Patents by Inventor Richard Oliver Ruhr

Richard Oliver Ruhr 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).

  • Method of lubricating conveyors using oil in water emulsions
    Patent number: 8343898
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method for lubricating conveyors using lubricant compositions with oil in water emulsions. The emulsion can be a lipophilic compound and an emulsifier. In an embodiment, the method includes applying a lubricant composition to the articulating chain and pin joint of the chain of a conveyor wherein the conveyor transports objects weighing more than about 15 kilograms, and the lubricant composition comprises an oil in water emulsion where at least one oil is not a silicone compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Oliver Ruhr, Jeffery S. Hutchison, Chad Aaron Thompson, Eric Daniel Morrison, Jason Gregory Lang, Scott P. Bennett, Kellen Wesley Chamblee
  • METHOD OF LUBRICATING CONVEYORS USING OIL IN WATER EMULSIONS
    Publication number: 20110160109
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method for lubricating conveyors using lubricant compositions with oil in water emulsions. The emulsion can be a lipophilic compound and an emulsifier. In an embodiment, the method includes applying a lubricant composition to the articulating chain and pin joint of the chain of a conveyor wherein the conveyor transports objects weighing more than about 15 kilograms, and the lubricant composition comprises an oil in water emulsion where at least one oil is not a silicone compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Richard Oliver Ruhr, Jeffery S. Hutchison, Chad Aaron Thompson, Eric Daniel Morrison, Jason Gregory Lang, Scott P. Bennett, Kellen Wesley Chamblee
  • High temperature rapid soil removal method
    Publication number: 20040033919
    Abstract: A method of removing soil an article including the steps of immersing said article in an alkaline composition having a concentration of at least one source of alkalinity about 0.25% or higher, dehydrating the soil and rehydrating the soil at a pH which is neutral. The method is particularly useful for removing proteinaceous soil from processing equipment for dairy products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Applicant: EcoLab Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Oliver Ruhr, Nathan Daniel Peitersen, Gerald Kurt Wichmann, Joseph Ira Kravitz