Patents Examined by Cephia D. Toomer
  • Lubricating oil composition and production method therefor
    Patent number: 11384310
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lubricating oil composition to be used for internal combustion engines, the lubricating oil composition containing a base oil (A), an imide compound (B) that is at least one selected from a succinic acid monoimide (B1) represented by the general formula (b-1) and a succinic acid bisimide (B2) represented by the foregoing general formula (b-2), a metal-based detergent (C) that is at least one selected from a metal sulfonate (C1) having a branched alkyl group and a metal phenate (C2) having a branched alkyl group, and a zinc dithiophosphate (D), wherein the content of a phosphorus atom derived from the component (D) is less than 800 ppm by mass on the basis of the total amount of the lubricating oil composition; and a method for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Horita, Hiroshi Oki
  • Methods for preparing fuel additives
    Patent number: 11384302
    Abstract: A method for preparing a fuel additive d is provided. The method comprises carrying out the following reaction: (1) The fuel additive d may be used as an octane-boosting additive in a fuel for a spark, ignition internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: BP OIL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Jon Michael Stewart Deeley, Sorin Vasile Filip, Gregory Price
  • Stabilized lubricant composition for continuous casting processes
    Patent number: 11377617
    Abstract: Described herein is a stabilized lubricant composition for use in steel casting, in particular in continuous casting processes. In particular, the lubricant composition for processes for producing steel by continuous casting includes a dispersion of a lubricant powder, for an ingot mold, in continuous casting, in an oily liquid means, and a stabilization additive, characterized in that it has the following shear thinning index values: RVT 0.1/1 1/10 10/100 100/1000 STI 3.0-7.5 2.0-6.5 1.0-3.0 0.5-2.0 wherein RVT is the ratio between two different shear speeds and STI is the shear thinning index corresponding to the RVT values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: PROSIMET S.P.A.
    Inventors: Riccardo Carli, Marco Alloni, Simone Casagrande
  • Organomodified polysiloxanes and their use for defoaming fuels
    Patent number: 11377611
    Abstract: Disclosed are organomodified polysiloxanes, compositions, in particular fuel compositions, that include these organomodified polysiloxanes, and the use of the organomodified polysiloxanes for the defoaming of fuels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Peggau, Frauke Henning, Andrea Lohse
  • Method for preparing a tetrafluoro-1,2-epoxypropane
    Patent number: 11377432
    Abstract: A method for preparing atetrafluoro-1,2-epoxypropane comprising reacting a 2-bromo-tetrafluoropropan-3-ol with an alkaline or alkaline earth metal hydroxide solution, a compound which is 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1,2-epoxypropane, and partially fluorinated polyethers of formula [OCRR1CR2R3]n wherein n is from 5 to 100, R is F or H, R1 is CF3, R2 is F or H and R3 is H.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: MEXICHEM FLUOR S.A.DE C.V.
    Inventors: James Henry Murray, Andrew Paul Sharratt
  • Oil tagging
    Patent number: 11370984
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition which comprises an apolar medium and a tracer compound, which tracer compound comprises a hydrophobic group and an oligonucleotide. Various uses of the tracer compound are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: FORECAST TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Sleat, John Edward Minton
  • Cooling and flame-retardant composition for a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle
    Patent number: 11365366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for cooling a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle, comprising: (i) at least one base oil, or at least one hydrocarbon-based fluid with a boiling point of greater than or equal to 50° C.; and (ii) at least one fire retardant corresponding to formula (I) RF-L-RH??(I) in which RF is a perfluorinated or partially fluorinated group, RH is a hydrocarbon-based group, and L is a linker, said fire retardant of formula (I) being at least partially in an encapsulated form. The invention also relates to the use of at least one fire retardant of formula (I) which is at least partially in an encapsulated form in a composition for cooling a propulsion system of an electric or hybrid vehicle, including at least one battery, to give it ignition-resistance properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: TOTAL MARKETING SERVICES
    Inventors: Eric Lacroix, Philippe China, Francis Rondelez, Marie-Pierre Krafft
  • Processing post-industrial and post-consumer waste streams and preparation of post-industrial and post-consumer products therefrom
