Patents Examined by Cephia D. Toomer
  • Process and system for producing engineered fuel
    Patent number: 10538716
    Abstract: A process and system for producing an engineered fuel product that meets customer specifications for composition and combustion characteristics is provided. The engineered fuel product is preferably a high-BTU, alternative fuel that burns cleaner than coal or petroleum coke (petcoke) and has significantly reduced NOx, SO2 and GHG emissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: WM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Robert A. Toberman, Thomas F. Perry
  • Composition of additives and high-performance fuel comprising such a composition
    Patent number: 10533144
    Abstract: A composition of fuel additives includes at least a first additive having a partial ester derivative of polyols and a second additive having a quaternary ammonium salt. The first additive includes at least 50% by mass of a compound A selected from the partial esters of polyols and saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, cyclic or acyclic C4 to C36 monocarboxylic aliphatic hydrocarbarbons, the partial esters being able to be used alone or in a mixture. The disclosure also relates to a diesel fuel including such a composition and the use of the fuel for limiting the deposits in a diesel engine. In particular, the disclosure relates to the use of the fuel containing the composition of additives of the present disclosure in direct-injection diesel engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Total Marketing Services
    Inventors: Géraldine Papin, Thomas Dubois, Julien Gueit
  • Brominated epoxy polymers as textile-finishing flame retardant formulations
    Patent number: 10533278
    Abstract: The present invention discloses novel flame retardant aqueous formulations comprising micronized particles of brominated epoxy polymers having a predetermined molecular weight and glass transition temperature, their use as flame retardants for textile applications, their preparation and flame-retarded textile fabrics prepared by using them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: BROMINE COMPOUNDS LTD.
    Inventors: Ella Rapaport, Itzhak Shalev, Ganit Levi-Ruso
  • Protective lubricant formulation and method of use
    Patent number: 10526560
    Abstract: A novel method of preparing metal assemblies for long term storage and instant readiness for use, utilizing a light oil mixture or grease mixture incorporating functionalized and molecularly neutral PFPE fluid and a fluorosolvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin Clarke, Paul Bessette
  • Textile material and process for obtaining the same
    Patent number: 10508386
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to modified textile material, wherein the modification is carried out by treating textile material with Hydroxyapatite. Such modified textile materials show bacterio-repulsion by preventing bacteria from attaching to their surfaces, thereby preventing malodor formation. The present disclosure also relates to process for obtaining the modified textile material as well as use of Hydroxyapatite as a bacterial repellent agent for preparing odor free textile material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (Pvt) Ltd.
    Inventors: Krawe Sharini Malsha Udayakantha, Danushika Charyangi Manatunga, Kalu Marakkala Nalin de Silva, Gehan Anil Joseph Amaratunga
  • Low-fat water-in-oil emulsion
    Patent number: 10506819
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a low-fat water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion comprising a fat phase in an amount of at most 60 wt % relative to the total weight of the emulsion, an aqueous phase dispersed within the fat phase and an emulsifier composition, said emulsifier composition comprising an Acetone-insoluble (AI) component containing a Phosphatidyl Choline (PC), a Phosphatidyl Inositol (PI), a Phosphatidyl Ethanolamine (PE) and a Phosphatidic Acid (PA), wherein PC is in an amount of at most 15.5% relative to the total weight of the emulsifier composition and wherein the emulsifier composition is characterized by a weight ratio R of at most 65%, the ratio R being defined as (1) wherein PC+PI+PE+PA is the sum of the individual weights of the respective constituents of the AI component and AI is the total weight of the AI component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventors: Arnulf Schoeppe, Daniel Steiger, Johan Guillaume Lucien Steyls, Susanne Tirok, Pauline Van Eesbeek
  • Biodiesel composition and related process and products
    Patent number: 10501697
    Abstract: There is described a biodiesel composition and process for producing biodiesel and related products. There is also described related fuels and fuel blends comprising biodiesel. The biodiesel composition may be prepared from a mixture comprising fats, oils and greases from sewer waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignees: Argent Energy (UK) Limited, Argent Energy Limited
    Inventor: Michael Scott
  • Structure having a liquid film and method of producing the same
    Patent number: 10499675
