Patents by Inventor Andrew Simon Oldfield

Andrew Simon Oldfield 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: 8470752
    Abstract: Lubricant compositions for use in automotive engine oils comprising a combination of a specific base stock or mixture of base stocks and a friction reducing additive to improve fuel economy and fuel economy longevity of the automotive engine oil. The friction reducing additive is a specific partial polyol ester and may also include a specific saturated primary amide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignees: Croda Americas LLC, Croda International PLC
    Inventors: Christopher Donaghy, Robert Bruce Calvert, Andrew Simon Oldfield
  • Patent number: 7731768
    Abstract: A fuel emulsion consists of diesel, water and an emulsifier composition having a hydrophile/lipophile balance value of at least 4. The emulsifier composition comprises a polymeric non-ionic surfactant having hydrophilic and hydrophobic repeating units together with at least one component selected from fatty acid esters or partial esters of polyhydric alcohols; alkoxylated fatty acid esters or partial esters of polyhydric alcohols; and alkoxylated primary alcohols. Preferred emulsifier compositions according to the invention include mixtures of the polymeric non-ionic surfactant with at least two of the components. Especially preferred compositions comprise mixtures of the polymeric non-ionic surfactant with the fatty acid (partial) esters or alkoxylated fatty acid (partial) esters. The emulsifier composition may include an emulsion coupler such as a primary alcohol, e.g. octanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Croda International PLC
    Inventors: Andrew Simon Oldfield, Lee Thompson