Patents by Inventor Benjamin J. Kaufman

Benjamin J. Kaufman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5491256
    Abstract: A composition of matter comprising ureas, biurets or allophanates structurally represented, respectively, by ##STR1## where R is hydrogen or a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.50) linear or branched aliphatic, alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl hydrocarbon; ##STR2## where R is hydrogen or a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.50) linear or branched aliphatic, alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl hydrocarbon; or ##STR3## where R is hydrogen or a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.50) linear or branched aliphatic, alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl hydrocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1996
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Derosa, Rodney L. Sung, Benjamin J. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 5472627
    Abstract: A polymeric lubricant additive that behaves as a viscosity index improver and imparts enhanced anti-oxidancy, dispersancy, and anti-wear properties to said lubricant oil has been prepared. The polymeric substrate is a random co- or terpolymer of ethylene propylene and a third monomer; or a block terpolymer of styrene-(ethylenebutylene)-styrene where hydrogenation has removed aliphatic unsaturation. Ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or acid anhydride is grafted to these aforementioned substrates and imidized with amino-thiadiazole of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is H.sub.2 or a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.10) alkyl radical selected from the group consisting of a alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, aralkyl, alkaryl, hydroxyalkyl and aminoalkyl, to produce said polymeric lubricant additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. DeRosa, Nicholas Benfaremo, Maria M. Kapuscinski, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Rosemary J. Jennejahn
  • Patent number: 5468264
    Abstract: A gasoline fuel composition comprising a major portion of gasoline and a minor portion of one or more polyaryl amines, effective to increase the octane number of the gasoline composition, represented by the formula: ##STR1## where R.sup.1 -R.sup.5 are independently hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 aliphatic hydrocarbons; R.sup.6 -R.sup.8 are independently hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 aliphatic hydrocarbons; x is between 0 and about 2, inclusive, y is between 0 and about 3, inclusive; and z is between about 1 and about 50, inclusive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. DeRosa, William M. Studzinski, Joseph M. Russo, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Robert T. Hahn
  • Patent number: 5424366
    Abstract: Multi-functional viscosity index improvers for lubricating oils containing an EPM or EPDM polymer onto which has been grafted an unsaturated functional monomer containing phenothiazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Maria M. Kapuscinski, Theodore E. Nalesnik, Robert T. Biggs, Benjamin J. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 5366518
    Abstract: A motor fuel additive composition comprising the imide reaction product of a hydrocarbyl-substituted dibasic acid anhydride and a random backbone polyoxyalkylene diamine having the formula: ##STR1## in which R' represents hydrogen or an alkyl radical having from 1 to 2 carbon atoms and the random backbone polyoxyalkylene radical consists of from about 5 to 65 weight percent of ethylene oxide and n has a value from 5 to 200 and a haze and emulsion resistant and ORI-inhibited motor fuel composition is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. DeRosa, Joseph M. Russo, Rodney L. Sung, Benjamin J. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 5356999
    Abstract: Multifunctional viscosity index improvers for lubricating oils containing an EPM or EPDM polymer onto which has been grafted an unsaturated reactive monomer and thereafter reacted with amines containing sulfonamide units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1994
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Maria M. Kapuscinski, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Robert T. Biggs
  • Patent number: 5322528
    Abstract: A composition of matter comprising a mixture of:a) phenolphthaleins-s-triazines;b) phenolphthalides-s-triazines;c) 9,9-bis-(4-hydroxy phenyl)fluorene -triazines;d) 3,6-dihydroxyspiro[fluorene-9,9-xanthane]-s-triazines;e) 10,10-bis-(4-hydroxyl phenyl)anthrone-s-triazines; andf) 9,9,10,10-tetrakis-(4-hydroxylphenyl)-anthracene -s-triazines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1994
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney Lu-Dai Sung, Thomas F. DeRosa, Benjamin J. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 5308523