    Patent number: 11359152
    Abstract: A system for and method of, processing post-consumer and post-industrial waste streams, producing active ingredients for waste stream processing, processing aqueous waste streams, preparing and collecting a multi-purpose chemical precursor, removing phosphates, nitrates, heavy metals, and other contaminants from aqueous waste streams, collecting and processing a post-consumer and post-industrial product from aqueous waste streams, administering and positioning assets and processes associated with waste stream processing, and scheduling operations for sub-systems of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: GMT IP, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Warren Ginn, Whitney Lynn Jones
  • Braided filament having flat morphology and methods of manufacture and use
    Patent number: 11357501
    Abstract: A braided filamentary device, in one embodiment, includes a substantially flat morphology having a length, a width, and a height, and a pick count of at least about 50 picks per inch. The filamentary device is adapted to maintain its width while under a tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Ross Callison, Kyle Craig Pilgeram
  • Use of a wax anti-settling additive in automotive fuel compositions
    Patent number: 11359155
    Abstract: Use of a wax anti-settling agent (WASA), in an automotive fuel composition, for the purpose of improving the acceleration performance of an internal combustion engine into which the fuel composition is or is intended to be introduced or of a vehicle powered by such an engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SHELL USA, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Lawrence Brewer, Nicholas James Rounthwaite, Michael Alan Parkes, Tushar Bera
  • Systems and apparatus for production of high-carbon biogenic reagents
    Patent number: 11359154
    Abstract: This invention provides processes and systems for converting biomass into highcarbon biogenic reagents that are suitable for a variety of commercial applications. Some embodiments employ pyrolysis in the presence of an inert gas to generate hot pyrolyzed solids, condensable vapors, and non-condensable gases, followed by separation of vapors and gases, and cooling of the hot pyrolyzed solids in the presence of the inert gas. Additives may be introduced during processing or combined with the reagent, or both. The biogenic reagent may include at least 70 wt %, 80 wt %, 90 wt %, 95 wt %, or more total carbon on a dry basis. The biogenic reagent may have an energy content of at least 12,000 Btu/lb, 13,000 Btu/lb, 14,000 Btu/lb, or 14,500 Btu/lb on a dry basis. The biogenic reagent may be formed into fine powders, or structural objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: James A. Mennell, Daniel J. Despen
  • Methods for preparing fuel additives
    Patent number: 11359151
    Abstract: A method for preparing a substituted fuel additive d is provided. The method comprises carrying out the following reaction: (a) (b) (d), The fuel additive d may be used as an octane-boosting additive in a fuel for a spark-ignition internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: BP OIL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Gareth Gerald Armitage, Jon Michael Stewart Deeley, Sorin Vasile Filip, John Glenn Sunley
  • Lubricating oil compositions containing pre-ceramic polymers
    Patent number: 11352584
    Abstract: A lubricating composition comprises an oil of lubricating viscosity, a metal-free pre-ceramic polymer and one or more co-additives. The metal-free pre-ceramic polymer comprises a plurality of repeat units which do not contain oxygen. The pre-ceramic polymers provide the lubricating oil composition with antiwear properties. Also described is a method of lubricating an internal combustion engine and the use of a lubricating oil composition containing a pre-ceramic polymers to inhibit wear in an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Infineum International Limited
    Inventors: Nigel A. Male, Stuart A. Taylor, Russell M. Thompson, Anton Coulthurst
  • Methods for blending fuels
    Patent number: 11339343
    Abstract: A method for preparing a refinery fuel composition having a target octane number, comprises: (i) blending fuel components in proportions which are designed to give a refinery fuel composition with an octane number which is greater than the target octane number by a margin of less than 1; and (ii) testing the octane number of the refinery fuel composition and, if the octane number falls below the target octane number, blending the refinery fuel composition with a non-metallic octane-boosting additive. A further method comprises: (a) passing a first refinery fuel composition comprising a non-metallic octane-boosting additive to a fuel handing system, and discharging the first refinery fuel composition from the fuel handing system; and (b) passing a second refinery fuel composition to the fuel handing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: BP Oil International Limited
