Patents by Inventor Bruce D. Hook
Bruce D. Hook 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).
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Patent number: 11970574Abstract: A method of producing an alcohol ethoxylate surfactant or lubricant, the method including reacting a low molecular weight initiator with ethylene oxide in the presence of a polymerization catalyst, the low molecular weight initiator having a nominal hydroxyl functionality at least 1, and the polymerization catalyst being a Lewis acid catalyst having the general formula M(R1)I(R2)I(R3)I(R4)0 or 1, whereas M is boron, aluminum, indium, bismuth or erbium, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independent, R1 includes a first fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group, R2 includes a second fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group or a first fluoro/chloro-substituted phenyl group, R3 includes a third fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group or a second fluoro/chloro-substituted phenyl group, and optional R4 includes a functional group or functional polymer group, R1 being different from at least one of R2 and R3.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Arjun Raghuraman, William H. Heath, Bruce D. Hook, Wanglin Yu, Sukrit Mukhopadhyay, Heather A. Spinney, David R. Wilson
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Publication number: 20230242819Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition. In an embodiment, the composition includes a mixture of an alcohol (1) and an alcohol (2). Alcohol (1) has the Structure (1): alcohol (2) has the Structure (2): wherein a is an integer from 1 to 2, R1 and R2 each independently is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and an alkyl group, with the proviso that the total number of carbon atoms of R1 and R2 is 7, and R3 is selected from the group consisting of a butyl group, an isobutyl group, a pentyl group, and an isopentyl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2021Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Wanglin Yu, Michael A. Brammer, Sally Demaio-Turner, Sung-Yu Ku, Jin Yang, Haifeng Shi, Bruce D. Hook, Yujun Liu, Jeff Johnson
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Patent number: 11713431Abstract: A continuous process for producing a polyurea concentrate or powder. The process includes combing at least one amine and an isocayante in the presence of a liquid diluent or a base oil in a rotor stator mixer. The concentrate comprises a polyurea in a base oil wherein the concentration of from about 20 weight percent to about 50, or 40 or 35 or 30 weight percent of polyurea based on total weight of grease thickener. The powder has particle size of 2 to 400 microns. This concentrate or powder can then be formulated by grease manufacturers to the desired final properties without the need for handling of the isocyanate and amine raw materials.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Zhe Jia, John B. Cuthbert, David L. Malotky, Stacey A. Saba, Bruce D. Hook, Nathan Wilmot, Daniel L. Dermody
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Publication number: 20230227727Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition. In an embodiment, the composition includes 2-heptylundecanol; a member selected from the group consisting of 2-ethyhexanol and 2-propylheptanol; and a mixture of an alcohol (1) and an alcohol (2), alcohol (1) having the Structure (1) wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of an ethyl group and a propyl group, R2 and R3 each independently is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and an alkyl group, with the proviso that the total number of carbon atoms of R1 and R2 is 7, and alcohol (2) having the Structure (2) wherein R4 is selected from the group consisting of an n-propyl group, an isopropyl group, an n-butyl group, and an isobutyl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2021Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Wanglin Yu, Michael A. Brammer, Sally Demaio-Turner, Sung-Yu Ku, Bruce D. Hook, Haifeng Shi, Jin Yang, Yujun Liu, Jeff Johnson
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Publication number: 20230227388Abstract: The present disclosure provides a process. In an embodiment, the process includes providing a purge stream composed of octene isomers. The process includes subjecting the purge stream to hydroformylation conditions, and forming a reaction product composed of nonanals.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2021Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Michael A. Brammer, Sean W. Ewart, Wanglin Yu, Bruce D. Hook, Sally Demaio-Turner, Sung-Yu Ku, Yujun Liu, Jin Liu, Jianping Zeng
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Publication number: 20220267695Abstract: A continuous process for producing a polyurea concentrate or powder. The process includes combing at least one amine and an isocayante in the presence of a liquid diluent or a base oil in a rotor stator mixer. The concentrate comprises a polyurea in a base oil wherein the concentration of from about 20 weight percent to about 50, or 40 or 35 or 30 weight percent of polyurea based on total weight of grease thickener. The powder has particle size of 2 to 400 microns. This concentrate or powder can then be formulated by grease manufacturers to the desired final properties without the need for handling of the isocyanate and amine raw materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Zhe Jia, John B. CUTHBERT, David L. MALOTKY, Stacey A. SABA, Bruce D. HOOK, Nathan WILMOT, Daniel L. DERMODY
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Patent number: 11420181Abstract: A method for suppressing the formation of ammonia comprising providing a carrier material to a container having a headspace; providing a bacteria, an acidifier and an odor inhibitor to the carrier material, the bacteria comprising Staphylococcus-xylosus or Staphylococcus-cohnii bacteria, and the odor inhibitor comprising a salt of an aminopolycarboxylic acid compound; and applying animal waste to the carrier material; wherein there is a 5 to 98 percent improvement of ammonia content in the headspace as compared to an untreated control comprising a container containing the carrier material and the bacteria and not contain the odor inhibitor.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignees: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, ROHM AND HAAS COMPANYInventors: Laura Havens, Matthew Bierman, Joseph A. Bonadies, Jr., Bruce D. Hook, Aslin Izmitli, Kimberly A. Surber