    Abstract: An additive composition prepared by the steps comprising:(a) reacting a styrene-ethylene butylene-styrene block copolymer having styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene molecular weight ratios, respectively, of 1:6:1 to 1:3:1 characterized in that unsaturation in the styrene blocks is equal to or greater than 50 percent and the ethylene butylene block is hydrogenated leaving no more than 10 percent unsaturation, with at least one olefinic carboxylic acid acylating agent to form one or more acylating reaction intermediates characterized by having a carboxylic acid acylating function within their structure, and(b) reacting said reaction intermediate in (a) with a hydrocarbon substituted or unsubstituted N-naphthyl-phenylenediamine or mixtures thereof and a lubricating oil composition containing same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. DeRosa, Ronald W. Von Allmen, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Rosemary J. Jennejahn
  • Patent number: 5292351
    Abstract: A composition of matter comprising:a) an aloyl urea represented by the formula ##STR1## where R.sub.1 is hydrogen or a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.50) linear or branched aliphatic, alkenyl, alkynyl, or aryl hydrocarbon; andb) an aroyl urea represented by the formula ##STR2## where R.sub.1 is a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.50) linear or branched aliphatic, alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl hydrocarbon; and Z is a heteroatom selected from the group consisting of Group IVa, Group Va and Group VIa materials of the periodic table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. DeRosa, Rodney Lu-Dai Sung, Benjamin J. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 5275746
    Abstract: Multifunctional viscosity index improvers for lubricating oils containing an EPM or EPDM polymer onto which has been grafted with an unsaturated reactive monomer and thereafter reacted with amino alkylphenothiazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1994
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Maria M. Kapuscinski, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Theodore E. Nalesnik, Robert T. Biggs
  • Patent number: 5256165
    Abstract: A multi-functional motor fuel additive comprising (a) a mono-polyalkenylsuccinimide, (b) a bis-polyalkenylsuccinimide and (c) a heavy oil is provided. A motor fuel composition comprising a major portion of a base fuel and a minor portion, sufficient to provide port fuel injector and intake valve detergency, of the multi-functional motor fuel additive of the present invention and a concentrate of the multi-functional motor fuel additive of the present invention are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: Texaco Inc
    Inventors: Sheldon Herbstman, Benjamin J. Kaufman, William H. Bitting, Peter J. Choate
  • Patent number: 5238588
    Abstract: An additive composition comprising a graft and aminoheteroaromatic derivatized copolymer prepared from ethylene and at least one C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 alpha-monoolefin and, optionally, a comprising from about 15 to 80 mole percent of ethylene, from about 20 to 85 mole percent of said C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 alpha-monoolefin and from about 0 to 15 mole percent of said polyene having a number average molecular weight ranging from about 5000 to 500,000 which has been reacted with at least one olefinic carboxylic acid acylating agent to form one or more acylating reaction intermediates characterized by having a carboxylic acid acylating function within their structure and reacting said reaction intermediate with an aminoheteroaromatic compound and a lubricating oil composition containing same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore E. Nalesnik, Benjamin J. Kaufman, James G. Dadura
  • Patent number: 5226925
    Abstract: A composition of matter comprising a mixture of:a) p-nonyl-co-p-phenylcalix[8]arene monoallophanate;b) p-nonyl-co-p-phenylcalix[8]arene diallophanate;c) p-nonyl-co-p-phenylcalix[8]arene triallophanate;d) p-nonyl-co-p-phenylcalix[8]arene tetraallophanate;e) p-nonyl-co-p-phenylcalix[8]arene pentallophanate;f) p-nonyl-co-p-phenylcalix[8]arene hexaallophanate;g) p-nonyl-co-p-phenylcalix[8]arene heptaallophanate; andh) p-nonyl-co-p-phenylcalix[8]arene octaallophanate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. DeRosa, Rodney L. Sung, Benjamin J. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 5227083
    Abstract: A lubricating oil additive with rust and haze inhibiting properties which comprises the reaction product of an alkyl sarcosine represented by the figure ##STR1## where R is a (C.sub.3 -C.sub.30) alkyl radical and poly (propylene oxide). A lubricating oil composition containing the additive is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Russo, Thomas F. DeRosa, Rodney L. Sung, Benjamin J. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 5219955
