Patents by Inventor Ruth Smocha

Ruth Smocha 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).

  • Polyisobutenyl alcohols and fuel compositions
    Patent number: 8920524
    Abstract: Disclosed are polyisobutenyl alcohols and substituted polyisobuentyl alcohols of the formula: wherein n is an integer from 5 to 90, R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, haloalkyl, alkoxycarbonyl and substituted aryl wherein at least one substituent group of the substituted aryl is selected from cyano, nitro and alkoxycarbonyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Chevron Oronite Company LLC
    Inventors: Richard E. Cherpeck, Ruth Smocha
  • Carbonyl-ene functionalized polyolefins
    Patent number: 8710147
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a hydroxyl functionalized polymer from a Lewis acid promoted carbonyl-ene reaction comprising: selecting a vinylidene terminated polyolefin having a number average molecular weight from about 950 to about 5000 and having a terminal vinylidene content greater than 50 mole percent; selecting a carbonyl enophile; selecting a Lewis acid; and contacting the components in step a), b) and c) under reactive conditions to form the hydroxyl functionalized polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Chevron Oronite Company LLC.
    Inventors: Richard E. Cherpeck, Ruth Smocha
  • POLYISOBUTENYL ALCOHOLS AND FUEL COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20120151830
    Abstract: Disclosed are polyisobutenyl alcohols and substituted polyisobuentyl alcohols of the formula: wherein n is an integer from 5 to 90, R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, haloalkyl, alkoxycarbonyl and substituted aryl wherein at least one substituent group of the substituted aryl is selected from cyano, nitro and alkoxycarbonyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: RICHARD E. CHERPECK, RUTH SMOCHA
  • CARBONYL-ENE FUNCTIONALIZED POLYOLEFINS
    Publication number: 20110152465
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a hydroxyl functionalized polymer from a Lewis acid promoted carbonyl-ene reaction comprising: selecting a vinylidene terminated polyolefin having a number average molecular weight from about 950 to about 5000 and having a terminal vinylidene content greater than 50 mole percent; selecting a carbonyl enophile; selecting a Lewis acid; and contacting the components in step a), b) and c) under reactive conditions to form the hydroxyl functionalized polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Richard E. Cherpeck, Ruth Smocha