Patents by Inventor Julienne M. GALANTE-FOX
Julienne M. GALANTE-FOX 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).
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Publication number: 20210155863Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and fuel compositions for reducing cavitation-induced damage in common-rail injection engines operated at high fuel pressures. The fuel compositions include a gasoline-like fuel and one or more cavitation inhibitor additives.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Julienne M. Galante-Fox, Erik Lucado
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Patent number: 9574149Abstract: A fuel composition for a direct fuel injected diesel engine, a method for improving performance of fuel injectors and a method for cleaning fuel injectors for a diesel engine. The fuel composition includes a major amount of fuel and a minor, effective amount of a quaternary ammonium salt having a thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) weight loss of greater than 50 wt. % at 350° C. The amount of quaternary ammonium salt present in the fuel is sufficient to improve performance of the direct fuel injected diesel engine having combusted the composition compared to the performance of such engine having combusted a fuel composition that does not contain the quaternary ammonium salt.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2011Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Afton Chemical CorporationInventors: Xinggao Fang, Julienne M. Galante-Fox
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Patent number: 9523057Abstract: A diesel fuel additive package, diesel fuel containing the additive and methods for operating an engine on the diesel fuel and additive. The fuel additive includes a reaction product of (a) a hydrocarbyl substituted dicarboxylic acid or anhydride, and (b) an amine compound or salt thereof of the formula wherein R is selected from hydrogen and a hydrocarbyl group containing from about 1 to about 15 carbon atoms, and R1 is selected from hydrogen and a hydrocarbyl group containing from about 1 to about 20 carbon atoms. The reaction product contains at least one amino triazole group. Component (2) of the additive is a hydrocarbyl succinimide dispersant. The additive also includes (3) a C2 to C10 alkyl alcohol; and (4) optionally, a lubricity additive. In the additive, a weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) in the fuel ranges from about 1:3 to about 1:5.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Afton Chemical CorporationInventors: James Wager, David P. Cleaver, Matthew H. Lindner, Julienne M. Galante-Fox, Scott D. Schwab, John Bennett
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Patent number: 8852297Abstract: A method cleaning up internal components of a fuel injector for a diesel engine. The method includes operating a fuel injected diesel engine on a fuel composition that includes a major amount of diesel fuel and from about 5 to about 500 ppm by weight of a reaction product derived from (a) a hydrocarbyl substituted dicarboxylic acid, anhydride, or ester and (b) an amine compound or salt thereof of the formula wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a hydrocarbyl group containing from about 1 to about 15 carbon atoms, and R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a hydrocarbyl group containing from about 1 to about 20 carbon atoms. The reaction product is characterized by a particular FTIR spectrum.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Afton Chemical CorporationInventors: Xinggao Fang, Scott D. Schwab, Julienne M. Galante-Fox
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Patent number: 8758456Abstract: A diesel fuel, diesel fuel additive concentrate and method for improving the performance of fuel injectors for a diesel engine are provided. The diesel fuel includes a major amount of middle distillate fuel having a sulfur content of 15 ppm by weight or less; and a reaction product of (a) a hydrocarbyl substituted dicarboxylic acid or anhydride, and (b) an amine compound or salt thereof of the formula wherein R is selected from hydrogen and a hydrocarbyl group containing from about 1 to about 15 carbon atoms, and R1 is selected from hydrogen and a hydrocarbyl group containing from about 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, wherein the reaction product contains less than one equivalent of an amino triazole group per molecule of reaction product, and wherein the reaction product is present in an amount sufficient to improve the performance of diesel direct and/or indirect fuel injectors.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Afton Chemical CorporationInventors: Xinggao Fang, Julienne M. Galante-Fox
