Patents by Inventor Alan Eckard

Alan Eckard 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).

  • Sodium sulfonate blends as emulsifiers for petroleum oils
    Patent number: 6225267
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an emulsifier composition suitable for mixing with oil to form lubricants comprising at least one non-extracted salt of a natural petroleum sulfonic acid having about 15 wt-% to about 30 wt-% active content; at least one branched chain alkylaryl sulfonic acid or salt thereof; at least one linear alkylaryl sulfonic acid or salt thereof; and optionally at least one other sulfonic acid or salt thereof for adjusting the average equivalent equivalent weight of the resultant emulsifier composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: CK Witco Corporation
    Inventors: Alan Eckard, Joseph A. Weaver, Jr., Igor Riff
  • Filling compound for fiber optical cables
    Patent number: 5737469
    Abstract: Disclosed are hydrophobic compositions useful for filling the voids within jacketed optical fiber cables. The compositions include about 85 to 95 parts by weight of mineral oil, 5 to 15 parts by weight of a (styrene)-(ethylene/propylene) diblock copolymer having a styrene: (ethylene/propylene) ratio of 37.5:62.5 to 27.5:72.5 and a specific gravity of about 0.90 to 0.95, optional antioxidant, and optional metal deactivator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Witco Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Costello, Anna Debska-Chwaja, Alan Eckard, William Thalman