Patents Examined by Ellen McAvoy
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Patent number: 9944858Abstract: The invention relates generally to methods for the production of biofuels from organic matter, the methods comprising treating the organic matter with an aqueous solvent and at least one additional catalyst under conditions of heat and pressure. The invention also relates to biofuel products obtainable by the methods.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2011Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignees: Licella Pty Limited, Ignite Resources Pty Ltd., Licella Fibre Fuels Pty Lid.Inventors: Thomas Maschmeyer, Leonard James Humphreys
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Patent number: 9938484Abstract: Lubricating oil compositions comprise one or more polytetrahydrofuranes that are prepared by alkoxylating polytetrahydrofurane with at least one C8-C30 epoxy alkane.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2014Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Nawid Kashani-Shirazi, Muriel Ecormier, Markus Hansch, Claudia Fischer, Thomas Weiβ, Markus Scherer
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Patent number: 9938479Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of amines and/or Mannich adducts as detergents and/or dispersants in fuel and lubricant compositions for direct-injection gasoline engines. The invention further relates to fuel and lubricant compositions which comprise at least one such Mannich adduct, and also a bisaminoalkylated Mannich adduct.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Arno Lange, Hans Peter Rath, Marc Walter, Marco Bergemann, Helmut Schmidt
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Patent number: 9932534Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, a fuel/oxygen solution is provided for use in the operation of any type of combustion chamber. Operationally, the fuel/oxygen solution is created by a solvent which includes a hydrocarbon based fuel that has been treated with an electromagnetically modified ethanol additive, and a solute that includes paramagnetic oxygen molecules. Chemically, the solvent additive has increased InterMolecular Forces (IMFs) and dispersion forces for hydrocarbon molecules in a treated fuel to make these respective forces effectively comparable with IMFs and dispersion forces of a solute of paramagnetic oxygen molecules. Thus, when atomized in a combustion chamber, the treated fuel acts as a more efficient solvent for dissolving oxygen from the air, to thereby create the fuel/oxygen solution for use in the combustion chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Inventor: Thomas R. Horst
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Patent number: 9926506Abstract: A method for marking a petroleum hydrocarbon or a liquid biologically derived fuel by adding to the petroleum hydrocarbon or liquid biologically derived fuel a compound having formula C{Ph(R1)i(OR2)j}2{Ph(R3)m(OR4)n}{Ph(R5)o(OR6)p}, wherein Ph represents a benzene ring, R1, R3 and R5 independently are C1-C18 alkyl or C4-C18 heteroalkyl; R2, R4 and R6 independently are C1-C18 alkyl or C4-C18 heteroalkyl, i, j, m, n, o and p independently are zero, one or two. Each compound having formula C{Ph(R1)i(OR2)j}2{Ph(R3)m(OR4)n}{Ph(R5)o(OR6)p} is present at a level from 0.01 ppm to 20 ppm.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: George David Green, Warren E. Smith, Raymond J. Swedo
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Patent number: 9926245Abstract: Methods to synthesize fuels and chemicals from natural gas liquids are described. Higher alcohols are synthesized starting from natural gas liquid compounds by converting an alkane from a NGL to an olefin, dimerizing said olefin, and, hydrating said olefin product to form a higher alcohol. Higher alcohols are synthesized starting from natural gas liquid compounds by converting an alkane from a NGL to an olefin, oxidizing the olefin to form a ketone or aldehyde and, hydrogenating the aldehyde or ketone product to form a higher alcohol. Thus, NGL component butane may be dehydrogenated to form butane, butylene is oxidized in the presence of a catalyst to form methylethyl ketone and methylethyl ketone hydrogenated to form butanol.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2014Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Pioneer EnergyInventors: John T Henri, Jan Zygmunt, Robert Zubrin
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Patent number: 9920271Abstract: The present disclosure provides a novel method for the production of a biomass composition from waste materials including the steps of evaluating the waste material for emissions related factors, treating the evaluated waste material with the additive composition to form a low emissions biomass composition and shaping the biomass composition into solid fuel formations. The present invention further provides an additive composition used in the treatment of the waste materials that comprises an emission sponge, a filler and optional BTU modifier. The treating step includes the steps of sizing selected waste materials, blending the sized waste materials with the additive composition formulated specifically for the waste material and forming the blended waste materials into solid fuel formations. The resulting biomass solid fuel formations produce lower emissions than typically produced by coal and may be combined with, or used in place of coal in coal burning structures and devices.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: V35A Enterprises, LLCInventor: Timothy Bumgarner
