions are useful particularly for in stationary refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Hulse, Rajiv Ratna Singh, Justin Becker, Robert Gerard Richard, Rajat S. Basu, Hang T. Pham, Ian Shankland
  • Patent number: 11214761
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions for fabric treatment having at least one dye transfer inhibitor (DTI), at least one water-soluble carrier, at least one fragrance, and at least one buffer system, and other optional ingredients. During a wash cycle, the compositions disclosed herein significantly boost color fading protection of fabrics. The present disclosure further provides a method of making a composition for fabric treatment, including mixing a water-soluble carrier and a buffer system to form a mixture; adding a dye transfer inhibitor (DTI) and a fragrance into the mixture; mixing the mixture; heating the mixture and obtaining a melt thereby; and cooling the mixture. The method can further include shaping the melt into individual particles having melt bodies, which can optionally be in the form of a pastille.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Maxime Pelletier, Daniel Thomas Piorkowski