Patents by Inventor Adam E. Franczak

Adam E. Franczak has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12104132
    Abstract: Methods of reducing stochastic pre-ignition events and/or carbonaceous deposits in a gasoline-fueled engine by adding at least 10 ppm by weight of a compound having at least one alkyl succinic acid group to a gasoline fuel, wherein said compound is the product of (a) and (b), wherein: (a) is an amine with at least one tertiary nitrogen, water, or a hydrocarbyl substituted alcohol; and (b) is a hydrocarbyl-substituted succinic acid and/or anhydride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Garrett Parker, Stuart L. Bartley, Alexander Michlberger, Anthony R. Frank, Michael D. Nicholls, Adam E. Franczak, David L. Spivey, Alexander Holmes, George S. Szappanos, Mark C. Davies
  • Publication number: 20220411705
    Abstract: Methods of reducing stochastic pre-ignition events and/or carbonaceous deposits in a gasoline-fueled engine by adding at least 10 ppm by weight of a compound having at least one alkyl succinic acid group to a gasoline fuel, wherein said compound is the product of (a) and (b), wherein: (a) is an amine with at least one tertiary nitrogen, water, or a hydrocarbyl substituted alcohol; and (b) is a hydrocarbyl-substituted succinic acid and/or anhydride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Garrett Parker, Stuart L. Bartley, Alexander Michlberger, Anthony R. Frank, Michael D. Nicholls, Adam E. Franczak, David L. Spivey, Alexander Holmes, George S. Szappanos, Mark C. Davies