Patents Examined by Cephia D. Toomer
  • Patent number: 11286438
    Abstract: This document relates to a fuel oil composition comprising: (i) a solid hydrocarbonaceous and/or solid carbonaceous material, wherein the material is in particulate form, and wherein at least about 90% by volume (% v) of the particles are no greater than about 20 microns in diameter; and (ii) a liquid fuel oil; wherein the solid hydrocarbonaceous and/or solid carbonaceous material is present in an amount of at most about 30 by mass (% m) based on the total mass of the fuel oil composition. The invention further relates a process for the preparation of this fuel oil composition, a method of changing a grade of a liquid fuel oil, and a method for adjusting the flash point of a liquid fuel oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Arq IP Limited
    Inventors: Paul Snaith, John Francis Unsworth
  • Patent number: 11286439
    Abstract: Formulations and methods of making wood pellets treated with lignin sulfonate as an anti-autooxidative component to reduce the rate of self-heating of bulk wood pellets. The lignin sulfonate may be used as a binder in the wood pellets or the wood pellets may be sprayed with lignin sulfonate for an encapsulated wood pellet. Wood pellets having the lignin sulfonate have a lowered potential of self-heating below high reactivity pellets and better structural durability during storage and transportation without adversely affecting the fuel value of the wood pellets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: BORREGAARD AS
    Inventors: Thomas S. Winowiski, Jerry D. Gargulak, Kevin L. Hendricks, Robert H. Narron
  • Patent number: 11286440
    Abstract: Processes and systems for converting biomass into high-carbon biogenic reagents that are suitable for a variety of commercial applications. Pyrolysis in the presence of an inert gas is employed 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. The structural objects may have a structure and/or strength that derive from the feedstock, heat rate, and additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: James A. Mennell, Daniel J. Despen
  • Patent number: 11274258
    Abstract: A method for marking a petroleum hydrocarbon or a liquid biologically derived fuel; said method comprising adding to said petroleum hydrocarbon or liquid biologically derived fuel at least one compound that is a R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8—substituted dibenzofuran, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 independently are hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbyloxy, aryl or aryloxy; provided that R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 collectively have at least two carbon atoms; wherein each compound having formula (I) is present at a level from 0.01 ppm to 20 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignees: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert J. Wright, Brian A. Jazdzewski, Warren E. Smith, Jeremy Chris Reyes, Zahid Asif, Clark H. Cummins, William L. Winniford
  • Patent number: 11274264
    Abstract: Provided is a lubricating oil composition containing a mineral base oil (A) having a temperature gradient ?|Dt| of a distillation temperature between two points of a distillation amount of 2.0% by volume and a distillation amount of 5.0% by volume in a distillation curve of 6.8° C./% by volume or less, and an antioxidant (B) containing an amine-based antioxidant (B1), a phenol-based antioxidant (B2), and a phosphorus-based antioxidant (B3), wherein the content of the component (B3) is 0.06 to 1.0% by mass based on the total amount of the lubricating oil composition. The lubricating oil composition is a long-life lubricating oil composition that maintains excellent oxidation stability even for long-term use in a high-temperature environment, and has a high effect of suppressing the generation of sludge for a long period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tokue Sato
  • Patent number: 11268041
    Abstract: The present application provides charcoal briquettes infused with a flammable composition including fusel oil and/or one or more dehydration products of fusel oil and the flammable compositions including one or more dehydration products of fusel oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan B. Adolphson, Daniel P. Geller, Levi T. Mills, Marcus Leonard Smith, Fredrick W. Huszagh, II
  • Patent number: 11254892
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a grease composition containing a base oil (A), a thickener (B), and an additive (C) composed of at least two selected from a sarcosine derivative (C1), an amine compound (C2), and an amide compound (C3), wherein the content of the component (C) is 0.1 to 10.0% by mass on a basis of the total amount of the grease composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Go Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11254886
