Patents Represented by Attorney Claude J. Caroli
  • Patent number: 5749929
    Abstract: A fuel additive composition comprising: (a) an aromatic ester compound of the formula: ##STR1## or a fuel soluble salt thereof, wherein R is hydroxy, nitro or --(CH.sub.2).sub.x --NR.sub.5 R.sub.6, wherein R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and x is 0 or 1;R.sub.1, is hydrogen, hydroxy, nitro or --NR.sub.7 R.sub.8, wherein R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms;R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; andR.sub.4 is a polyalkyl group having an average molecular weight in the range of about 450 to 5,000; and(b) a poly(oxyalkylene) amine having at least one basic nitrogen atom and a sufficient number of oxyalkylene units to render the poly(oxyalkylene) amine soluble in hydrocarbons boiling in the gasoline or diesel fuel range.The fuel additive compositions of this invention are useful as fuel additives for the prevention and control of engine deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Chevron Chemical Company
    Inventors: Richard E. Cherpeck, Jack E. Morris, Majid R. Ahmadi
  • Patent number: 5728182
    Abstract: A polyalkyl ester of a substituted polyphenylether having the formula: ##STR1## wherein A is amino, aminomethyl, cyano, nitro, N-alkylamino or N-alkylaminomethyl wherein the alkyl group contains about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, or N,N-dialkylamino or N,N-dialkylaminomethyl wherein each alkyl group independently contains about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; R.sub.1 a polyalkyl group having an average molecular weight in the range of about 450 to about 5000; and x is an integer from about 1 to about 10 and y is an integer from 0 to about 10. The polyalkyl esters of the substituted polyphenyl ethers of the present invention are useful as fuel additives for the prevention and control of engine deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Chevron Chemical Company
    Inventor: Richard E. Cherpeck
  • Patent number: 5713966
    Abstract: Polyalkyl hydroxyaromatic esters having the formula: ##STR1## or a fuel-soluble salt thereof; where R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently hydrogen, hydroxy, lower alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or lower alkoxy having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R.sub.3 is a polyalkyl group having a weight average molecular weight in the range of about 450 to 5,000; and x is an integer from 0 to 10.The polyalkyl hydroxyaromatic esters of formula I are useful as fuel additives for the prevention and control of engine deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Chevron Chemical Company
    Inventor: Richard E. Cherpeck
  • Patent number: 5709719
    Abstract: A poly(oxyalkylene) ester of a substituted polyphenylether having the formula: ##STR1## wherein A is amino, aminomethyl, cyano, nitro, N-alkylamino or N-alkylaminomethyl wherein the alkyl group contains about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, or N,N-dialkylamino or N,N-dialkylaminomethyl wherein each alkyl group independently contains about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl having about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms and each R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 is independently selected in each --O--CHR.sub.1 -CHR.sub.2 - unit; R.sub.3 is hydrogen, alkyl having about 1 to about 100 carbon atoms, phenyl, aralkyl having about 7 to about 100 carbon atoms or alkaryl having about 7 to about 100 carbon atoms; x is an integer from about 1 to about 10, y is an integer from 0 to about 10; and z is an integer from about 1 to about 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Chevron Chemical Company
    Inventor: Richard E. Cherpeck
  • Patent number: 5709720
    Abstract: Aromatic ethers of polyalkylphenoxyalkanols having the formula: ##STR1## or a fuel soluble salt thereof, wherein R is hydroxy, nitro or --(CH.sub.2).sub.x -NR.sub.5 R.sub.6, wherein R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl having 1 to carbon atoms, and x is 0 or 1;R.sub.1 is hydrogen, hydroxy, nitro or --NR.sub.7 R.sub.8, wherein R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms;R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; andR.sub.4 is a polyalkyl group having an average molecular weight in the range of about 450 to 5,000.The compounds of formula I are useful as fuel additives for the prevention and control of engine deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Chevron Chemical Company
    Inventor: Richard E. Cherpeck
  • Patent number: 5669939
    Abstract: Polyalkylphenoxyaminoalkanes having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a polyalkyl group having an average molecular weight in the range of about 600 to 5,000;R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; andA is amino, N-alkyl amino having about 1 to about 20 carbon atoms in the alkyl group, N,N-dialkyl amino having about 1 to about 20 carbon atoms in each alkyl group, or a polyamine moiety having about 2 to about 12 amine nitrogen atoms and about 2 to about 40 carbon atoms.The compounds of formula I are useful as fuel additives for the prevention and control of engine deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: Chevron Chemical Company
    Inventor: Richard E. Cherpeck
  • Patent number: 5656040