    Abstract: A structure (10) includes a formed body (1) of a predetermined shape and a liquid film (3) formed on the surface thereof, the liquid film (3) being formed by using a dispersion solution obtained by dispersing, in a dispersion medium, a liquid that is incompatible therewith. The structure (10) exhibits slipping property to the emulsified product maintaining stability. Also disclosed is a method for producing the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignees: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD., TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Nyuu, Yoshiaki Okada, Tomoyuki Miyazaki, Mikio Asakura, Yosuke Akutsu, Shinya Iwamoto
  • Mobile charcoal/biochar production and pelletizer system and method thereof
    Patent number: 10501689
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a portable charcoal system and method of operating thereof, wherein the portable charcoal system comprises a first compartment adapted to burn a material, a second compartment connected to the first compartment and adapted to receive the material from the first compartment, and a third compartment adapted to receive the material from the second compartment, the third compartment comprising an auger adapted to move the material from a back end to a front end, and out of the third compartment. The portable charcoal system further includes a source of air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Inventors: James Geronimo Archuleta, Jr., Deborah Page-Dumroese
  • Lipid activation with cumin
    Patent number: 10487290
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for accelerating oxidation of lipids comprising the step of holding a lipid composition in the presence of cumin for a prolonged time at an elevated temperature. Further aspects of the invention are the resulting lipid composition as well as food products such as concentrated seasoning or flavoring products, condiments, sauces, gravies or ready-to-eat food products comprising said lipid composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventor: Jiyuan Zhang
  • Emulsifier for use in lubricating oil
    Patent number: 10479953
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to emulsifying agents produced from succinic acids or anhydrides and polyalkylene glycols. The present disclosure also relates to lubricating oils containing such emulsifying agents. The emulsifying agent provides a lubricating oil that is substantially free of an aqueous layer after about 24 hours when tested according to ASTM D7563-10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Yeung, Anthony Jarvis, Matthew Ross
  • Quaternary ammonium amide and/or ester salts
    Patent number: 10479950
    Abstract: The invention relates to quaternary ammonium amide and/or ester salts and their use as additives, including their use in fuels, such as diesel fuel. The invention particularly relates to the use of quaternary ammonium amide and/or ester salts as detergents in diesel fuels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Stevenson, James C. Ray, David J. Moreton, James H. Bush
  • Lubricating coating composition and compressor including the same
    Patent number: 10472586
    Abstract: A lubricating coating composition and a compressor including a sliding member coated with the lubricating coating composition. The lubricating coating composition includes a thermosetting or thermoplastic polyimide-based resin as a binder, a solid lubricant, various solvents, and other additives at a controlled ratio. The compressor includes a first member including a first sliding surface and a second member moving relative to the first member including a second sliding surface. The lubricating coating composition is applied to the first sliding surface or the second sliding surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Seung Yong Hwang, Joon Hee Moon, Eun Gi Son, Jae Wook Joo, Jae Hyun Hur, Kye Young Lee
  • Use of a complex ester to reduce fuel consumption
    Patent number: 10465138
    Abstract: The use of a complex ester obtainable by esterification reaction between aliphatic linear or branched C2- to C12-dicarboxylic acids, aliphatic linear or branched polyhydroxy alcohols with 3 to 6 hydroxyl groups, and, as chain stopping agents, aliphatic linear or branched C1- to C30-monocarboxylic acids or aliphatic linear or branched monobasic C1- to C30-alcohols, as an additive in a fuel for minimization of power loss in the operation of an internal combustion engine with this fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Marc Walter, Dirk Rettemeyer, Markus Hansch, Ludwig Voelkel, Bjoern Thomas Hahn, Muriel Ecormier, Thomas Hayden
  • Trunk piston engine oil composition
    Patent number: 10457887
    Abstract: A low sulfur marine distillate fuel trunk piston diesel engine lubricating oil composition comprising (a) a major amount of a Group I base oil or a Group II base oil or mixtures thereof; (b) at least one or more detergents comprising at least one overbased salt of an alkyl-substituted hydroxybenzoic acid; and (c) a succinimide dispersant derived from polyalkylene having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 1400-3000; wherein the succinimide dispersant is present at greater than 1.20 wt. % on an actives basis; and the TBN of the composition is less than 30 mg KOH/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: CHEVRON ORONITE TECHNOLOGY B.V.
