Patents by Inventor Christopher S. Rucker

Christopher S. Rucker 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).

  • Aromatic solvents having aliphatic properties and methods of preparation thereof
    Patent number: 5908548
    Abstract: An aromatic solvent together with methods for its preparation are described. A composition includes a paraffin fraction in an amount of from approximately 9 LV % to approximately 15 LV %; a naphthene fraction in an amount of from approximately 35 LV % to approximately 55 LV %; and an alkylbenzene fraction in an amount of from approximately 8 LV % to approximately 16 LV %. The solvent provides advantages in that the high solvency that is typical of an aromatic solvent is combined with a narrow distillation range, a high flash point and higher boiling range that is typical of an aliphatic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: Ergon, Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher S. Rucker, Steven J. Wantling, H. Don Davis, Jimmy Rasco