Patents by Inventor Benjamin D. TUCKER

Benjamin D. TUCKER 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).

  • Titanium dioxide
    Patent number: 10577504
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparing a dry titanium dioxide product, comprising the steps of: providing a dispersion comprising titanium dioxide particles; treating the titanium dioxide particles with a silane of formula (I): RII(ORI)aORSiX3??(I) wherein R is a divalent C1-24 organic group that is carbon-bonded to the silicon atom, RI is a C2-6 alkylene group, RII is hydrogen, a C1-16 alkyl group, a C2-16 alkyl ether group, or a C2-12 acyloxy group, X is a hydrolysable group, and a is a number having a value from 3 to 150; and then drying the dispersion to provide a dry titanium dioxide product. The dry titanium dioxide product may optionally be dispersed within a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: HUNTSMAN P&A UK LIMITED
    Inventors: John L Edwards, Benjamin D Tucker, Andrew E Brown, Linda Gibbons
  • Titanium Dioxide
    Publication number: 20170218204
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparing a dry titanium dioxide product, comprising the steps of: providing a dispersion comprising titanium dioxide particles; treating the titanium dioxide particles with a silane of formula (I): RII(ORI)aORSiX3??(I) wherein R is a divalent C1-24 organic group that is carbon-bonded to the silicon atom, RI is a C2-6 alkylene group, RII is hydrogen, a C1-16 alkyl group, a C2-16 alkyl ether group, or a C2-12 acyloxy group, X is a hydrolysable group, and a is a number having a value from 3 to 150; and then drying the dispersion to provide a dry titanium dioxide product. The dry titanium dioxide product may optionally be dispersed within a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: John L. EDWARDS, Benjamin D. TUCKER, Andrew E. BROWN, Linda GIBBONS