Patents by Inventor Jerry Lee Musser

Jerry Lee Musser 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).

  • Lubricating compositions and methods utilizing hydroxy thioethers
    Patent number: 4031023
    Abstract: Lubricating compositions comprising a major amount of a lubricating oil and a minor amount of at least one additive of the formula: ##STR1## WHEREIN R is a hydrocarbon-based group of up to about 30 carbon atoms and having a valence of m + q; each R' is independently selected from hydrogen and a hydrocarbon-based group of up to about 20 carbon atoms; x and y are independently from 2 to 5; z is from zero to 5; q is from zero to 4 and m is from 1 to 5 with the proviso that m + q is from 1 to 6, have increased resistance to oxidative degradation and anti-wear properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1977
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry Lee Musser, Frederick William Koch
  • Hydroxy containing phosphonates
    Patent number: 4005159
    Abstract: Compositions prepared by the reaction of a di-(lower alkyl) phosphite with a C.sub.10.sub.-20 epoxide in the presence of a strongly alkaline reagent are useful as friction-reducing additives in functional fluids, especially automatic transmission fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1977
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Frederick William Koch, Jerry Lee Musser
  • Phosphorus-containing friction modifiers for functional fluids
    Patent number: 3932290
    Abstract: Compositions prepared by the reaction of a di-(lower alkyl) phosphite with a C.sub.10.sub.-20 epoxide in the presence of a strongly alkaline reagent are useful as friction-reducing additives in functional fluids, especially automatic transmission fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1973
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1976
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Frederick William Koch, Jerry Lee Musser