Patents Examined by John Hardee
  • Patent number: 8906250
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for refrigerator including a base oil and an acid scavenger, and a compressor using the composition are provided, where the acid scavenger is a polyalkylene glycol derivative represented by a formula (1) as follows: R1—[(OR2)e—OR3]f??(1) and the base oil is at least one compound selected from a group consisting of polyvinyl ether, polyalkylene glycol and an ether-base compound represented by a formula (2) as follows, Ra-[(ORb)n-(X)—(ORc)k]x-Rd??(2) where meanings of respective signs are as described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda, Tokue Sato, Takayuki Kato, Takahiro Hoshida, Masato Takamatsu, Masahiro Suzuki, Shuichi Yasuda, Masataka Muto, Shozo Ikejima, Masahito Yamashita
  • Patent number: 8907134
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1-(5-ethyl-5-methyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-4-penten-1-one and its use as perfuming ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Firmenich SA
    Inventor: Anthony A. Birkbeck
  • Patent number: 8894875
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricating oil for a compression type refrigerator including a polyvinyl ether-based compound containing an alkylene glycol or polyoxyalkylene glycol unit and a vinyl ether unit in a molecule and having a molecular weight in a range of 300 to 3,000, an epoxy compound having 8 or more carbon atoms The lubricating oil for a compression type refrigerator of the present invention has high miscibility and high viscosity index, and is excellent in stability, and does not have an unpleasant odor under carbon dioxide atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8895493
    Abstract: The need for a stable, compact composition providing improved fabric care benefit, that is also convenient to use, can be met by incorporating a cationic cellulose polymer into a non-aqueous composition, using a non-aqueous dispersant. Such compositions have good physical stability, with little or no clumping of the cationic polymer in particulate form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Regine Labeque, Rajae Boulaich, Marc Jennewein
  • Patent number: 8889614
    Abstract: Encapsulates, compositions, packaged products and displays comprising such encapsulates, and processes for making and using such encapsulates, compositions, packaged products and displays. Such compositions have improved deposition and retention properties that may impart improved benefit characteristics to a composition and/or situs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David William York, Johan Smets, Susana Fernandez Prieto, Zhibing Zhang, Angel Fernandez-Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 8883712
    Abstract: A fabric softening composition which comprises as component A a tertiary or quaternary ammonium salt of formulae (I) or (II): R1R2R3N+CH2CHR4OC(?O)R5X???(I) R1R2R3N+(CH2)3NHR(?O)R5X???(II) in which R1 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, R2 and R3, independently of one another, are C1-4 alkyl or C2-4 hydroxyalkyl, R4 is hydrogen or methyl, R5 is a linear C15-21 alkyl or alkenyl radical and X? is a monovalent anion, and as component B a nonionic softener with only one long-chain hydrocarbon radical bonded to a polar radical having at least one free hydroxy group, where fatty alcohol alkoxylate or fatty acid alkoxylate are excluded as component B, exhibits a good softening effect and forms storage-stable dispersions if the molar ratio of component A to component B is in the range from 2:1 to 1:3, the difference between the average chain length of the long-chain hydrocarbon radicals of components A and B is at most 2 carbon atoms and the hydrocarbon radicals of components A and B have on average in each case at most
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Köhle, Ulrike Kottke, Hans Henning Wenk, Harald Jakob
  • Patent number: 8883713
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions that are characterized by the presence of ester quats with specific characteristics that promote dispersibility at low temperature. Among the important characteristics of the ester quats are an iodine value of 65-85 and distribution of: 33-38% monoesters, 50-55% diesters and 7-12% triesters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Evonik Industries AG
    Inventors: Dennis A. Parrish, Jens P. Hildebrand, Miyako Hisamoto
  • Patent number: 8871112
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions for use in refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat pump systems wherein the composition comprises 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFC-1234yf) and at least one hydrocarbon. The compositions of the present invention are useful in processes for producing cooling or heat, as heat transfer fluids, foam blowing agents, and aerosol propellants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Barbara Haviland Minor, Thomas J. Leck, Donald Bernard Bivens, Akimichi Yokozeki
  • Patent number: 8865015
    Abstract: A poly(neopentylpolyol) ester composition is produced by reacting a neopentylpolyol having the formula: wherein each R is independently selected from the group consisting of CH3, C2H5 and CH2OH and n is a number from 1 to 4, with at least one monocarboxylic acid having 2 to 15 carbon atoms in the presence of an acid catalyst and at an initial mole ratio of carboxyl groups to hydroxyl groups of greater than 0.5:1 to 0.95:1 to form a partially esterified poly(neopentylpolyol) composition. Then the partially esterified poly(neopentylpolyol) composition is reacted with additional monocarboxylic acid having 2 to 15 carbon atoms to form a final poly(neopentylpolyol) ester composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Chemtura Corporation
