Patents by Inventor Stanley J. Brois

Stanley J. Brois 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: 5326487
    Abstract: A phosphorous- and sulfur-containing additive and its use to impart anti-wear properties to oleaginous compositions such as fuels and lubricating oils, particularly power transmission compositions, such as automatic transmission fluids, is disclosed. The additive comprises a mixture of products formed, for example, by simultaneously reacting (1) a beta-hydroxy thioether, such as thiobisethanol, (2) a phosphorous-containing reactant, such as triethyl phosphite and (3) optionally, a nucleophilic reactant capable of reacting with the episulfonium cation ##STR1## to form thioether species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Assignee: Exxon Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Ryer, Antonio Gutierrez, James S. Puckace, Raymond F. Watts, Stanley J. Brois, Craig W. Gleason
  • Patent number: 5324334
    Abstract: There are disclosed macrocyclic and polycyclic polyamine lubricating oil additives formed by cyclodehydration of reaction products of hydrocarbon substituted succinic anhydrides or carboxylic acids with poly 3-amino propyl compounds or by acylation of macrocyclic polyamines and polycyclic polyamines with hydrocarbon substituted succinic anhydride or carboxylic acids. These compounds are useful as dispersants and dispersants-V.I. improvers in both gasoline and diesel engine lubricating oil compositions and are also useful fuel additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Assignee: Exxon Research & Engineering
    Inventors: Stanley J. Brois, Antonio Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 5320768
    Abstract: Oleaginous compositions comprising a fuel oil or a lubricating oil, a friction modifying amount of a hydroxy ether amine compound such as that having the formula: ##STR1## where X is O or S, R.sub.3 is H, R.sub.1 is C.sub.18 alkylene, R.sub.2 is C.sub.3 alkylene, and R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are C.sub.2 alkylene, and, optionally an amount effective to impart anti-wear properties to the composition of an organic phosphite ester, such as triphenyl phosphite, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: Exxon Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Antonio Gutierrez, Jack Ryer, Robert S. Johnson, Stanley J. Brois, Jon M. Clumpner
  • Patent number: 5314633
    Abstract: A phosphorous- and sulfur-containing additive and its use to impart anti-wear and/or antioxidant properties to oleaginous compositions such as fuels and lubricating oils, particularly power transmission compositions, such as automatic transmission fluids, is disclosed. The additive comprises a mixture of products formed by simultaneously reacting (1) a beta-hydroxy thioether, such as thiobisethanol, and (2) a phosphorous-containing reactant, such as tributyl phosphite. The reaction is carried out under reduced pressure conditions (e.g., -40 KPa to -100 KPa) to limit the amount of thioether species in said additive to less than about 45 mole %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Assignee: Exxon Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Ryer, Antonio Gutierrez, James S. Puckace, Raymond F. Watts, Craig W. Gleason, Daniel R. Mills, Edmund H. Braun, II, Stanley J. Brois
  • Patent number: 5288811
    Abstract: Accordingly, novel carbonyl containing compositions are prepared by contacting, in the presence of a free radical initiator, a compound selected from the group consisting of saturated hydrocarbons, substituted saturated hydrocarbons, polymers and mixtures thereof with a carbonyl containing compound or mixtures thereof having the structures: ##STR1## wherein Q.dbd.HOH, MeOH, EtOH, or n-BuOH; n.dbd.0,1,>; and X and Y are independently selected from the group consisting of CH.sub.2, C.dbd.O; W is independently selected from the group consisting of CH.sub.2, C.dbd.O, O, NH, CMe.sub.2, C.dbd.N-alkyl and N-alkyl, wherein alkyl is 1 to 18 carbons; U and V are independently selected from the same groups as W and dependently selected so that U and V taken together are one of 1,2-phenylene, 1,8-naphthalene-diyl, and 1,2-naphthalene-diyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Company
    Inventor: Stanley J. Brois
  • Patent number: 5274051
    Abstract: Novel carbonyl containing compositions are prepared by contacting, in the presence of a free radical initiator, a first compound selected from the group consisting of saturated hydrocarbons, substituted saturated hydrocarbons, polymers and mixtures thereof with a carbonyl containing compound or mixtures thereof having the structure: ##STR1## where X and Y are independently selected from OH, OR.sub.1, NR.sub.1 R.sub.2 and R.sub.1 wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are selected independently from the group consisting of aryl radicals or alkyl radicals of from 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Assignee: Exxon Research & Engineering Company
    Inventors: Stanley J. Brois, Jacqueline Ogletree