    Abstract: Aminoaromatic ester polylactone aminocarbamates having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group having from 1 to about 100 carbon atoms or an aralkyl or alkaryl group having from 7 to about 100 carbon atoms;R.sub.2 is an alkylene group of about 2 to 5 carbon atoms;A is a polyamine moiety having at least one basic nitrogen atom;x is an integer from 1 to 25;and y is an integer from 0 to 6. The aminoaromatic ester polylactone aminocarbamates of formula I are useful as fuel additives for the prevention and control of engine deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: Chevron Chemical Company
    Inventor: Richard E. Cherpeck
  • Patent number: 5651799
    Abstract: Polylactone aminocarbamates having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrocarbyl group having a sufficient number of carbon atoms to render the compound soluble in hydrocarbons boiling in the gasoline or diesel fuel range;R.sub.2 is an alkylene group of about 2 to 5 carbon atoms;A is a polyamine moiety having at least one basic nitrogen atom;and x is an integer from 1 to 25.The polylactone aminocarbamates of formula I are useful as fuel additives for the prevention and control of engine deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1997
    Assignee: Chevron Chemical Company
    Inventor: Richard E. Cherpeck
  • Patent number: 5637119
    Abstract: Substituted aromatic polyalkyl ethers having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a polyalkyl group having an average molecular weight of about 450 to about 5,000;A is nitro, amino, cyano, aminomethyl, N-alkylamino or N-alkylaminomethyl wherein the alkyl group contains from about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, or N,N-dialkylamino or N,N-dialkylaminomethyl wherein each alkyl group independently contains from about 1 to about 6 carbon atomsx is an integer from about 0 to about 1; and y is an integer from about 0 to about 10 with the proviso that one of x and y must be 0 and the other must be greater than 0.The substituted aromatic polyalkyl ethers of the present invention are useful as fuel additives for the prevention and control of engine deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Chevron Chemical Company
    Inventor: Richard E. Cherpeck
  • Patent number: 5637121
    Abstract: Poly(oxyalkylene) aromatic amides having the formula: ##STR1## or a fuel-soluble salt thereof; wherein a is hydroxy, nitro, amino, N-alkylamino wherein the alkyl group contains 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or N,N-dialkylamino wherein each alkyl group independently contains 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently hydrogen, hydroxy, lower alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or lower alkoxy having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R.sub.3 is hydrogen or lower alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R.sub.4 is hydrogen or an acyl group of the formula: ##STR2## wherein A.sub.1 is hydroxy, nitro, amino, N-alkylamino wherein the alkyl group contains 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or N,N-dialkylamino wherein each alkyl group independently contains 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and each R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 is independently selected in each --O--CHR.sub.5 --CHR.sub.6 -- unit; R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Chevron Chemical Company
    Inventor: Richard E. Cherpeck
  • Patent number: 5637120
    Abstract: Polyoxyalkylene polylactone aminocarbamates having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrocarbyl group having a sufficient number of carbon atoms to render the compound soluble in hydrocarbons boiling in the gasoline or diesel fuel range;R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each independently hydrogen or lower alkyl having about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms and each R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is independently selected in each --O--CHR.sub.2 --CHR.sub.3 -- unit;R.sub.4 is an alkylene group of about 2 to about 5 carbon atoms;A is a polyamine moiety having at least one basic nitrogen atom;x is an integer from about 1 to about 100; andy is an integer from about 1 to about 25.The polyoxyalkylene polylactone aminocarbamates of formula I are useful as fuel additives for the prevention and control of engine deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Chevron Chemical Company
    Inventor: Richard E. Cherpeck
  • Patent number: 5628803
    Abstract: Compounds having the formula: ##STR1## and fuel soluble salts thereof; wherein R.sup.1 is nitro or --(CH.sub.2).sub.x --NR.sup.4 R.sup.5, wherein R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl and x is 0 or 1; R.sup.2 is hydrogen, hydroxy, nitro, or --NR.sup.6 R.sup.7 wherein R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl and R is a polyalkyl or polyalkyloxycarbonyl group. The compounds of formula I are useful as fuel additives for the prevention and control of engine deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Chevron Chemical Company
    Inventor: Richard E. Cherpeck
  • Patent number: 5622532
    Abstract: Polylactone aromatic esters having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrocarbyl group having a sufficient number of carbon atoms to render the compound soluble in hydrocarbons boiling in the gasoline or diesel fuel range;R.sub.2 is an alkylene group of about 2 to 5 carbon atoms;R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each independently hydrogen, hydroxy, nitro, amino, N-alkylamino having 1 to 6 carbon atoms in the alkyl group, or N,N-dialkylamino having 1 to 6 carbon atoms in each alkyl group, provided that R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 may not both be hydrogen;and x is an integer from 1 to 25.The polylactone aromatic esters of formula I are useful as fuel additives for the prevention and control of engine deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Chevron Chemical Company
