Patents by Inventor Donald Bernard Bivens

Donald Bernard Bivens 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: 20090278072
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions for use in refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat pump systems wherein the composition comprises a fluoroolefin and at least one other component. The compositions of the present invention are useful in processes for producing cooling or heat, as heat transfer fluids, foam blowing agents, aerosol propellants, and fire suppression and fire extinguishing agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Barbara Haviland Minor, Velliyur Nott Mallikarjuna Rao, Donald Bernard Bivens, Deepak Perti, Mark Steven Baunchalk
  • Publication number: 20090272931
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions for use in refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat pump systems wherein the composition comprises a fluoroolefin and at least one other component. The compositions of the present invention are useful in processes for producing cooling or heat, as heat transfer fluids, foam blowing agents, aerosol propellants, and fire suppression and fire extinguishing agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Barbara Haviland Minor, Velliyur Nott Mallikarjuna Rao, Donald Bernard Bivens, Deepak Perti, Mark Steven Baunchalk
  • Publication number: 20090255285
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions for use in refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat pump systems wherein the composition comprises a fluoroolefin and at least one other component. The compositions of the present invention are useful in processes for producing cooling or heat, as heat transfer fluids, foam blowing agents, aerosol propellants, and fire suppression and fire extinguishing agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Barbara Haviland Minor, Velliyur Nott Mallikarjuna Rao, Donald Bernard Bivens, Deepak Perti, Mark Steven Baunchalk
  • Publication number: 20090250650
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions for use in refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat pump systems wherein the composition comprises a fluoroolefin and at least one other component. The compositions of the present invention are useful in processes for producing cooling or heat, as heat transfer fluids, foam blowing agents, aerosol propellants, and fire suppression and fire extinguishing agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Barbara Haviland Minor, Velliyur Nott Mallikarjuna Rao, Donald Bernard Bivens, Deepak Perti, Mark Steven Baunchalk
  • Publication number: 20090249809
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions for use in refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat pump systems wherein the composition comprises a fluoroolefin and at least one other component. The compositions of the present invention are useful in processes for producing cooling or heat, as heat transfer fluids, foam blowing agents, aerosol propellants, and fire suppression and fire extinguishing agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Barbara Haviland Minor, Velliyur Nott Mallikarjuna Rao, Donald Bernard Bivens, Deepak Perti, Mark Steven Baunchalk
  • Publication number: 20090249864
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions for use in refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat pump systems wherein the composition comprises a fluoroolefin and at least one other component. The compositions of the present invention are useful in processes for producing cooling or heat, as heat transfer fluids, foam blowing agents, aerosol propellants, and fire suppression and fire extinguishing agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Barbara Haviland Minor, Velliyur Nott Mallikarjuna Rao, Donald Bernard Bivens, Deepak Perti, Mark Steven Baunchalk
  • Publication number: 20090189077
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are detectable refrigerant compositions, comprising from about 0.001 to about 5 weight percent tracer compositions, which are useful to identify leaking in a vapor compression refrigeration and/or air conditioning system. The presence of the tracers make the refrigerant compositions detectable by chemo/electro-active array, corona discharge, heated diode, electrochemical, photoionization, infrared, ultrasonic and electron capture detectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Donald Bernard Bivens, Thomas J. Leck, Mack McFarland, Barbara Haviland Minor, John Carl Steichen
  • Publication number: 20080230738
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions for use in refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat pump systems wherein the composition comprises a fluoroolefin and at least one other component. The compositions of the present invention are useful in processes for producing cooling or heat, as heat transfer fluids, foam blowing agents, aerosol propellants, and fire suppression and fire extinguishing agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Barbara Haviland Minor, Velliyur Nott Mallikarjuna Rao, Donald Bernard Bivens, Deepak Perti, Mark Steven Baunchalk
  • Patent number: 6846792
    Abstract: Refrigerant compositions include mixtures of difluoromethane and isobutane, butane, propylene or cyclopropane; pentafluoroethane and propylene or cyclopropane; 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane and propane; 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane and cyclopropane; 1,1,1-trifluoroethane and DME or propylene; 1,1-difluoroethane and propane, isobutane, butane or cyclopropane; fluoroethane and propane or cyclopropane; 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoropropane and butane, cyclopropane, DME, isobutane or propane; or 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane and butane, cyclopropane, isobutane or propane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Barbara Haviland Minor, Donald Bernard Bivens, Brooks Shawn Lunger
  • Publication number: 20040222402
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions that are useful for compatabilizing a conventional, non-polar, compression refrigeration lubricant and a hydrofluorocarbon and/or hydrochlorofluorocarbon refrigerant in a compression refrigeration apparatus. Additionally, these composition promote efficeint return of lubricant from the non-compressor zones to the compressor zones of the aforesaid refrigeration apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: Barbara Haviland Minor, Keith Winfield Palmer, Walter Mahler, Thomas Joseph Leck, Kai-Volker Schubert, Donald Bernard Bivens
  • Patent number: 6783691
    Abstract: The present invention relates to azeotrope-like compression refrigerant compositions consisting essentially of difluoromethane (HFC-32), pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) and 0.5-5 weight percent of a hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of: n-butane; isobutane; n-butane and 2-methylbutane; n-butane and n-pentane; isobutane and 2-methylbutane; and isobutane and n-pentane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Donald Bernard Bivens, Barbara Haviland Minor, Akimichi Yokozeki
