Patents by Inventor Kyle Podolak

Kyle Podolak 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: 11866671
    Abstract: The present invention is toward a base oil or lubricant additives, methods of using the same, lubricant compositions including the same, and methods of forming the lubricant compositions. A base oil or lubricant additive has Structure I or Structure II as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Kraus, Kyle Podolak, Derek Lee White, Sriram Sundararajan
  • Publication number: 20230167375
    Abstract: The present invention is toward a base oil or lubricant additives, methods of using the same, lubricant compositions including the same, and methods of forming the lubricant compositions. A base oil or lubricant additive has Structure I or Structure II as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: George A. Kraus, Kyle Podolak, Derek Lee White, Sriram Sundararajan
  • Patent number: 11542454
    Abstract: The present invention is toward a base oil or lubricant additives, methods of using the same, lubricant compositions including the same, and methods of forming the lubricant compositions. A base oil or lubricant additive has Structure I or Structure II as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Kraus, Kyle Podolak, Derek Lee White, Sriram Sundararajan
  • Publication number: 20220119709
    Abstract: A heteroaryl-thio-substituted pyrone compound that is a heteroaryl-thio-substituted pyrone or a heteroaryl-thio-substituted coumarin. In various embodiments, the heteroaryl-thio-substituted pyrone compound or a reaction product thereof is a metal corrosion inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Brent Shanks, George A. Kraus, William Bradley, Jiajie Huo, Kyle Podolak
  • Publication number: 20220033729
    Abstract: The present invention is toward a base oil or lubricant additives, methods of using the same, lubricant compositions including the same, and methods of forming the lubricant compositions. A base oil or lubricant additive has Structure I or Structure II as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: George A. Kraus, Kyle Podolak, Derek Lee White, Sriram Sundararajan