    Inventor: Richard E. Cherpeck
  • Patent number: 5620486
    Abstract: A fuel composition comprising a major amount of hydrocarbons boiling in the gasoline or diesel range and an effective detergent amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrocarbyl group having an average molecular weight of about 400 to 5,000; andR.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, --CO.sub.2 H, --NO.sub.2, and --NR.sub.3 R.sub.4, wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; provided that R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 cannot both be hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: Chevron Chemical Company
    Inventor: Richard E. Cherpeck
  • Patent number: 5618320
    Abstract: Aromatic esters of polyalkylphenoxyalkanols having the formula: ##STR1## or a fuel soluble salt thereof, wherein R is hydroxy, nitro or --(CH.sub.2).sub.x --NR.sub.5 R.sub.6, wherein R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and x is 0 or 1;R.sub.1 is hydrogen, hydroxy, nitro or --NR.sub.7 R.sub.8, wherein R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms;R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; andR.sub.4 is a polyalkyl group having an average molecular weight in the range of about 450 to 5,000.The compounds of formula I are useful as fuel additives for the prevention and control of engine deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Chevron Chemical Company
    Inventor: Richard E. Cherpeck
  • Patent number: 5618319
    Abstract: Alkylamine polylactone aminocarbamates having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrocarbyl group having a sufficient number of carbon atoms to render the compound soluble in hydrocarbons boiling in the gasoline or diesel fuel range;R.sub.2 is an alkylene group of about 2 to about 5 carbon atoms;A is a polyamine moiety having at least one basic nitrogen atom;and x is an integer from about 1 to about 25.The alkylamine polylactone aminocarbamates of formula I are useful as fuel additives for the prevention and control of engine deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Chevron Chemical Company
    Inventor: Richard E. Cherpeck
  • Patent number: 5322529
    Abstract: Disclosed are liquid alkylphenyl poly(oxypropylene) aminocarbamates which do not form a wax when cooled to -40.degree. C. in a 50 weight percent solution with toluene, said aminocarbamates having at least one basic nitrogen and an average molecular weight of about 600 to 6,000 and wherein the alkyl group is substantially straight-chain of from 25 to 50 carbon atoms. Also disclosed are fuel compositions and concentrates as well as lubricating oil compositions and concentrates containing said alkylphenyl poly(oxypropylene) aminocarbamates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1994
    Assignee: Chevron Research and Technology Company
    Inventor: Thomas F. Buckley, III
  • Patent number: 5319030
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of an alkenyl-substituted succinic anhydride wherein the alkenyl substituent has a number average molecular weight of from about 500 to 5000 and the average number of succinic groups per alkenyl group is greater than 1.2 which comprises reacting a polyolefin having an alkylvinylidene isomer content of less than about 10 percent and a number average molecular weight of about 500 to 5000 with maleic anhydride in the presence of a free radical initiator at a temperature in the range of about 80.degree. C. to 220.degree. C. for a period of less than 20 hours, wherein the molar ratio of maleic anhydride to polyolefin is about 1.0:1 to 9:1, and wherein the half-life of the decomposition of the free radical initiator is about 5 minutes to 10 hours at the reaction temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Assignee: Chevron Research and Technology Company
    Inventors: James J. Harrison, William R. Ruhe, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5315053
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition comprising a normally liquid alpha-olefin oligomer consisting essentially of repeating units having the structural formula: ##STR1## wherein x represents an integer from 3 to 11, inclusive; andy represents the number of repeating units in the oligomer such that the weight average molecular weight is from about 5,000 to about 20,000;said oligomer having from about 70 to 100 percent head-to-tail alignment of the repeating units of the oligomer. Preferably the weight average molecular weight of the oligomer is from 5,000 to about 10,000; and said oligomer is further characterized as having a dispersity of less than about 5.5, and a Z average molecular weight of less than about 24,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventors: David L. Beach, Paul G. Bercik, Neal E. Morganson
  • Patent number: 5312965
    Abstract: Disclosed are alkylphenyl poly(oxypropylene) aminocarbamates having at least one basic nitrogen and an average molecular weight of about 600 to 6,000 and wherein the alkyl group is substantially straight-chain of at least 15 carbon atoms. Also disclosed are lubricating oil compositions and concentrates containing said alkylphenyl poly(oxypropylene) aminocarbamates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Thomas F. Buckley