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Patent number: 9920275Abstract: A lubricant composition includes a base oil, an alkoxylated amide, an ester, and an anti-wear agent including phosphorus. The alkoxylated amide and ester have general formulas (I) and (II), respectively. The lubricant composition may be further defined as a racing oil composition. Also disclosed is a method for maximizing the effectiveness of a friction modifier in a racing oil composition thus increasing the fuel economy of a racing vehicle. The method includes providing the racing oil composition and lubricating an internal combustion engine of a racing vehicle to increase the fuel economy of the racing vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Eugene Scanlon, Thomas Hayden, Alfred Jung, Michael Hoey, Shaun Robert Seibel
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Patent number: 9896635Abstract: In a method of enhancing the dry grinding efficiency of petcoke including adding additives to the petcoke and dry grinding the petcoke together with the additives. The additives may include a combination of at least one organic additive and at least one inorganic additive.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2015Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: HOLCIM TECHNOLOGY, LTD.Inventors: Shreesh Anant Khadilkar, Manish Vasant Karandikar, Pradeep Gopal Lele, Dhananjay Dinkar Kulkarni
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Patent number: 9896640Abstract: A method of using lubricant compositions to reduce wear between two surfaces exposed to a load condition of at least 1 GPa is provided. The lubricant compositions comprise polysiloxane base oils having alkylaryl or a combination of alkyl and aryl functionality. The polysiloxane base oils may be defined according to the formula: wherein R, R?, and R? are independently selected, such that R is an alkyl group having between 1-3 carbon atoms; R? is an alkylaryl group comprising alkyl functionality with 3-12 carbon atoms and aryl functionality with 6 to 12 carbon atoms; R? is an alkyl group having between 1-3 carbon atoms or an alkylaryl group comprising alkyl functionality with 3-12 carbon atoms and aryl functionality with 6 to 12 carbon atoms; and m and n are integers, such that 8<(m+n)<500.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2013Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignees: DOW CORNING CORPORATION, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYInventors: Andreas Stammer, Manfred Jungk, Herbert Stoegbauer, Yip-Wah Chung, Tobin J. Marks, Qian Jane Wang, Thomas J. Zolper
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Patent number: 9885001Abstract: Fuel additive compositions include a plurality of metal nanoparticles and a carrier that is dispersible in a hydrocarbon fuel. The metal nanoparticles can be spherical-shaped and/or coral-shaped metal nanoparticles. The carrier can be liquid, gel or solid and can be readily miscible or soluble in a hydrocarbon fuel such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, or fuel oil. The carrier can be a solid carrier configured to allow the hydrocarbon fuel to dissolve the solid carrier in order to release and disperse the metal nanoparticles within the hydrocarbon fuel.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: ATTOSTAT, INC.Inventor: William Harold Niedermeyer
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Patent number: 9879194Abstract: Provided is a method of economically modifying low rank coal (LRC) to be high grade coal having minimized water re-absorption and minimized spontaneous ignition possibility while saving energy by coating heavy oil directly on coal without using solvent oil. Provides is a method of modifying coal using palm oil residue, including milling the coal, homogenously mixing the palm oil residue with the milled coal, melting the palm oil residue mixed with the coal so as to be coated on a surface of the coal, and simultaneously drying moisture in the coal, cooling the dried coal, and briquetting the cooled coal.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy ResearchInventors: Si-Hyun Lee, Nam-Sun Nho, Seung-Hyun Moon, Sang-Do Kim, Dong-Hyuk Chun, Young-Jun Rhim, Jeong-Hwan Lim, Ho-Kyung Choi, Ji-Ho Yoo, Young-Chan Choi, Dong-Wook Lee, In-Soo Ryu, Seung-Jae Lee, Je Kyoung Woo
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Patent number: 9873853Abstract: This disclosure relates to transfer plate lubricant compositions and methods of transporting open containers across stationary transfer plates.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.Inventors: Eric D. Morrison, Chad A. Thompson
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Patent number: 9855201Abstract: Provided is a volatile oil for cosmetics, which has excellent volatility, hair care properties and skin care properties. The volatile oil for cosmetics according to the present invention comprises a paraffin mixture, wherein the paraffin mixture contains an isoparaffin having 12 to 16 carbon atoms, has a boiling point ranging from 185 to 215° C. and has a 2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane content of less than 10 mass %. The volatile oil for cosmetics according to the present invention can be used for, for example, a hair cosmetic and an external preparation for the skin.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2013Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: NOF CorporationInventors: Nariyoshi Koga, Tohru Nishikawa