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Patent number: 11359157Abstract: A continuous process for producing a polyurea concentrate or powder. The process includes combing at least one amine and an isocyanate in the presence of a liquid diluent or a base oil in a rotor stator mixer. The concentrate comprises a polyurea in a base oil wherein the concentration of from about 20 weight percent to about 50, or 40 or 35 or 30 weight percent of polyurea based on total weight of grease thickener. The powder has particle size of 2 to 400 microns. This concentrate or powder can then be formulated by grease manufacturers to the desired final properties without the need for handling of the isocyanate and amine raw materials.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Zhe Jia, John B. Cuthbert, David L. Malotky, Stacey A. Saba, Bruce D. Hook, Nathan Wilmot, Daniel L. Dermody
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Patent number: 11186683Abstract: A method of producing an alcohol ethoxylate surfactant or lubricant includes reacting a low molecular weight initiator with ethylene oxide in the presence of a polymerization catalyst, the low molecular weight initiator having a nominal hydroxyl functionality at least 1, and the polymerization catalyst being a Lewis acid catalyst having the general formula M(R1)1(R2)1(R3)1(R4)0 or 1, whereas M is boron, aluminum, indium, bismuth or erbium, R1, R2 and R3 each includes a same fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group, and optional R4 includes a functional group or functional polymer group. R1, R2, and R3 are the same fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group. The method further includes forming the alcohol ethoxylate surfactant or lubricant having a number average molecular weight of greater than the number average molecular weight of the low molecular weight initiator in the presence of the Lewis acid catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Northwestern UniversityInventors: Arjun Raghuraman, William H. Heath, Bruce D. Hook, Wanglin Yu, Sukrit Mukhopadhyay, Heather A. Spinney, David R. Wilson, Justin M. Notestein, SonBinh T. Nguyen
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Publication number: 20210324289Abstract: A continuous process for producing a polyurea concentrate or powder. The process includes combing at least one amine and an isocayante in the presence of a liquid diluent or a base oil in a rotor stator mixer. The concentrate comprises a polyurea in a base oil wherein the concentration of from about 20 weight percent to about 50, or 40 or 35 or 30 weight percent of polyurea based on total weight of grease thickener. The powder has particle size of 2 to 400 microns.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Zhe JIA, John B. CUTHBERT, David L. MALOTKY, Stacey A. SABA, Bruce D. HOOK, Nathan WILMOT, Daniel L. DERMODY
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Publication number: 20210274744Abstract: A method for suppressing the formation of ammonia comprising providing a carrier material to a container having a headspace; providing a bacteria and an odor inhibitor to the carrier material, the bacteria comprising Staphylococcus-xylosus and/or Staphylococcus-cohnii bacteria, and the odor inhibitor comprising an aminopolycarboxylic acid compound and a polyprotic acid compound, wherein at least one of the aminopolycarboxylic acid compound or the polyprotic acid compound is the salt form of the acid; and applying animal waste to the carrier material; wherein there is a 5 to 98 percent improvement of ammonia content in the headspace as compared to an untreated control comprising a container containing the carrier material and the bacteria and not contain the odor inhibitor. An ammonia suppressing composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2018Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Ashwin R. Bharadwaj, Sara B. Klamo, Aslin Izmitli, Bruce D. Hook, Kimberly A. Surber, Stephen E. Fosdick, Sung-Yu Ku
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Patent number: 11104842Abstract: Provided are proppants for use in hydraulic fracturing operations. The proppants comprise particles having coatings disposed on them as described herein. The proppants exhibit reduced dust generation, for instance during transloading, conveying and/or offloading of the proppant at a wellsite and/or at intermediate shipping transload points.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Bruce D. Hook, Paulo Fabricio Queiroz Martins, Juan Carlos Medina, Daniele Santos, Theodore Tysak, William A. Cynecki, Andrea C. Keenan
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Publication number: 20210252774Abstract: A method of fused filament fabrication (FFF) additive manufacturing comprises employing an olefin block copolymer. The method allows for the additive manufacturing article that retains the desirable mechanical properties of polyolefins such as polyethylene or polypropylene without experiencing the problems inherent in FFF printing of polyethylene or polypropylene particularly in the absence of solid fillers. In a particular embodiment, the additive manufactured article is comprised of the olefin block copolymer is comprised of block composite or crystalline block composite polymer or mixture thereof comprising the olefin block copolymer, wherein the olefin block copolymer is comprised of an isotactic propylene block and a polyethylene rich block.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2019Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Andy Jun Li, Craig F. Gorin, Brayden E. Glad, Yushan Hu, Elva L. Lugo, Ni Yan, Piyush Thakre, Bruce D. Hook, Nathan Wilmot