  • Patent number: 5242612
    Abstract: A phosphorous- and sulfur-containing additive and its use to impart anti-wear properties to oleaginous compositions such as fuels and lubricating oils, particularly power transmission compositions, such as automatic transmission fluids, is disclosed. The additive comprises a mixture of products formed, for example, by simultaneously reacting (1) a beta-hydroxy thioether, such as thiobisethanol, (2) a phosphorous-containing reactant, such as triethyl phosphite and (3) optionally, a nucleophilic reactant capable of reacting with the episulfonium cation ##STR1## to form thioether species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: Exxon Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Ryer, Antonio Gutierrez, James S. Puckace, Raymond F. Watts, Stanley J. Brois, Craig W. Gleason
  • Patent number: 5191022
    Abstract: A covulcanizable polymer blend of a highly unsaturated rubbery polymer and a sulfer imide-modified teropolymer of ethylene, a higher alpha olefin and a non-conjugated diene is provided. Processes for preparing the blend and vulcanizing the blend are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Assignee: Exxon Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Donald A. White, Stanley J. Brois, Bruce D. Allison
  • Patent number: 5162526
    Abstract: There are disclosed macrocyclic and polycyclic polyamide lubricating oil additives formed by cyclodehydration of reaction products of hydrocarbon substituted succinic anhydrides or carboxylic acids with poly 3-amino propyl compounds or by acylation of macrocyclic polyamines and polycyclic polyamines with hydrocarbon substituted succinic anhydride or carboxylic acids. These compounds are useful as dispersants and dispersants-V.I. improvers in both gasoline and diesel engine lubricating oil compositions and are also useful fuel additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: Exxon Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley J. Brois, Antonio Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 5135669
    Abstract: The present invention provides substantially saturated, e.g., hydrogenated, phospholipid compounds, such as hydrogenated lecithin, which are useful as friction modifying agents for oleaginous compositions such as fuels, and lubricating oils, particularly automatic transmission fluids. The present invention also provides oleaginous compositions containing such phospholipid compounds, and processes for preparing the hydrogenated phospholipids, such as hydrogenated lecithin, and the compositions in which they are contained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1992
    Assignee: Exxon Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley J. Brois, Jack Ryer, Frank Femino, Harold E. Deen, Antonio Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 5118835
    Abstract: Thio-bis-(hydrocarbyl substituted diacid materials), such as thio-bis-(polyalkyl lactone acid) and/or their precursors, the adducts of sulfur chloride and unsaturated diacid materials, e.g., 4,8-bis-polyalkyl-4,8-dichloro-6-thiaundecane-1,2,10,11-tetracarboxylic acid bis-anhydride and their dehydrochlorinated analogs, when esterified with an alcohol, preferably a polyol, such as pentaerythritol, polypentaerythritol or a polyalkylene glycol with or without acid catalysts and/or metal template reagents yield thio-bis-(alkyl lactone acid esters) and thio-bis-(hydrocarbyl diacid esters) which can be characterized in part, as macrocyclic and/or macrocyclic-like structures, are useful as stable additives in lubricating compositions, e.g. as varnish inhibiting dispersants for lubricating oils and fuels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1992
    Assignee: Exxon Research & Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Stanley J. Brois, Antonio Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 5064886
    Abstract: Certain novel dithiophosphonate derivatives, particularly monoesters, may be prepared inexpensively from hindered phenol compounds and are useful as anti-oxidants for example in lubricants and/or polymer materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: Exxon Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Terence Colclough, Stanley J. Brois
  • Patent number: 5057564
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel polymers which are adducts of an unsaturated hydrocarbon, wherein the novel polymers are produced by contacting cyclic carbonyl monomers with an unsaturated hydrocarbon to form novel cyclic carbonyl polymers having an Mn of about 500 to about 10.sup.7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Company
    Inventor: Stanley J. Brois
  • Patent number: 5047158