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Patent number: 9856146Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide magnesium oxide particles that have a high heat conductivity and excellent properties as heat-dissipating filler, and can prevent problems such as soft errors in the memory. The magnesium oxide particles have a BET specific surface area of 0.1 to 17 m2/g, and an ? dose of 0.005 c/cm2·Hr or lower, the particles exhibiting a relation between an X-ray diffraction peak intensity y (cps) at a Bragg angle (2?) of 42.80° to 43.00° and the BET specific surface area x (m2/g) as represented by the following inequality (1): y??960x+33000??(1).Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Komori, Harunobu Saito, Takumi Kawada
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Patent number: 9856431Abstract: An aviation fuel is formulated with manganese-containing compounds. The composition may include relatively high amounts of manganese up to about 500 mg Mn/l. A manganese-containing additive may reduce the smoke created during the combustion of the aviation fuel. Additionally, the aviation fuel composition may include manganese to improve octane and include a phosphorus-containing scavenger to reduce manganese oxide engine deposits. Further, isooctane is added in order to, with the manganese-containing compound, improve the octane number of the fuel.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Afton Chemical CorporationInventors: Stephen A. Factor, Zachary John McAfee, Joseph Anthony Calderone, III
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Patent number: 9845436Abstract: A method for producing high density fuels from isoprene which can be produced via biosynthetic routes using biomass sugars as feedstock. This allows for the production of isoprene and isoprene-derived fuels from abundant waste materials with the potential to significantly reduce DoD carbon emissions. Embodiments of the invention describe a method for conversion of isoprene to full performance jet and diesel fuels. Isoprene can be selectively oligomerized to generate a distribution of branched chain hydrocarbons. Combination of an oligomerization catalyst with a metathesis catalyst allows for the synthesis of high density cyclic fuels with performance advantages (increased density and volumetric net heat of combustion) over conventional petroleum-based fuels.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventor: Benjamin G. Harvey
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Patent number: 9845280Abstract: Disclosed is a method of producing an estolide having high structural stability, including: a) preparing a fatty acid mixture from biomass-derived oil; b) separating the fatty acid mixture into a C16 fatty acid and a C18 fatty acid; c) converting the C18 fatty acid into a C18 or C17 linear internal olefin; and d) subjecting the C18 or C17 linear internal olefin and the C16 fatty acid to an estolide reaction, thus obtaining an estolide.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2015Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignees: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD., SK LUBRICANTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hee Jung Jeon, Jong su Lee, Yong Woo Kim
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Patent number: 9845434Abstract: Biological source oils, including, but not limited to, algae oil, stabilize the presence of asphaltenes in petroleum feedstocks, such as crude oil, to help avoid or prevent fouling and/or corrosion in the production, transferring and processing of the petroleum feedstocks. Chemical additives such as phenol-based resins, and reaction products or combinations of long chain alpha-olefins and/or small chain aldehydes and/or long chain alkyl phenate sulfides and/or metal oxide-based colloidal hydrocarbon-based nanodispersions, may also stabilize the presence of asphaltenes in petroleum feedstocks. By “stabilizing” is meant keeping the asphaltenes in solution in the petroleum feedstocks.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLCInventors: Sai Reddy Pinappu, Lawrence N. Kremer, Corina L. Sandu
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Patent number: 9840678Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method of inhibiting precipitation of biodiesel fuel components. The method includes providing a biodiesel fuel composition; providing a copolymer comprising at least first and second polymer units, said first polymer units derived from a carboxylic acid anhydride and said second polymer units derived from an olefin; and blending said copolymer with the biodiesel fuel to form a treated fuel composition. Alternatively, instead of the copolymer, a dialkylene glycol additive can be provided. Embodiments of the invention provide a method of reducing the cold soak filter blocking tendency of a biodiesel fuel composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Marc-Andre Poirier, Alexander S. Lang