Patents by Inventor William F. Ricks

William F. Ricks 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).

  • Publication number: 20190031974
    Abstract: Provided are compositions, additives for forming compositions, methods of operating apparatus in fluid communication with the compositions, and apparatus comprising the compositions. For example, the composition may include a polyalphaolefin component of from about 95% to about 99.5% w/w. The composition may include an additive component. The additive component may include an anti-wear agent. The anti-wear agent may be from about 0.1% to about 2% w/w. The anti-wear component may be characterized by an acid value of at least about 1 mg KOH/g. The additive component may include an aryl amine antioxidant agent, an anti-rust agent, and a metal deactivator agent. The composition may be characterized by a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of at least about 5 centiStokes, a viscosity index of at least about 80, and an acid value in mg KOH/g of between about 0.1 and about 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventor: William F. Ricks
  • Publication number: 20170267942
    Abstract: Provided are compositions, additives for forming compositions, methods of operating apparatus in fluid communication with the compositions, and apparatus comprising the compositions. For example, the composition may include a polyalphaolefin component of from about 95% to about 99.5% w/w. The composition may include an additive component. The additive component may include an anti-wear agent. The anti-wear agent may be from about 0.1% to about 2% w/w. The anti-wear component may be characterized by an acid value of at least about 1 mg KOH/g. The additive component may include an aryl amine antioxidant agent, an anti-rust agent, and a metal deactivator agent. The composition may be characterized by a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of at least about 5 centiStokes, a viscosity index of at least about 80, and an acid value in mg KOH/g of between about 0.1 and about 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventor: William F. Ricks
  • Publication number: 20160237376
    Abstract: Provided is a lubricant or functional fluid composition of a lubricating viscosity and including: an oil, which may include one or more polyalphaolefins; an anti-wear component which may include alkylated triarylphosphate and partially esterified alkyl phosphate; an antioxidant component which may include alkylated phenyl-alpha-naphthylamine, phenyl-alpha-naphthylamine and mixtures thereof; an anti-rust component including an alkenyl succinic acid ester anti-rust agent; and a metal deactivator component including a tolytriazole derivative. Also included are additives and additive kits for combining with an oil to form the a lubricant or functional fluid composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventor: William F. Ricks
  • Patent number: 9321980
    Abstract: The present invention is a lubricant or functional fluid additive for a polyolefin oil blend, comprising a mixture of: (a) an anti-wear component consisting essentially of 95% isopropylated triarylphosphate and 5% dodecyl phosphate, the dodecyl phosphate being only partially esterified, the anti-wear component present in the polyolefin oil blend in a range of from about 0.75 percent to about 2.00 percent by weight; (b) an antioxidant component selected from the group consisting of alkylated phenyl-alpha-naphthylamine, phenyl-alpha-naphthylamine and mixtures thereof, and present in the polyolefin oil blend in a range of from about 0.75 percent to about 2.00 percent by weight; (c) an anti-rust component comprising an alkylated succinic acid ester anti-rust agent, and present in the polyolefin oil blend in a range of from about 0.050 percent to about 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Materials Engineering and Technical Support Services Corp.
    Inventor: William F. Ricks
  • Publication number: 20130207025
    Abstract: Deicing compositions comprised of hydroxyl-containing organic compounds and/or organic acid salts are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: MLI Associates, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Richard Sapienza, William F. Ricks, Axel Johnson
  • Publication number: 20120088704
    Abstract: The present invention is a lubricant or functional fluid additive for a polyolefin oil blend, comprising a mixture of: (a) an anti-wear component consisting essentially of 95% isopropylated triarylphosphate and 5% dodecyl phosphate, the dodecyl phosphate being only partially esterified, the anti-wear component present in the polyolefin oil blend in a range of from about 0.75 percent to about 2.00 percent by weight; (b) an antioxidant component selected from the group consisting of alkylated phenyl-alpha-naphthylamine, phenyl-alpha-naphthylamine and mixtures thereof, and present in the polyolefin oil blend in a range of from about 0.75 percent to about 2.00 percent by weight; (c) an anti-rust component comprising an alkylated succinic acid ester anti-rust agent, and present in the polyolefin oil blend in a range of from about 0.050 percent to about 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventor: William F. Ricks
  • Publication number: 20040079919
    Abstract: Deicing compositions comprised of hydroxyl-containing organic compounds and/or organic acid salts are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Richard Sapienza, William F. Ricks, Axel R. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20030205694
    Abstract: Deicing compositions comprised of hydroxyl-containing organic compounds and/or organic acid salts are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Richard Sapienza, William F. Ricks, Axel R. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20030136940
    Abstract: Deicing compositions comprised of hydroxyl-containing organic compounds and/or organic acid salts are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Richard Sapienza, William F. Ricks, Axel R. Johnson
  • Patent number: 6506318
    Abstract: Deicing compositions comprised of hydroxyl-containing organic compounds and/or organic acid salts are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: MLI Associates, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Sapienza, William F. Ricks, Axel R. Johnson