    Inventors: Sorin Vasile Filip, Amardeep Kaur Mudhar, Nicolaas Richard Van Wezel
  • Methods for reducing oxidation
    Patent number: 11332682
    Abstract: A method for reducing the tendency of a hydrocarbon fluid to oxidise comprises combining an additive having a chemical structure comprising a 6-membered aromatic ring sharing two adjacent aromatic carbon atoms with a 6- or 7-membered saturated heterocyclic ring, the 6- or 7-membered saturated heterocyclic ring comprising a nitrogen atom directly bonded to one of the shared carbon atoms to form a secondary amine and an atom selected from oxygen or nitrogen directly bonded to the other shared carbon atom, the remaining atoms in the 6- or 7-membered heterocyclic ring being carbon with the hydrocarbon fluid. The additive may also be used for protecting a system in which a hydrocarbon fluid is used from the effects of oxidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: BP OIL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventor: Sorin Vasile Filip
  • Methods for creation of sub-micron biocarbon materials from biomass and their fields of application
    Patent number: 11332371
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of preparing sub-micron biocarbon materials using biomass that is chemically modified with organic or inorganic agents including but not limited to acrylamide, glycine, urea, glycerol, bio-glycerol, corn syrup, succinic acid, and sodium bicarbonate. The use of foaming and heating methodologies which could be either pre or post carbonization and subsequent particle size reduction methodologies for the creation of cost-competitive sub-micron biocarbon particles and fibers for a variety of applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
    Inventors: Amar Kumar Mohanty, Manjusri Misra, Singaravelu Vivekanandhan, Prasad Gonugunta, Tao Wang, Arturo Rodriguez Uribe, Mike Tiessen, Atul Bali
  • Non-lethal defensive fluid composition and pressurized delivery system
    Patent number: 11320245
    Abstract: A lubric gel composition for personal defense includes a fatty acid at a concentration ranging from 5 wt % to 10 wt % of the composition, a thickening agent at a concentration ranging from 1.75 wt % to 8.75 wt % of the composition, a detergent at a concentration ranging from 1.03 wt % to 4.07 wt % of the composition, a surfactant at a concentration ranging from 2 wt % to 15 wt % of the composition, and water at a concentration ranging from 66 wt % to 90.21 wt % of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventor: David Daniel Rankin, Sr.
  • Lubricant composition, method for producing lubricant composition, and continuously variable transmission
    Patent number: 11306270
    Abstract: To provide a lubricating oil composition achieving both of high traction coefficient and excellent low temperature fluidity at a higher level and having a high flash point, which contains a naphthene-based synthetic oil (a) having a flash point of 140° C. or higher, and an ester (b) having 5 to 32 carbon atoms and having a branched chain, wherein the content of the naphthene-based synthetic oil (a) based on the total amount of the composition is 35% by mass or more and less than 80% by mass, a method for producing the lubricating oil composition, and a continuously variable transmission using the lubricating oil composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoji Sunagawa, Takeshi Iwasaki
  • Lubricant composition having improved high-temperature durability
    Patent number: 11299689
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lubricant composition including a base oil, a thickener and a thickener supplement, and a method of manufacturing the same. The lubricant composition of the present disclosure is effective at improving performance at high-temperature by maintaining the evaporation amount and friction characteristics even at high temperatures, thus inhibiting oil contamination of powertrain parts and the like and maintaining sticking phenomenon even in a high-temperature environment, thereby increasing the durability of parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Jae Hyeon Kim
  • Additive composition for hydraulic fluids or heat transfer fluids
    Patent number: 11292984
    Abstract: An additive composition for a hydraulic fluid, or a heat transfer fluid, comprises one or more phosphate esters derived from the esterification of phosphoric acid and one or more monomer glycols containing up to 18 carbon atoms, or combinations thereof. In addition, the additive composition may comprise one or more corrosion inhibitors selected from the group consisting of dicarboxylic acids, alkanolamines or combinations thereof; one or more antioxidants including selected from the group consisting of one or more organosulfur compounds, one or inorganic oxyanion salts or combinations thereof; and, one or more surfactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventor: Oscar A. Domingo