  • Publication number: 20040014621
    Abstract: Refrigerant compositions include mixtures of difluoromethane and isobutane, butane, propylene or cyclopropane; pentafluoroethane and propylene or cyclopropane; 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane and propane; 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane and cyclopropane; 1,1,1-trifluoroethane and DME or propylene; 1,1-difluoroethane and propane, isobutane, butane or cyclopropane; fluoroethane and propane or cyclopropane; 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoropropane and butane, cyclopropane, DME, isobutane or propane; or 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane and butane, cyclopropane, isobutane or propane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Barbara Haviland Minor, Donald Bernard Bivens, Brooks Shawn Lunger
  • Patent number: 6531441
    Abstract: Refrigerant compositions include mixtures of difluoromethane and isobutane, butane, propylene or cyclopropane; pentafluoroethane and propylene or cyclopropane; 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane and propane; 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane and cyclopropane; 1,1,1-trifluoroethane and DME or propylene; 1,1-difluoroethane and propane, isobutane, butane or cyclopropane; fluoroethane and propane or cyclopropane; 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoropropane and butane, cyclopropane, DME, isobutane or propane; or 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane and butane, cyclopropane, isobutane or propane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Barbara Haviland Minor, Donald Bernard Bivens, Brooks Shawn Lunger
  • Publication number: 20030034477
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions that are useful for compatabilizing a conventional, non-polar, compression refrigeration lubricant and a hydrofluorocarbon and/or hydrochlorofluorocarbon refrigerant in a compression refrigeration apparatus. Additionally, these composition promote efficeint return of lubricant from the non-compressor zones to the compressor zones of the aforesaid refrigeration apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Barbara Haviland Minor, Keith Winfield Palmer, Walter Mahler, Thomas Joseph Leck, Kai-Volker Schubert, Donald Bernard Bivens
  • Patent number: 6503417
    Abstract: Disclosed are ternary azeotropic, azeotrope-like, and zeotropic compositions of ammonia, pentafluoroethane and difluoromethane. These compositions are useful as refrigerants, and particularly as high capacity and efficiency alternatives to binary mixtures of difluoromethane and pentafluoroethane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Donald Bernard Bivens, Akimichi Yokozeki
  • Patent number: 6254798
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions that include nitrous oxide and at least one of trifluoromethane, difluoromethane, tetrafluoroethane, pentafluoroethane, perfluoroethane or ethane. These compositions are useful as refrigerants, cleaning agents, expansion agents for polyolefins and polyurethanes, refrigerants, aerosol propellants, heat transfer media, electronic gases, plasma etchants, gaseous dielectrics, fire extinguishing agents, power cycle working fluids, polymerization media, particulate removal fluids, carrier fluids, buffing abrasive agents, and displacement drying agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.
    Inventors: Barbara Haviland Minor, Donald Bernard Bivens, Clifford Keith Rice, James Richard Sand
  • Patent number: 6156225
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions that include nitrous oxide and at least one of trifluoromethane, difluoromethane, tetrafluoroethane, pentafluoroethane, perfluoroethane or ethane. These compositions are useful as refrigerants, cleaning agents, expansion agents for polyolefins and polyurethanes, refrigerants, aerosol propellants, heat transfer media, electronic gases, plasma etchants, gaseous dielectrics, fire extinguishing agents, power cycle working fluids, polymerization media, particulate removal fluids, carrier fluids, buffing abrasive agents, and displacement drying agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: E. I du Pont de Nemours and Company.
    Inventors: Barbara Haviland Minor, Donald Bernard Bivens, Clifford Keith Rice, James Richard Sand
  • Patent number: 6001273
    Abstract: Refrigerant compositions include mixtures of difluoromethane and isobutane, butane, propylene or cyclopropane; pentafluoroethane and propylene or cyclopropane; 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane and propane; 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane and cyclopropane; 1,1,1-trifluoroethane and DME or propylene; 1,1-difluoroethane and propane, isobutane, butane or cyclopropane; fluoroethane and propane or cyclopropane; 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoropropane and butane, cyclopropane, DME, isobutane or propane; or 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane and butane, cyclopropane, isobutane or propane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Inventors: Barbara Haviland Minor, Donald Bernard Bivens, Brooks Shawn Lunger
  • Patent number: 5968406
    Abstract: The azeotropic compositions of 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane and 1,1-difluoroethane and the azeotropic and azeotropic-like composition of 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane and one of, 1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane, perfluorocyclobutane, n-butane, isobutane and 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane, and their use as refrigerants, aerosol propellants and blowing agents for polymer foams, are disclosed. The azeotropic and azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane and one of perfluorocyclobutane and 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane are also useful as fire extinguishants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Philip Lee Bartlett, Donald Bernard Bivens, Brooks Shawn Lunger, Akimichi Yokozeki
  • Patent number: 5800730
    Abstract: Near-Azeotropic blends of:pentafluoroethane and 1,1,1-trifluoroethane with one or more of chlorodifluoromethane, 1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane, 1-chloro-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane, 1-chloro-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethane, 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane, 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoropropane, and perfluorocyclopropane;chlorodifluoromethane and pentafluoroethane with one or more of ethane, butane, isobutane, dimethyl ether, propylene, and difluoromethane;chlorodifluoromethane with 1,1,1-trifluoroethane and 1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethane, propane and pentafluoroethane, or 1,1,1-trifluoroethane and octafluoropropane;and pentafluoroethane with fluoroethane and 1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethane, along with their use as refrigerants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Compnay
    Inventors: Donald Bernard Bivens, Mark Brandon Shiflett, Akimichi Yokozeki