Patents by Inventor Paul Ransom

Paul Ransom 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: 11970671
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lubricating compositions having a stable viscosity upon oxidization through select amounts and relationships of detergent metals and soap contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Afton Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Ransom, Latifa Hamdani
  • Publication number: 20240059999
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lubricating compositions achieving piston cleanliness pursuant to CEC L-117-20 (VW TDi3) that fail to achieve desired piston cleanliness pursuant to CEC L-078-99 (VW TDi2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Paul Ransom, Jason Bell, Sam Field, Guillaume Carpentier
  • Publication number: 20240043769
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lubricating compositions having a stable viscosity upon oxidization through select amounts and relationships of detergent metals and soap contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Paul Ransom, Latifa Hamdani
  • Patent number: 11753599
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for improving phosphorus retention and improving antiwear performance in an internal combustion engine of a hybrid vehicle, comprising lubricating the internal combustion engine of the hybrid vehicle with a lubricating oil composition comprising: greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil of lubricating viscosity; and an amount of one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) sufficient to provide: from about 100 ppmw phosphorus to about 1000 ppmw phosphorus, based on a total weight of the lubricating oil composition; and from about 10 ppmw zinc to about 1200 ppmw zinc, based on the total weight of the lubricating oil composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Huifang Shao, Mark Devlin, Paul Ransom, Guillaume Carpentier
  • Publication number: 20220389345
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for improving phosphorus retention and improving antiwear performance in an internal combustion engine of a hybrid vehicle, comprising lubricating the internal combustion engine of the hybrid vehicle with a lubricating oil composition comprising: greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil of lubricating viscosity; and an amount of one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) sufficient to provide: from about 100 ppmw phosphorus to about 1000 ppmw phosphorus, based on a total weight of the lubricating oil composition; and from about 10 ppmw zinc to about 1200 ppmw zinc, based on the total weight of the lubricating oil composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Huifang Shao, Mark Devlin, Paul Ransom, Guillaume Carpentier
  • Patent number: 11459521
    Abstract: A lubricant composition having greater than 50 percent by weight of a base oil, a dispersant composition comprising: i) a first dispersant comprising one or more reaction products of at least one polyisobutenyl succinic acid or anhydride having a polyisobutenyl group with a number average molecular weight that is less than or equal to 1300, and at least one polyamine; and ii) a second dispersant comprising one or more reaction products of at least one polyisobutenyl succinic acid or anhydride having a polyisobutenyl group with a number average molecular weight greater than 1300, and at least one polyamine; and at least one ashless antioxidant; and wherein a weight ratio of the second dispersant to the dispersant composition is 0.66:1 to 1:1 or a ratio of the weight percentages of nitrogen contributed by the second dispersant to nitrogen of the dispersant composition is 0.62:1 to 1:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: AFTON CHEMICAL COPORATION
    Inventor: Paul Ransom
  • Publication number: 20200277541
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition and method of lubricating an engine equipped with a diesel particulate filter using the lubricating oil composition. The lubricating oil composition may contain greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil of lubricating viscosity, an amount of one or more calcium-containing detergents to provide less than 1700 ppm calcium, an amount of one or more magnesium-containing detergents to provide less than 450 ppm magnesium, an amount of one or more molybdenum-containing compounds to provide less than 450 ppm molybdenum, from about 700 ppm to about 900 ppm of phosphorus, and a total sulfated ash content of no greater than 1.0 wt. %, all as measured by ASTM D874, based on the total weight of the lubricating oil composition; and a ratio, in ppm, of calcium from the one or more calcium-containing detergents to magnesium from the one or more magnesium-containing detergents of 1:1 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Afton Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Ralf Meyke, Alisdair Brown, Guillaume Carpentier, Paul Ransom
  • Patent number: 10513668
    Abstract: An engine oil composition including greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil of lubricating viscosity selected from a Group III, a Group IV or a Group V base oil, and mixtures thereof, 0.1-10 wt. % of a dispersant viscosity index improver that a reaction product of an olefin copolymer, an acylating agent and a polyamine, one or more calcium-containing detergents that provide from about 900 ppmw to about 2500 ppmw of calcium to the engine oil composition, and one or more molybdenum-containing compounds. The engine oil composition has an SAE viscosity grade of 0W-X or 5W-X, wherein X=16, 20, 30, or 40; from about 500 ppmw to about 1000 ppmw of phosphorus; and a total sulfated ash content of no greater than 1.2 wt. %, as measured by ASTM D874. Methods of using the engine oil composition to lubricate or operate an engine are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Ransom, Guillaume Carpentier
  • Publication number: 20190367835
    Abstract: A lubricant composition having greater than 50 percent by weight of a base oil, a dispersant composition comprising: i) a first dispersant comprising one or more reaction products of at least one polyisobutenyl succinic acid or anhydride having a polyisobutenyl group with a number average molecular weight that is less than or equal to 1300, and at least one polyamine; and ii) a second dispersant comprising one or more reaction products of at least one polyisobutenyl succinic acid or anhydride having a polyisobutenyl group with a number average molecular weight greater than 1300, and at least one polyamine; and at least one ashless antioxidant; and wherein a weight ratio of the second dispersant to the dispersant composition is 0.66:1 to 1:1 or a ratio of the weight percentages of nitrogen contributed by the second dispersant to nitrogen of the dispersant composition is 0.62:1 to 1:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Afton Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: Paul Ransom
  • Patent number: 10443558