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Publication number: 20200277436Abstract: A method of producing an alcohol ethoxylate surfactant or lubricant, the method including reacting a low molecular weight initiator with ethylene oxide in the presence of a polymerization catalyst, the low molecular weight initiator having a nominal hydroxyl functionality at least 1, and the polymerization catalyst being a Lewis acid catalyst having the general formula M(R1)1(R2)1(R3)1(R4)0 or 1, whereas M is boron, aluminum, indium, bismuth or erbium, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independent, R1 includes a first fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group, R2 includes a second fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group or a first fluoro/chloro-substituted phenyl group, R3 includes a third fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group or a second fluoro/chloro-substituted phenyl group, and optional R4 includes a functional group or functional polymer group, R1 being different from at least one of R2 and R3.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Arjun Raghuraman, William H. Heath, Bruce D. Hook, Wanglin Yu, Sukrit Mukhopadhyay, Heather A. Spinney, David R. Wilson
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Publication number: 20200199294Abstract: A method of producing an alcohol ethoxylate surfactant or lubricant includes reacting a low molecular weight initiator with ethylene oxide in the presence of a polymerization catalyst, the low molecular weight initiator having a nominal hydroxyl functionality at least 1, and the polymerization catalyst being a Lewis acid catalyst having the general formula M(R1)1(R2)1(R3)1(R4)0 or 1, whereas M is boron, aluminum, indium, bismuth or erbium, R1, R2 and R3 each includes a same fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group, and optional R4 includes a functional group or functional polymer group. R1, R2, and R3 are the same fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group. The method further includes forming the alcohol ethoxylate surfactant or lubricant having a number average molecular weight of greater than the number average molecular weight of the low molecular weight initiator in the presence of the Lewis acid catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Arjun Raghuraman, William H. Heath, Bruce D. Hook, Wanglin Yu, Sukrit Mukhopadhyay, Heather A. Spinney, David R. Wilson, Justin M. Notestein, SonBinh T. Nguyen
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Publication number: 20190270931Abstract: Provided are proppants for use in hydraulic fracturing operations. The proppants comprise particles having coatings disposed on them as described herein. The proppants exhibit reduced dust generation, for instance during transloading, conveying and/or offloading of the proppant at a wellsite and/or at intermediate shipping transload points.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Bruce D. Hook, Paulo Fabricio Queiroz Martins, Juan Carlos Medina, Daniele Santos, Theodore Tysak, William A. Cynecki, Andrea C. Keenan
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Publication number: 20190254251Abstract: A method for suppressing the formation of ammonia comprising providing a carrier material to a container having a headspace; providing a bacteria, an acidifier and an odor inhibitor to the carrier material, the bacteria comprising Staphylococcus-xylosus or Staphylococcus-cohnii bacteria, and the odor inhibitor comprising a salt of an aminopolycarboxylic acid compound; and applying animal waste to the carrier material; wherein there is a 5 to 98 percent improvement of ammonia content in the headspace as compared to an untreated control comprising a container containing the carrier material and the bacteria and not contain the odor inhibitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2017Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Laura Havens, Matthew Bierman, Joseph A. Bonadies, JR., Bruce D. Hook, Aslin Izmitli, Kimberly A. Surber
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Publication number: 20190178532Abstract: A process for increasing the service life of a solar receiver by reducing the concentration of dissolved hydrogen present in a hydrogen atom containing liquid (HACL) stream including (a) contacting a HACL stream containing a first concentration of dissolved hydrogen with an inert gas stream under predetermined process conditions such that at least a portion of hydrogen in the HACL stream is transferred to the inert gas stream and a second reduced concentration of dissolved hydrogen remains in the HACL stream; and (b) passing the HACL stream having the second reduced concentration of dissolved hydrogen through the solar receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2017Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Christoph Lang, Eungkyu Kim, Bruce S. Holden, Bruce D. Hook, Chet Davidson
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Patent number: 10316243Abstract: Provided are proppants for use in hydraulic fracturing operations. The proppants comprise particles having coatings disposed on them as described herein. The proppants exhibit reduced dust generation, for instance during transloading, conveying and/or offloading of the proppant at a wellsite and/or at intermediate shipping transload points.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2014Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Bruce D. Hook, Paulo Fabricio Queiroz Martins, Juan Carlos Medina, Daniele Santos, Theodore Tysak, William A. Cynecki, Andrea C. Keenan
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Publication number: 20180319934Abstract: Produce diglycidyl-capped polyalkylene glycol by (a) providing epihalohydrin, a polyalkylene glycol that contains and ethylene oxide component and a Lewis acid; (b) coupling the epihalohydrin to the polyalkylene glycol using the Lewis acid as a catalyst to produce a coupling product; (c) stripping 1,4-dioxane from the coupling product; and (d) epoxidation of the coupling product by addition of a base to form diglycidyl-capped polyalkylene glycol in an organic phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Troy E. Knight, Thomas C. Young, Gerald W. Dare, Hannah L. Crampton, Bruce D. Hook, Pasquale Sirignano, Daviele Vinci