Patents Represented by Attorney K. W. Peist
  • Patent number: 6103832
    Abstract: The present invention provides a functionalized styrenic polymer or copolymer which contains functionalized stryene moiety having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, alkyl, primary and secondary halo alkyl groups, and R.sub.2 is: ##STR2## where n is an integer of from 2 to about 10, R.sub.3 is independently hydrogen or an alkyl group and X is NH, O or S. The novel copolymers of the present invention have particular utility in forming polymer blends. For example, the amine and alcohol functionalized polymers can be used as compatabilizers by reacting them with a carboxylic acid containing polymer or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Co.
    Inventor: Abhimanyu Onkar Patil
  • Patent number: 6011072
    Abstract: A composition for dispersing oil slicks consisting of a surfactant or a mixture of surfactants having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different oxyalkylene or polyoxyalkylene groups,andwherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are the same or different alkyl or alkenyl groups. The composition also includes a carrier solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Ramesh Varadaraj, Max Leo Robbins, Jan Bock, Salvatore James Pace