    Inventor: Wilhelmus Petrus Antonie van Houten
  • Renewable hydrocarbon composition
    Patent number: 10450521
    Abstract: The present application provides a composition comprising 8-30 mass % of C4-12 linear alkanes, 5-50 mass % of C4-12 branched alkanes, 25-60 mass % of C5-12 cycloalkanes, 1-25 mass of C6-12 aromatic hydrocarbons, no more than 1 mass% of alkenes, and no more than 0.5 mass % in total of oxygen-containing compounds; wherein the total amount of C4-12 alkanes is 40-80 mass %, and the total amount of C4-12 alkanes, C5-12 cycloalkanes and C6-12 aromatic hydrocarbons is at least 95 mass %; and wherein the amounts are based on the mass of the composition. Also described is a method for producing the composition comprising the step of hydroprocessing a biological feedstock using a catalyst and the step of fractionating the product of the hydroprocessing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jaakko Nousiainen, Arto Rissanen, Heli Laumola, Teemu Lindberg
  • Flame-retardant fabric, method for producing same and fireprotective clothes comprising same
    Patent number: 10450679
    Abstract: A flame-retardant fabric may include a cellulosic fiber and a modacrylic fiber, the cellulosic fiber being a natural cellulose fiber containing a phosphorus compound, the modacrylic fiber containing an antimony compound, the flame-retardant fabric including the modacrylic fiber containing the antimony compound in an amount of 14 to 54 wt %, antimony in an amount of not less than 1.7 wt %, and phosphorus in an amount of 0.3 to 1.5 wt % with respect to the total weight of the flame-retardant fabric, and the flame-retardant fabric having a weight per unit area of not less than 160 g/m2. The flame-retardant fabric can be produced by subjecting a fabric including a natural cellulose fiber and a modacrylic fiber containing an antimony compound to flame-retardant treatment with a phosphorus compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitomo Matsumoto, Tatsuro Ohzeki, Fukashi Shibuya, Kazuya Kusunoki
  • Synergistic detergent and active metal compound combination
    Patent number: 10450524
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions containing a detergent composition and an active metal containing compound, where the detergent composition includes a quaternary ammonium salt detergent and optionally an oxygen-containing detergent, and where the active metal containing compound is in the form of a colloidal dispersion, comprising an organic phase, particles of an iron compound in its amorphous form, and at least one amphiphilic agent. These compositions may be used in fuels and provide improved engine performance when such fuels are used, specifically by reducing fuel injector fouling in the engine and/or by improving the regeneration of the engine's particulate exhaust trap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignees: RHODIA OPERATIONS, THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Virginie Harle, Michael Lallemand, David Moreton, Malcolm G J. MacDuff, Magali Pudlarz
  • Lubricants with calcium and magnesium-containing detergents and their use for improving low-speed pre-ignition and for corrosion resistance
    Patent number: 10443558
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition and method of operating a boosted internal combustion engine with reduced low-speed pre-ignition events and corrosion resistance. The oil composition includes a base oil, one or more overbased calcium sulfonate detergents, one or more overbased calcium phenate detergents, and one or more overbased magnesium-containing detergents. A ratio of ppm of calcium to TBN of the oil composition is less than 170; a ratio of ppm of magnesium to total soap content in wt. % is greater than 700; and there are limited amounts of boron and molybdenum, and all weight percentages and ppm values being based on the total weight of the oil composition. The compositions give low LSPI ratios and pass the Ball Rust test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Ransom, Guillaume Carpentier, Kristin Fletcher
  • Lubricants with overbased calcium and overbased magnesium detergents and method for improving low-speed pre-ignition
    Patent number: 10443011
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition and method of operating a boosted internal combustion engine. The lubricating oil includes greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil, one or more overbased calcium-containing detergents, one or more overbased magnesium-containing detergents and one or more molybdenum compounds and leads to a more than 60% reduction in LSPI compared to the LSPI of a reference oil and passes the Ball Rust Test. The ratio of wt % calcium from the overbased detergents to wt. % of magnesium from the overbased detergents is less than 11.9. A ratio of total ppm of magnesium to total TBN of the lubricating oil in mg KOH/g is greater than 19. A ratio of the total ppm of calcium to the total TBN of the lubricating oil is less than 222. The oil and method may reduce low-speed pre-ignition events in a boosted internal combustion relative to commercially available lubricating oils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kristin Fletcher, Lisa Dingwell