Patents Assigned to United Color Manufacturing, Inc.
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Patent number: 11702606Abstract: The disclosure provides dyes for marking hydrocarbon compositions. More particularly, the disclosure relates to non-mutagenic dyes for marking hydrocarbon compositions.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: UNITED COLOR MANUFACTURING, INC.Inventors: Haresh Doshi, Michael Friswell, Thomas E. Nowakowski
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Patent number: 11542449Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, and systems for identifying marked hydrocarbon fluids. These compositions, methods, and systems utilize a gas chromatography marker including a non-pyrrolidinone nitrogen-containing compound. The methods and systems can identify the presence or absence of the gas chromatography marker and/or the non-pyrrolidinone nitrogen-containing compound. The compositions, methods, and systems can optionally utilize a spectroscopic marker.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: UNITED COLOR MANUFACTURING, INC.Inventors: Michael P. Hinton, Justin J. Frederico
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Patent number: 11385218Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, and systems for identifying marked hydrocarbon fluids. These compositions, methods, and systems utilize a gas chromatography marker including a pyrrolidinone. The methods and systems can identify the presence or absence of the gas chromatography marker and/or the pyrrolidinone. The compositions, methods, and systems can optionally utilize a spectroscopic marker.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: UNITED COLOR MANUFACTURING, INC.Inventors: Michael P. Hinton, Justin J. Frederico
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Patent number: 10774280Abstract: The disclosure provides dyes for marking hydrocarbon compositions. More particularly, the disclosure relates to non-mutagenic dyes for marking hydrocarbon compositions.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: United Color Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Haresh Doshi, Michael Friswell, Thomas E. Nowakowski
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Patent number: 10509020Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, and systems for identifying marked hydrocarbon fluids. These compositions, methods, and systems utilize a gas chromatography marker including a pyrrolidinone. The methods and systems can identify the presence or absence of the gas chromatography marker and/or the pyrrolidinone. The compositions, methods, and systems can optionally utilize a spectroscopic marker.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: United Color Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Michael P. Hinton, Justin J. Frederico
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Publication number: 20190085253Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, and systems for identifying marked hydrocarbon fluids. These compositions, methods, and systems utilize a gas chromatography marker including a non-pyrrolidinone nitrogen-containing compound. The methods and systems can identify the presence or absence of the gas chromatography marker and/or the non-pyrrolidinone nitrogen-containing compound. The compositions, methods, and systems can optionally utilize a spectroscopic marker.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: United Color Manufacturing Inc.Inventors: Michael P. Hinton, Justin J. Frederico
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Publication number: 20180059089Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, and systems for identifying marked hydrocarbon fluids. These compositions, methods, and systems utilize a gas chromatography marker including a pyrrolidinone. The methods and systems can identify the presence or absence of the gas chromatography marker and/or the pyrrolidinone. The compositions, methods, and systems can optionally utilize a spectroscopic marker.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: United Color Manufacturing Inc.Inventors: Michael P. Hinton, Justin J. Frederico
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Publication number: 20180016506Abstract: The disclosure provides dyes for marking hydrocarbon compositions. More particularly, the disclosure relates to non-mutagenic dyes for marking hydrocarbon compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Applicant: United Color Manufacturing Inc.Inventors: Haresh DOSHI, Michael FRISWELL, Thomas E. NOWAKOWSKI
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Patent number: 7825159Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mixture of at least two different alkylated phenolphthalein ester compounds. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a mixture of at least two different compounds of formula I: wherein R1 represents a straight chain alkyl group having 1 to 11 carbon atoms; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a group of the formula C(O)R4 where R4 is a hydrogen atom or a straight chain alkyl group having 1 to 11 carbon atoms; X2-X5 independently represent hydrogen; X6-X13 is same or different, and represents hydrogen or a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms. It further relates to a marker composition containing said mixtures dissolved in a solvent.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2007Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: United Color Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Justin J. Frederico, Bharat Desai, Michael J. Smith, Michael P. Hinton
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Publication number: 20070266895Abstract: A stable liquid concentrate comprising a dye component which contains a substantial amount of a dye of the formula: wherein the dye component is dissolved in either an aliphatic hydrocarbon or an alicyclic hydrocarbon.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2005Publication date: November 22, 2007Applicant: United Color Manufacturing, IncInventor: Michael Smith
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Patent number: 7163827Abstract: A compound represented by formula I is used as a marker for organic products. wherein Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group or a substituted or unsubstituted naphthylene group; R1 represents a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a group of the formula C(O)R4 where R4 is a hydrogen atom or a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms; and R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a straight or branched chain alkoxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group; and Z represents a hydrogen atom or a group of atoms that combine with Ar2 or R3 to form a lactone ring.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2002Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Assignee: United Color Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Smith, Bharat Desai
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Patent number: 7157563Abstract: The present invention relates to organic solvent soluble dyes. In particular, the invention relates to an organic solvent soluble metal complex azo dyes containing chelated metal atoms.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2004Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignee: United Color Manufacturing, Inc.Inventor: Michael J. Smith
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Patent number: 6514917Abstract: Colorless markers for petroleum products and methods and composition for detecting them.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2000Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: United Color Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Smith, Bharat Desai, Justin J. Frederico
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Patent number: 6482651Abstract: A compound represented by formula I is used as a marker for organic products, wherein Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group or a substituted or unsubstituted naphthylene group; R1 represents a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a group of the formula C(O)R4 where R4 is a hydrogen atom or a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms; and R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a straight or branched chain alkoxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group; and Z represents a hydrogen atom or a group of atoms that combine with Ar2 or R3 to form a lactone ring.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1999Date of Patent: November 19, 2002Assignee: United Color Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Smith, Bharat Desai
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Patent number: 6002056Abstract: Petroleum products are marked with a marker such as thymolphthalein or cresolphthalein. When the marked petroleum products are contacted with a developing reagent, a color develops.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 1998Date of Patent: December 14, 1999Assignee: United Color Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Smith, Bharat Desai
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Patent number: 5882358Abstract: Automatic transmission fluid containing a red dye stable even in long-lived transmission fluids.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 1996Date of Patent: March 16, 1999Assignee: United Color Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Smith, Bharat Desai
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Patent number: 5858930Abstract: 1,8-Naphthalimide derivatives of Formula (I) are useful as fluorescent dyes: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of branched alkyl groups containing 7-8 carbon atoms and alkyloxyalkyl groups containing 4 to 24 carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 1997Date of Patent: January 12, 1999Assignee: United Color Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Bharat Desai, Michael J. Smith
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Patent number: 5672182Abstract: Colorless markers for petroleum products and methods of detecting them.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 1996Date of Patent: September 30, 1997Assignee: United Color Manufacturing Inc.Inventor: Michael J. Smith
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Patent number: 5558808Abstract: Automatic transmission fluid containing a red dye stable even in long-lived transmission fluids.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: September 24, 1996Assignee: United Color Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Smith, Bharat Desai
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Patent number: 5498808Abstract: Markers for petroleum products which can be detected upon addition of a developing reagent which provokes the marker to fluorescence.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 1995Date of Patent: March 12, 1996Assignee: United Color Manufacturing, Inc.Inventor: Michael J. Smith