    Abstract: A fuel oil composition of the present disclosure may comprise (i) a solid hydrocarbonaceous and/or solid carbonaceous material, wherein the material is in particulate form, and wherein at least about 90% by volume (% v) of the particles are no greater than about 20 microns in diameter; and (ii) a liquid fuel oil; wherein the solid hydrocarbonaceous and/or solid carbonaceous material is present in an amount of at most about 30 by mass (% m) based on the total mass of the fuel oil composition. The present disclosure further relates a process for the preparation of this fuel oil composition, a method of changing a grade of a liquid fuel oil, and a method for adjusting the flash point of a liquid fuel oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: ARQ IP Limited
    Inventors: Paul Snaith, John Francis Unsworth
  • Patent number: 11254888
    Abstract: Systems and methods of producing a solid fuel composition are disclosed. In particular, systems and methods for producing a solid fuel composition by heating and mixing a solid waste mixture to a maximum temperature sufficient to melt the mixed plastics within the solid waste mixture is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Ecogensus LLC
    Inventor: Bjornulf White
  • Patent number: 11248183
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of fuel additives for fuel compositions and more particularly to a composition that can be used as a friction modifier, and its preparation process. More particularly, the present invention concerns a composition comprising at least one fatty acid amide of diethanolamine (DEA) and at least one fatty acid ester and/or amide of DEA oligomer, and it preparation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: OLEON NV
    Inventors: Keihann Yavari, Lieven Van Hecke, Scott A. Culley, Charles Shanahan, Michel Nuckols
  • Patent number: 11234930
    Abstract: Coconut oil, coconut oil blends that are high in MCTs such as LouAna® liquid coconut oil, pure MCT oils, Omega-3 oils, cannabidiol (CBD), hemp extract, tree nut oil, macadamia oil, almond oil, cashew oil, avocado oil, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), fish oil, and/or conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) may be emulsified to create an emulsified oil or blend that may take the form of a creamy shot or a cream substitute. These oils and/or blends may be emulsified using an emulsifier that may be selected from the following: sunflower lecithin, sodium stearoyl lactylate (SSL), acacia gum, beta-cyclodextrin, and combinations of same. By emulsifying these oils/oil blends, a good tasting creamy shot or a cream substitute can be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: Jesse Windrix
  • Patent number: 11230680
    Abstract: Methods for preparing an octane-boosting fuel additive having the following formula: are provided. In a first aspect, the method may comprise carrying out the following reaction: (i), (ii) In a second aspect, the method may comprise: (1) preparing the fuel additive; and (2) purifying the product of step (1) by: (a) dissolving the fuel additive in a water-insoluble solvent to form a solution; (b) washing the solution with water; and (c) separating the fuel additive product from the water-insoluble solvent using distillation. Steps (i) and (1) of the methods are carried out in the presence of butylated hydroxytoluene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: BP OIL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventor: Sorin Vasile Filip
  • Patent number: 11225623
    Abstract: It is provided an ester for a refrigerator oil and of mixed alcohols and mixed monocarboxylic acids. The mixed alcohols include dipentaerythritol and tripentaerythritol in a mass ratio of 90/10 to 99.7/0.3, and the mixed monocarboxylic acids include n-pentanoic acid and 2-methyl butanoic acid in a mass ratio of 50/50 to 80/20. The ester has a kinematic viscosity of 50 to 150 mm2/s at 40° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: NOF CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Kajiki, Fumitaka Yoshikawa, Seita Ueda
  • Patent number: 11220645
    Abstract: A biodiesel fuel consisting of a dioxolane with one to three alkyl groups, a (CH2)nCH3 alkyl group where n ranges from 6 to 14, and the dioxolane has a total number of carbons that is equal to or less than 24 carbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Benjamin G. Harvey
  • Patent number: 11220646