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition and method of operating a boosted internal combustion engine with reduced low-speed pre-ignition events and corrosion resistance. The oil composition includes a base oil, one or more overbased calcium sulfonate detergents, one or more overbased calcium phenate detergents, and one or more overbased magnesium-containing detergents. A ratio of ppm of calcium to TBN of the oil composition is less than 170; a ratio of ppm of magnesium to total soap content in wt. % is greater than 700; and there are limited amounts of boron and molybdenum, and all weight percentages and ppm values being based on the total weight of the oil composition. The compositions give low LSPI ratios and pass the Ball Rust test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Ransom, Guillaume Carpentier, Kristin Fletcher
  • Patent number: 10370615
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition and method of operating a boosted internal combustion engine. The lubricating oil composition includes greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil, one or more overbased calcium sulfonate detergent(s) and one or more overbased calcium phenate detergent(s). The calcium, boron, nitrogen, and amount of soap are maintained within certain ratios, and the total base number contribution from all detergents to the lubricating oil composition is less than 4.2 mg KOH/g of the lubricating oil composition, as measured by the method of ASTM D-2896. The lubricating oil composition and method may be effective to reduce low-speed pre-ignition events in a boosted internal combustion engine lubricated with the lubricating oil composition relative to capable lubricating oil compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Afton Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Guillaume Carpentier, Paul Ransom, Kristin Fletcher
  • Publication number: 20190119602
    Abstract: An engine oil composition including greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil of lubricating viscosity selected from a Group III, a Group IV or a Group V base oil, and mixtures thereof, 0.1-10 wt. % of a dispersant viscosity index improver that a reaction product of an olefin copolymer, an acylating agent and a polyamine, one or more calcium-containing detergents that provide from about 900 ppmw to about 2500 ppmw of calcium to the engine oil composition, and one or more molybdenum-containing compounds. The engine oil composition has an SAE viscosity grade of 0W-X or 5W-X, wherein X=16, 20, 30, or 40; from about 500 ppmw to about 1000 ppmw of phosphorus; and a total sulfated ash content of no greater than 1.2 wt. %, as measured by ASTM D874. Methods of using the engine oil composition to lubricate or operate an engine are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Afton Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Ransom, Guillaume Carpentier
  • Publication number: 20180346839
    Abstract: A method for reducing timing chain stretch in an engine comprising a step of lubricating said timing chain with a lubricating oil composition that includes a major amount of a base oil; and a minor amount of an additive package including at least one overbased calcium phenate detergent having a total base number of at least 150 mg KOH/g, measured by the method of ASTM D-2896, at least one calcium sulfonate detergent; and at least one magnesium-containing detergent. The lubricating oil composition has a weight ratio of total calcium from the at least one calcium sulfonate detergent to total calcium and magnesium in the lubricating oil composition of from about 0.06 to less than about 0.45.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Afton Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Kristin Fletcher, Paul Ransom, Guillaume Carpentier
  • Publication number: 20180201859
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition and method of operating a boosted internal combustion engine. The lubricating oil composition includes greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil, one or more overbased calcium sulfonate detergent(s) and one or more overbased calcium phenate detergent(s). The calcium, boron, nitrogen, and amount of soap are maintained within certain ratios, and the total base number contribution from all detergents to the lubricating oil composition is less than 4.2 mg KOH/g of the lubricating oil composition, as measured by the method of ASTM D-2896. The lubricating oil composition and method may be effective to reduce low-speed pre-ignition events in a boosted internal combustion engine lubricated with the lubricating oil composition relative to capable lubricating oil compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Afton Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Guillaume Carpentier, Paul Ransom, Kristin Fletcher
  • Publication number: 20180201860
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition and method of operating a boosted internal combustion engine with reduced low-speed pre-ignition events and corrosion resistance. The oil composition includes a base oil, one or more overbased calcium sulfonate detergents, one or more overbased calcium phenate detergents, and one or more overbased magnesium-containing detergents. A ratio of ppm of calcium to TBN of the oil composition is less than 170; a ratio of ppm of magnesium to total soap content in wt. % is greater than 700; and there are limited amounts of boron and molybdenum, and all weight percentages and ppm values being based on the total weight of the oil composition. The compositions give low LSPI ratios and pass the Ball Rust test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Afton Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Ransom, Guillaume Carpentier, Kristin Fletcher
  • Publication number: 20150218292
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel metallocene catalysts of formula I, which is defined herein. The present invention also provides processes for making these catalysts and their use in olefin polymerisation reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Dermot O'HARE, Paul RANSOM, Andrew ASHLEY
  • Patent number: 8980781
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel metallocene catalysts of formula I, which is defined herein. The present invention also provides processes for making these catalysts and their use in olefin polymerisation reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Isis Innovation Limited
    Inventors: Dermot O'Hare, Paul Ransom, Andrew Ashley
  • Publication number: 20120271016
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel metallocene catalysts of formula I, which is defined herein. The present invention also provides processes for making these catalysts and their use in olefin polymerisation reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: ISIS INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Dermot O'Hare, Paul Ransom, Andrew Ashley
  • Patent number: D283592
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1986
    Assignee: General Mills Products Corp.
    Inventors: Richard Quarrell, Paul A. Ransom