Patents by Inventor William J. Powers
William J. Powers 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).
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Patent number: 9027367Abstract: A knit fabric for use as a wrap around-sleeve having connectors along opposed edges. The fabric comprises a body portion knitted in a single layer of warp and weft yarns, a first edge portion of warp and weft yarns formed into spaced chains which secure a woven tape having hooks onto the knit fabric and a second edge knit to form raised loops. The hooks secured along the first edge are adapted to secure with the loops along the second edge securing the fabric edges forming the fabric into a wrap-around sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Southern Weaving CompanyInventors: Joseph M. Shepley, Jr., William J. Powers
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Patent number: 9016664Abstract: A spin stand device has an adjustable base frame to allow width and depth profile adjustments and a multitude of mounting accessories which can account for efficiently painting a body part or item of many different types, makes, models, and years of vehicles; with minimized drying time and greatly reduced painting time due to the variety of positions achievable during the painting process.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2011Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Inventors: William J. Powers, Thomas G. Engelbrecht
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Patent number: 8468853Abstract: A knit fabric for use as a wrap around-sleeve having connectors along opposed edges. The fabric comprises a body portion knitted in a single layer of warp and weft yarns, a first edge portion of warp and weft yarns formed into spaced chains which secure a woven tape having hooks onto the knit fabric and a second edge knit to form raised loops. The hooks secured along the first edge are adapted to secure with the loops along the second edge securing the fabric edges forming the fabric into a wrap-around sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2011Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Southern Weaving CompanyInventors: Joseph M. Shepley, Jr., William J. Powers
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Publication number: 20120235433Abstract: The present invention is directed to an industrial product comprising a woven webbing of a meta-, para-aramid fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2011Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: SOUTHERN WEAVING COMPANYInventor: William J. Powers
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Publication number: 20120198893Abstract: A knit fabric for use as a wrap around-sleeve having connectors along opposed edges. The fabric comprises a body portion knitted in a single layer of warp and weft yarns, a first edge portion of warp and weft yarns formed into spaced chains which secure a woven tape having hooks onto the knit fabric and a second edge knit to form raised loops. The hooks secured along the first edge are adapted to secure with the loops along the second edge securing the fabric edges forming the fabric into a wrap-around sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2011Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: SOUTHERN WEAVING COMPANYInventors: Joseph M. Shepley, JR., William J. Powers
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Patent number: 5578235Abstract: A method of preparing a calcium sulfonate having at least a TBN of 500 where the method comprises reacting CaO, Ca(OH).sub.2 and H.sub.2 O, and synthetic monoalkylbenzene sulfonate and synthetic dialkylbenzene sulfonate in certain molar ratios, respectively, for a sufficient length of time to produce the overbased calcium sulfonate.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 1994Date of Patent: November 26, 1996Assignee: Ethyl Additives CorporationInventors: Tze-Chi Jao, Jayne M. Vaccaro, William J. Powers, III
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Patent number: 5462556Abstract: An ectoparasite remover (20) and method for removing ectoparasites (56) such as ticks and leeches from a host organism (58) are disclosed. The remover (20) uses an anesthetizing gas (24) injected into a receptacle (36) to cause the ectoparasite (56) to voluntarily withdraw from the host organism (58).Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 1993Date of Patent: October 31, 1995Inventor: William J. Powers
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Patent number: 5388337Abstract: A level includes a compass member fixedly mounted within the level, the level having spirit levels positioned on opposed sides of the compass, and the compass having a rotatable ring arranged to provide for angular deflection relative to a predetermined orientation.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1993Date of Patent: February 14, 1995Inventor: William J. Powers, II
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Patent number: 5216500Abstract: Method of making an examination of a specimen by use of a microscope comprises during a first session, conducting a microscopic examination of a specimen by manipulation of the specimen stage while video recording the examination and during a subsequent session, replaying the recording to produce a video image, and manipulating the stage with reference to the video image so that the image observed by use of the microscope is substantially the same as the video image.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 1991Date of Patent: June 1, 1993Assignee: RJ Lee Group, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Krummey, Richard J. Lee, James E. Nesbitt, William J. Powers, Jr., Alfred J. Schwoeble
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Patent number: 5147414Abstract: An improvement in a method of producing an ORI control additive which is the reaction product of a polybutenyl succinic anhydride and a polyoxyalkylene diamine, wherein the improvement comprises reacting solvent free the anhydride and diamine at an increased temperature and monitoring the absorbancy of the reaction product to determine the degree of reaction completion.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1989Date of Patent: September 15, 1992Assignee: Texaco Inc.Inventors: William J. Powers, III, Leonard A. Matthews, Marian F. Leong, Robert W. Erickson, Jr.
