Patents by Inventor David G. Wharton

David G. Wharton 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: 4066419
    Abstract: Gasoline compositions having improved driveability comprise gasoline containing a minor amount of a compound having the formula ##STR1## WHEREIN R.sub.f is a perfluorinated radical selected from the group consisting of aliphatic C.sub.n F.sub.2n + 1 and cycloaliphatic C.sub.n F.sub.2n - 1, n is an integer from 1 - 18, q is 0 or an integer from 1 to 18, R is hydrogen or an alkyl radical having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R.sub.1 is an alkylene bridging radical having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, m is 1 or 2, and X is chlorine, hydroxyl, --OMe (where Me is a metal), or a residual moiety of an active hydrogen-containing organic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1978
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventor: David G. Wharton