Patents by Inventor Clifford Kowall

Clifford Kowall 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).

  • Publication number: 20060196172
    Abstract: A device for injecting at intermittent periods a dispersion of a liquid at controlled pulsing periods into exhaust fumes of a combustion engine, said liquid contains a component which reacts with a component of the exhaust fumes at a catalytic converter, said device comprises a housing containing a first chamber a means for supplying the liquid into a first chamber a means for pumping the liquid from the first chamber into a pressure swirl atomizer where the liquid is dispersed, said swirl atomizer comprising an outlet nozzle leading the dispersion into an exhaust manifold through which the exhaust fumes are directed prior to being converted at the catalytic converter, said device further comprises a means for controlling the means for pumping such that a pulsing period during which the liquid is injected into the swirl atomizer is controlled to be from about 1 to about 1000 milliseconds as well as a method for injecting a dispersion of a liquid into exhaust fumes of combustion engines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Jeffery Johnson, Clifford Kowall, Dieter Maisch, Matthias Bleeck
  • Patent number: 6372842
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of using an aqueous composition or dispersion containing a water-soluble or water-dispersible synthetic polymer, and compositions formed thereof. The aqueous composition or dispersion is added to agricultural spray compositions, ink compositions, deicing or anti-icing compositions, latex paint and coating compositions, cleaner compositions, adhesives, fire-extinguishing chemical compositions, hydro-metallurgy/electro-winning compositions, compositions having organosilanes, personal care compositions, water-based hydraulic compositions, dust control compositions, and textile finish compositions, to impart properties including aerosol control, spatter control, shear stability, rheology control, transfer efficiency, oil/water reduction, sling control, emollient performance, film forming capability, surface activity, encapsulent ability, lubricity, thickening, and anti-wear capability, to the resultant composition formed thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan A. Grisso, Robert E. Quinn, Sanjay N. Kalhan, Edward J. Konzman, Saurabh S. Lawate, James H. Bush, Joseph W. Pialet, Paul Walsh, Carlos A. Piedrahita, Philip R. Miller, Alan C. Clark, David L. Facchiano, Al E. Haas, Clifford Kowall, Richard A. Denis