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Patent number: 5108630Abstract: In an overbased sulfonate process calcium hydroxide is formed in situ. The entire water charge and 30 to 50% of the calcium oxide is added. The temperature exotherm is observed. When the temperature ceases to rise, the remaining calcium hydroxide is added with temperature adjustment and carbonation is begun.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 1990Date of Patent: April 28, 1992Assignee: Texaco Inc.Inventors: Elzie D. Black, Leonard A. Matthews, William J. Powers, III, Robert W. Erickson, Jr.
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Patent number: 4965004Abstract: A process for preparing a borated, overbased metal detergent additive for lubricants which comprises borating an overbased metal salt in the presence of a protic solvent, distilling the borated metal salt mixture to remove protic solvent and water therefrom, cooling the distilled borated mixture, filtering the cooled borated mixture, stripping the cooled filtrate and recovering the borated metal detergent additive.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 1989Date of Patent: October 23, 1990Assignee: Texaco Inc.Inventors: Raymond C. Schlicht, William J. Powers, III
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Patent number: 4929373Abstract: In the preparation of an overbased calcium sulfonate, it has been found that adding the calcium hydroxide during the carbonation reaction reduced solid waste. An initial charge of 15 to 25 wt % of the total calcium hydroxide is added to initiate the carbonation reaction. The balance is added by a process whereby calcium hydroxide concentration remains low in the reaction admixture to reduce amorphous calcium carbonate residence time. In the process, calcium hydroxide is added in amounts whereby the molar ratio of carbon dioxide to the sum of calcium hydroxide and calcium oxide is about 0.8.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 1989Date of Patent: May 29, 1990Assignee: Texaco Inc.Inventors: William J. Powers, III, Leonard A. Matthews, Tze-Chi Jao
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Patent number: 4879053Abstract: In the preparation of an overbased calcium sulfonate from a chloride free calcium sulfonate and calcium oxide, it has been found that 0.4 to 0.9 wt % calcium chloride improves the overbasing reaction rate.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 1988Date of Patent: November 7, 1989Assignee: Texaco Inc.Inventors: Leonard A. Matthews, William J. Powers, III, Henry M. Przybyla, Joanne R. Whittle, Jerry C. Perciful
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Patent number: 4810396Abstract: In the preparation of an overbased calcium sulfonate, it has been found that charging calcium oxide and the total amount of water in amount of water of 20 to 25 mole % of the calcium oxide and a calcium oxide:calcium hydroxide ratio of 60:40 before carbonation improved feedstock utilization and reduced solids. Calcium hydroxide may be mixed with the calcium oxide through it takes no part in the water requirement.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1988Date of Patent: March 7, 1989Assignee: Texaco Inc.Inventors: Tze-Chi Jao, William J. Powers, III
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Patent number: 4548754Abstract: A method for esterifying an unsweated, oil containing wax oxidate includes the use of an alcohol such as methanol and an organic sulfonic acid such as methane sulfonic acid. The use of methane sulfonic acid results in the clean separation of the ester from water which is used to wash the acid catalyst from the ester after esterification. Previously, the use of a strong mineral acid such as sulfuric acid resulted in an emulsion forming after the esterification of an unsweated oil containing wax oxidate.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 1983Date of Patent: October 22, 1985Assignee: Texaco Inc.Inventors: Frederic F. Day, William J. Powers, III, Eric D. Ewen, Gerald L. Piper
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Patent number: 4472306Abstract: An improved method for preparing sulfurized triisobutylene whereby the sulfurization reaction is conducted in the presence of a N-halogen substituted organic promotor selected from the group consisting of N-halo aniline, N-halo succinimide and 1,3-N-dihalo dialkylhydantoin is provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 1982Date of Patent: September 18, 1984Assignee: Texaco Inc.Inventors: William J. Powers, III, Giles A. Rawls, Steven P. Knutson
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Patent number: 4100084Abstract: A method for the preparation of overbased metal naphthenates of improved clarity and filterability by reacting a mixture of an oil soluble metal naphthenate, and a metal hydroxide in a light hydrocarbon-alcohol-nonpolar diluent oil solvent medium with carbon dioxide at a temperature of 140 to 155.degree. F using a mole ratio of metal hydroxide to metal naphthenate ranging from 1:1 to 10:1 and a CO.sub.2 to metal naphthenate mole ratio of 0.75 to 1.1, allowing the mixture to stand for 1 to 100 hours; then filtering the resulting carbonated mixture and recovering the desired composition wherein the degree of overbasing of the naphthenate ranges from 1 to 10.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 1977Date of Patent: July 11, 1978Assignee: Texaco Inc.Inventor: William J. Powers, III