    Abstract: Hydrocarbon compositions, including oligomers and polymers, for use in improving the thermo-oxidative stability and the dispersancy and viscosity index improvement (for high molecular weight) properties of fuels and lubricating oils are disclosed. These compositions are adducts of sulfur mono- and diimides having one of the following formulae: ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrocarbycontaining at least 18 carbon atoms, in which X.dbd. can be O.dbd., S.dbd., Y'--N.dbd., i is 0 or 1, --Y and Y'-- can be ##STR2## wherein R' is hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbyloxy, R" is hydrocarbyl, R'" and R"" are hydrocarbyloxy, and each of R', R", R'", and R"" is from from 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1991
    Assignee: Exxon Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventor: Stanley J. Brois
  • Patent number: 5023005
    Abstract: A sulfone adduct which comprises the reaction product of: ##STR1## and an unsaturated hydrocarbon polymer wherein X is an alkyl group selected from the group consisting of C.sub.n H.sub.2n +1, wherein n=1 to 18; X is an aryl group selected from the group consisting of C.sub.m H.sub.m-1 wherein m=6 and C.sub.m H.sub.m-2 Z wherein m=6 and Z is selected from the group consisting of OR', R", COOR'", NO.sub.2, Cl, Br, F and I where R', R" and R'" having about 1 to about 18 carbon atoms; wherein said unsaturated hydrocarbon polymer is selected from the group consisting of ethylene propylene terpolymers, ethylene diene copolymers, propylene diene copolymers, polyisoprene, butyl rubber, polybutadiene and styrenebutadiene, and styrene-isoprene random and block copolymers, polypropylenes and polyisobutylenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1991
    Assignee: Exxon Research & Engineering Company
    Inventors: Warren A. Thaler, Stanley J. Brois, Henry K. Hall
  • Patent number: 4965375
    Abstract: Thio-bis-(hydrocarbyl substituted diacid materials), such as thio-bis-(polyalkyl lactone acid) and/or their precursors, the adducts of sulfur chloride and unsaturated diacid materials, e.g., 4,8-bis-polyalkyl-4,8-dichloro-6-thiaundecane-1,2,10,11-tetracarboxylic acid bis-anhydride and their dehydrochlorinated analogs, when esterified with an alcohol, preferably a polyol, such as pentaerythritol, polypentaerythritol or a polyalkylene glycol with or without acid catalysts and/or metal template ragents yield thio-bis-(alkyl lactone acid esters) and thio-bis-(hydrocarbyl diacid esters) which can be characterized in part, as macrocyclic and/or macrocyclic-like structures, are useful as stable additive in lubricating compositions, e.g. as varnish inhibiting dispersants for lubricating oils and fuels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Stanley J. Brois, Antonio Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 4920179
    Abstract: A sulfone adduct which comprises the reaction product of: ##STR1## and an unsaturated hydrocarbon polymer wherein X is an alkyl group selected from the group consisting of C.sub.n H.sub.2n +1, wherein n=1 to 18; X is an aryl group selected from the group consisting of C.sub.m H.sub.m-1 wherein m=6 and C.sub.m H.sub.m-2 Z wherein m=6 and Z is selected from the group consisting of OR', R", COOR'", NO.sub.2, Cl, Br, F and I where R', R" and R'" having about 1 to about 18 carbon atoms; wherein said unsaturated hydrocarbon polymer is selected from the group consisting of ethylene propylene terpolymers, ethylene diene copolymers, propylene diene copolymers, polyisoprene, butyl rubber, polybutadiene and styrenebutadiene, and styrene-isoprene random and block copolymers, polypropylenes and polyisobutylenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1990
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Warren A. Thaler, Stanley J. Brois, Henry K. Hall
  • Patent number: 4910263
    Abstract: An oil-soluble additive for lubricating oil applications is provided by the formation of an adduct of thiocyanogen halide and polyalkene, removal of the hydrogen halide from said adduct and thermal rearrangement of the product to provide a polyalkenyl isothiocyanate which can be subsequently derivitized to provide a thiocarbamyl moiety containing product having excellent sludge dispersement properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1990
    Assignee: Exxon Research & Engineering Company
    Inventors: Stanley J. Brois, Antonio Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 4900852
    Abstract: Certain novel heavy metal salts of dithiophosphonate derivatives, particularly monoesters, may be prepared inexpensively from hindered phenol compounds and are useful as anti-oxidants for example in lubricants and/or polymer materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: Exxon Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Terence Colclough, Stanley J. Brois
  • Patent number: H751
    Abstract: A method for inhibiting acid corrosion of metal well equipment which comprises introducing into an aqueous acid solution an inhibiting amount of a quaternary compound prepared by reacting a tertiary aromatic heterocyclic amine with a (halo-substituted-aryl) alkyl halide, and contacting the well equipment with the inhibited aqueous acid solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1990
    Inventors: Daniel S. Sullivan, Stanley J. Brois, Robert C. Portnoy