    Inventors: Dale Carr, Jeffrey Hutter, Richard Kelley, Edward T. Hessell, Roberto Urrego
  • Patent number: 8865640
    Abstract: A composition comprising an esterquat that is a quaternized reaction product of an alkanol amine and a fatty acid having a ratio of fatty acid to alkanol amine of 1.5 to 1.75, wherein 45 to 75% by weight of the fatty acids are saturated. Also, a method of softening a fabric and increasing fragrance delivery comprising treating the fabric with the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Ravi Subramanyam, Charles J. Schramm, Jr., Aarti Rege
  • Patent number: 8858825
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising: a heat-transfer fluid comprising from 15% to 30% ammonia and from 70% to 85% 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene; and a lubricant oil comprising a polyalkylene glycol. The invention also relates to the use of ammonia for increasing the miscibility of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene with the polyalkylene glycol, and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: Sophie Guerin, Wissam Rached
  • Patent number: 8852449
    Abstract: Lubricant compositions comprising certain mixtures of esters of pentaerythritol, di-pentaerythritol, tri-pentaerythritol and higher pentaerythritol oligomers are ideally suited for use with CO2 as refrigerant in heat transfer devices provided that at least 30% by weight of the esters are esters of pentaerythritol oligomers containing 4 or more pentaerythritol monomer units and wherein a majority of the alkylcarboxylate groups are straight chain C3-6 alkanoyl groups, such as n-pentanoyl. Said mixture of alkylcarboxylate esters are shown to not only have higher than expected viscosity and exceptional CO2 miscibility, but also possess excellent lubricity, film building properties and load bearing properties even as part of a lubricant/CO2 solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Chemtura Corporation
    Inventors: Dale Carr, Jeffrey Hutter, Richard Kelley, Robert Urrego, Edward T. Hessell
  • Patent number: 8815114
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one fluoroolefin and an effective amount of stabilizer that may be at least one phenol or a mixture of at least one phenol with other stabilizers. The stabilized compositions may be useful in cooling apparatus, such as refrigeration, air-conditioning, chillers, and heat pumps, as well as in applications as foam blowing agents, solvents, aerosol propellants, fire extinguishants, and sterilants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Velliyur Nott Mallikarjuna Rao, Mario Joseph Nappa, Barbara Haviland Minor, Thomas Joseph Leck, Nandini C Mouli
  • Patent number: 8802743
    Abstract: An azeotrope-like mixture consisting essentially of chlorotrifluoropropene and at least one component selected from the group consisting of pentane, hexane, methanol, and trans-1,2-dichloroethene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Rajat S. Basu, Kane D. Cook, Leslie Bement, Gary M. Knopeck, Rajiv R. Singh, Ryan Hulse, Hang T. Pham
  • Patent number: 8790539
    Abstract: Provided are azeotrope-like compositions comprising 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoro-3-methoxy propane and E-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (K-1233zd) and uses thereof, including use in refrigerant compositions, refrigeration systems, blowing agent compositions, solvent, and aerosol propellants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Arkema Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent Abbas, Brett L. Van Horn
  • Patent number: 8785360
    Abstract: A used contact lens is placed in a contact lens receptacle. An aqueous composition is added to the contact lens receptacle, the aqueous composition capable of changing from a first appearance to a second appearance in response to an interaction with the used contact lens after a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Inventors: Ian Herrick, Heather Sheardown, Lina Liu, Laura Anne Wells, Lyndon William James Jones
  • Patent number: 8785677
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel compound, but-2-enoic acid 1,2-dimethyl-butyl ester, and a method of improving, enhancing or modifying a fragrance formulation through the addition of an olfactory acceptable amount of but-2-enoic acid 1,2-dimethyl-butyl ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Anubhav P. S. Narula, Richard A. Weiss, James Anthony Lasome
  • Patent number: 8778866
    Abstract: A continuous process of making a fabric softener composition comprising di(C6-C14)alkyl di(C1-C4 alkyl and/or hydroxyalkyl) quaternary and perfume, and a fabric softener composition obtained by the continuous process. The fabric softener composition obtained by the continuous process demonstrates a stable viscosity, especially while being stored for a prolonged period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Lucia Fernandez Martinez, Omer Erbezci, Hugo Jean Marie Demeyere, Etienne Maria Betty Andre Jeuniaux
  • Patent number: 8778865
    Abstract: The present invention provides the softener composition containing the specific quaternary ammonium salts (I) and (II) each having a bis(polyalkoxyalkanol) structure, represented by the formulae (I) and (II) respectively, at a weight ratio of (I):(II) of 50.1:49.9 to 99.99:0.01.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Risa Ikoshi, Makoto Kubo, Takaya Sakai
  • Patent number: 8772533
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel compound, but-2-enoic acid 1-ethyl-2-methyl-propyl ester, and a method of improving, enhancing or modifying a fragrance formulation through the addition of an olfactory acceptable amount of but-2-enoic acid 1-ethyl-2-methyl-propyl ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Richard K. Payne, Feng Geng, Gary J. Mertz