    Abstract: A composition of matter comprising a mixture of:a) 1-(poly[1-hydroxyl-(2,6-phenylene methylene)])-3,5-dihydroxy-s-triazine;b) cyclo-1,3-(poly[1-hydroxyl-2,6-phenylenemethylene)])-5-hydroxy-s-triazine;c) [1-(phenoxy)-3-(phenoxy')-5-hydroxy-s-triazine-]poly[1-hydroxyl-(2,6-pheny lene methylene)];d) a ladder polymer containing randomly interdispersed s-triazine 'steps'; ande) a star polymer containing randomly interdispersed s- triazine connector sites for poly[1-hydroxyl-(2,6-phenylene methylene)] groups but where one or more pendant hydroxyl-s-triazine functions are also present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1993
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney L. Sung, Thomas F. DeRosa, Benjamin J. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 5219482
    Abstract: A lubricating oil additive with rust and haze inhibiting properties which comprises the reaction product of a long chain alkyl substituted maleimide represented by the figure ##STR1## where R is C.sub.3 -C.sub.30 alkyl radical comprising and 5-amino-triazole is provided. A lubricating oil composition containing the additive is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1993
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Russo, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Thomas F. DeRosa, Rodney L.-D. Sung
  • Patent number: 5207891
    Abstract: A composition of matter useful as an asphaltene dispersant, comprising a mixture of:(a) poly[P,P'-(propylene oxide-400)phosphite) poly[di(propylene oxide--400)diol)]]-P,P diasphalenate;(b) poly[P,P'-(propylene oxide-400)phosphite -poly[di(propylene oxide--1000) diol)]]-P,P'-diasphalenate;(c) Poly[P,P'-(propylene oxide-400)phosphite) -poly(propylene oxide-400-poly(propylene oxide-1000)diol)]]-P-P'-diasphalenate(d) Poly[P,P'-(propylene oxide-1000)phosphite -poly[di(propylene oxide-400) diol)]]-P,P'-diasphalenate;(e) poly[P,P'-(propylene oxide-1000)phosphite) poly[di(propylene oxide-1000)diol)]]-P,P'-diasphalenate;(f) poly[P,P'(propylene oxide-1000)phosphite) poly[di([propylene oxide-400-poly (propylene oxide-1000)diol)]]-P,P'-diasphaltenate;(g) cyclo[P,P'-di(polypropylene oxide -400)phosphite]-P,P'-diasphaltenate;(h) cyclo[P,P'-di-(polypropylene oxide-1000) phosphite]-P,P'-diasphaltenate;(i) cyclo[P,P'-(polypropyleneoxide-400) -(polypropyleneoxide-1000)-phosphite]-P,P'diasphaltenate;(j) poly[(dipropyleneoxide-4
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1993
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney L. Sung, Thomas F. DeRosa, David A. Storm, Benjamin J. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 5205949
    Abstract: An additive composition comprising a graft and derivatized block copolymer prepared from a styrene-ethylenebutylene-styrene characterized in that unsaturation in the styrene blocks is equal to or greater than 50 percent, and the ethylenebutylene block is hydrogenated leaving no more than 10 percent unsaturation which has been grafted with at least one olefinic carboxylic acid acylating agent and then derivatized with an aminoaromatic compound from the group consisting of aminopyridines, aminopyrazines and aminopyrimidines, and a lubricating oil composition containing same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore E. Nalesnik, Benjamin J. Kaufman, James G. Dadura
  • Patent number: 5202056
    Abstract: A composition of matter useful as an asphaltene dispersant, comprising a mixture of:(a) poly[di(propylene oxide-400)phosphite]-g-poly(propylene oxide-400) alcohol;(b) poly[di(propylene oxide-1000)phosphite]-g-poly(propylene oxide-400) alcohol;(c) poly[di(propylene oxide-400)phosphite]-g-poly(propylene oxide-1000) alcohol;(d) poly[di(propylene oxide-1000)phosphite]-g-poly(propylene oxide-1000) alcohol;(e) poly{star[di(propylene oxide-400)phosphite]-g-poly(propylene oxide-400)} alcohol;(f) poly{star[di(propylene oxide-1000)phosphite]-g-poly(propylene oxide-400)} alcohol;(g) poly{star[di(propylene oxide-400)phosphite]-g-poly(propylene oxide-1000) } alcohol; and(h) poly{star[di(propylene oxide-1000)phosphite]-g-poly(propylene oxide-1000)} alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney L. Sung, Thomas F. Derosa, David A. Storm, Benjamin J. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 5199959
    Abstract: A method has been developed to solubilize hydroxy S-triazines containing at least one hydroxy function in diesel fuel and to enhance their overall thermal stability. The products which result from the full or partial encapsulation of hydroxy-S-triazine with calix[8]arene have unique and novel properties and reduce or eliminate nitrogen oxides level in diesel fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney L. Sung, Thomas F. Derosa, Benjamin J. Kaufman