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Patent number: 8529643Abstract: A method for cleaning internal components of a fuel injector for a diesel engine. The method includes operating a fuel injected diesel engine on a fuel composition comprising a major amount of fuel and from about 10 to about 100 ppm by weight based on the total weight of the fuel composition of (A) a compound of the formula: and tautomers and enantiomers thereof, wherein R2 is a hydrocarbyl group having a number average molecular weight ranging from 100 to 5000.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2012Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Afton Chemical CorporationInventors: Julienne M. Galante-Fox, Scott D. Schwab, Xinggao Fang
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Publication number: 20130118062Abstract: A fuel composition for a direct fuel injected diesel engine, a method for improving performance of fuel injectors and a method for cleaning fuel injectors for a diesel engine. The fuel composition includes a major amount of fuel and a minor, effective amount of a quaternary ammonium salt having a thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) weight loss of greater than 50 wt. % at 350° C. The amount of quaternary ammonium salt present in the fuel is sufficient to improve performance of the direct fuel injected diesel engine having combusted the composition compared to the performance of such engine having combusted a fuel composition that does not contain the quaternary ammonium salt.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Xinggao FANG, Julienne M. GALANTE-FOX
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Publication number: 20130074794Abstract: A method cleaning up internal components of a fuel injector for a diesel engine. The method includes operating a fuel injected diesel engine on a fuel composition that includes a major amount of diesel fuel and from about 5 to about 500 ppm by weight of a reaction product derived from (a) a hydrocarbyl substituted dicarboxylic acid, anhydride, or ester and (b) an amine compound or salt thereof of the formula wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a hydrocarbyl group containing from about 1 to about 15 carbon atoms, and R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a hydrocarbyl group containing from about 1 to about 20 carbon atoms. The reaction product is characterized by a particular FTIR spectrum.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Xinggao FANG, Scott D. SCHWAB, Julienne M. GALANTE-FOX
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Publication number: 20130074874Abstract: A diesel fuel, diesel fuel additive concentrate and method for improving the performance of fuel injectors for a diesel engine are provided. The diesel fuel includes a major amount of middle distillate fuel having a sulfur content of 15 ppm by weight or less; and a reaction product of (a) a hydrocarbyl substituted dicarboxylic acid or anhydride, and (b) an amine compound or salt thereof of the formula wherein R is selected from hydrogen and a hydrocarbyl group containing from about 1 to about 15 carbon atoms, and R1 is selected from hydrogen and a hydrocarbyl group containing from about 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, wherein the reaction product contains less than one equivalent of an amino triazole group per molecule of reaction product, and wherein the reaction product is present in an amount sufficient to improve the performance of diesel direct and/or indirect fuel injectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Xinggao FANG, Julienne M. GALANTE-FOX
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Publication number: 20120255512Abstract: A method for cleaning internal components of a fuel injector for a diesel engine. The method includes operating a fuel injected diesel engine on a fuel composition comprising a major amount of fuel and from about 10 to about 100 ppm by weight based on the total weight of the fuel composition of (A) a compound of the formula: and tautomers and enantiomers thereof, wherein R2 is a hydrocarbyl group having a number average molecular weight ranging from 100 to 5000.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Julienne M. GALANTE-FOX, Scott D. SCHWAB, Xinggao FANG
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Publication number: 20120210966Abstract: A diesel fuel additive package, diesel fuel containing the additive and methods for operating an engine on the diesel fuel and additive. The fuel additive includes a reaction product of (a) a hydrocarbyl substituted dicarboxylic acid or anhydride, and (b) an amine compound or salt thereof of the formula wherein R is selected from hydrogen and a hydrocarbyl group containing from about 1 to about 15 carbon atoms, and R1 is selected from hydrogen and a hydrocarbyl group containing from about 1 to about 20 carbon atoms. The reaction product contains at least one amino triazole group. Component (2) of the additive is a hydrocarbyl succinimide dispersant. The additive also includes (3) a C2 to C10 alkyl alcohol; and (4) optionally, a lubricity additive. In the additive, a weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) in the fuel ranges from about 1:3 to about 1:5.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2011Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: James WAGER, David P. CLEAVER, Matthew H. LINDNER, Julienne M. GALANTE-FOX, Scott D. SCHWAB, John BENNETT