    Abstract: The coal-derived solid hydrocarbon particles are discrete particles of coal-derived carbonaceous matter having a particle size less than about 10 ?m that are substantially free of inherent or entrained mineral matter. The particles of have an average particle size in the range from 1 ?m to 8 ?m. The particles of coal-derived carbonaceous matter are milled to a size approximately the same as a size of coal-derived mineral matter inherent in the coal source to release inherent coal-derived mineral matter particles such that the particles of carbonaceous matter and the particles of mineral matter are discrete and separable solid particles. Following separation, less than 1.5 wt. % discrete coal-derived mineral matter particles are associated with the discrete particles of coal-derived carbonaceous matter. Particles of coal-derived solid hydrocarbon matter are blended with a gaseous or liquid hydrocarbon fuel to form a two-phase hydrocarbon fuel feedstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: OMNIS MINERAL TECHOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: James S. Swensen, Simon K. Hodson
  • Patent number: 11214747
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multifunctional spontaneous combustion inhibitor for bituminous coal in the form of a foam concentrate, which may inhibit the spontaneous combustion of bituminous coal, prevent the scattering of bituminous coal, prevent the occurrence of problems due to spontaneous combustion, such as a power plant operation failure, bituminous coal waste, and odor generation, enables a bituminous coal power plant to be operated economically, safely and environmentally friendlily through the use of inexpensive bituminous coal, and may be used even at ?20° C. by improving the pour point thereof. The present invention is characterized in that a spontaneous combustion inhibitor is prepared in the form of a water-soluble foam concentrate by using an antioxidant, a volatile fraction activation inhibitor, and an emulsifier compound, is mixed with water and air, and is distributed and applied to bituminous coal in a foamed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: MISAN E&C
    Inventors: Qhwanghee Rhee, Jaehyeon Koo, Hongchul Jun, Seong Mun, Seonggi O
  • Patent number: 11206858
    Abstract: Provided is a separated liquid seasoning in which deterioration of taste and flavor with the storage is suppressed. A separated liquid seasoning comprising the following components (A), (B), and (C) blended therein: (A) ?3 fatty acids derived from a fat or oil, in an amount of from 3 to 20% by mass; (B) rosmarinic acid; and (C) reduced glutathione, wherein (D) a phospholipid is blended in an amount of 40 ppm or less in the emulsified liquid seasoning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Ise, Tomoya Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 11198793
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide an aqueous coating agent composition (in particular, an aqueous coating composition for lubricating films that contains a solid lubricant) which as a whole is excellent in terms of flowability, applicability, and storage stability and which is capable of forming satisfactory and smooth coating films effective in stick-slip inhibition. [Solution] The problem can be solved with an aqueous coating agent composition which comprises (A) a curable resin in an aqueous emulsion form, (B) a surfactant, (C) solid particles, (D) one or more nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds, (E) a film-forming silicone in an aqueous emulsion form, and (F) water. In particular, it is preferable that the (C) component comprise a solid lubricant. In view of the environmental regulations, it is especially preferable that the (D) component be 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Dupont Toray Specialty Materials Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takahiko Sasaki, Tetsuji Yamaguchi, Kazuhiko Kojima
  • Patent number: 11193075
    Abstract: A fuel for an internal combustion engine includes a fatty alkyl ether having a formula corresponding to formula (II): wherein x is 1-8, and y is 0 to 3; and the alkyl is an alkyl group having a number of carbon atoms that is less than the number of carbon atoms in the alkyl chain on the opposite side of the oxygen atom. The fatty alky ether can be used as a neat fuel or blend with biodiesel, diesel, ethanol or other fuels. The fatty alkyl ethers are improved in cetane number and cold flow properties over a biodiesel with fatty acid methyl acid methyl ester compounds. This is particularly valuable for compression ignition engines. A method of combustion in several types of engines is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Monroe, Joseph Carlson, Ryan Wesley Davis
  • Patent number: 11193076
    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: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: WM Intellectual Property Holdings, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Richard A. Toberman, Thomas F. Perry