Patents by Inventor Keith R. Houser

Keith R. Houser 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: 6511518
    Abstract: A fuel additive composition comprising: a) a Mannich condensation product of (1) a high molecular weight alkyl-substituted hydroxyaromatic compound wherein the alkyl group has a number average molecular weight of from about 300 to about 5,000 (2) an amine which contains an amino group having at least one active hydrogen atom, and (3) an aldehyde, wherein the respective molar ratio of reactants (1), (2), and (3) is 1:0.1-10:0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Chevron Oronite Company LLC
    Inventor: Keith R. Houser
  • Patent number: 5993499
    Abstract: A fuel composition comprising a major amount of hydrocarbons boiling in the gasoline or diesel range and (a) about 50 to 70 parts per million by weight of a fuel-soluble aliphatic hydrocarbyl-substituted amine having at least one basic nitrogen atom wherein the hydrocarbyl group has a number average molecular weight of about 700 to 3,000; and (b) about 35 to below about 75 parts per million by weight of a hydrocarbyl-terminated poly(oxyalkylene) monool having an average molecular weight of about 500 to about 5,000, wherein the oxyalkylene group is a C.sub.2 to C.sub.5 oxyalkylene group and the hydrocarbyl group is a C.sub.1 to C.sub.30 hydrocarbyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Chevron Chemical Company
    Inventor: Keith R. Houser