Patents by Inventor Cedric L. Briens

Cedric L. Briens 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: 4461698
    Abstract: This invention relates to solvent dewaxing processes for dewaxing waxy hydrocarbon oil distillates employing a dewaxing aid which dewaxing aid is a mixture of (a) a poly-dialkylfumarate/vinyl acetate copolymer and (b) a wax-naphthalene condensation product. Component (a) has pendent alkyl side chain groups of from 16 to 30 carbon atoms in length (excluding branching) with an average pendent side chain carbon length of predominantly (>50%) C.sub.22. Component (a) has a number average molecular weight of from about 1,000 to 100,000 preferably greater than about 5,000. Component (b) has a number average molecular weight of at least about 1,000. The combination (a) and (b) may be employed in a weight ratio (A)/(B) within the range from about 1/10 to 20/1 preferably about 1/3 to 6/1 most preferably about 3/1 and at an aid dose level ranging from about 0.005 to 2.0 wt. % preferably 0.01 to 0.2 wt. % active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1984
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Cedric L. Briens, Bruce M. Sankey
  • Patent number: 4451353
    Abstract: This invention relates to solvent dewaxing processes, for dewaxing waxy hydrocarbon oils using a dewaxing aid, which dewaxing aid comprises a mixture of (A) polyalkyl arcylate having alkyl group side chain length of from 10-26 carbons (excluding branching) and (B) an n-alkyl methacrylate polymer having alkyl group side chain length of from 10-20 carbons (excluding branching). Component (A) typically has a number average molecular weight of from 3,000 to 500,000 while component (B) typically has a number average molecular weight of from 5,000 to 200,000. The combination (A) plus (B) may be employed in a weight ratio within the range from about 1/100 to 100/1, preferably about 1/6 to 2/1 and at an aid does level ranging from about 0.01 wt % to 1 wt %, preferably 0.02 to 0.2 wt % active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1984
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Cedric L. Briens, Bruce M. Sankey, Patrick C. Ewener
  • Patent number: 4406771
    Abstract: This invention relates to processes for solvent dewaxing waxy hydrocarbon oil distillates employing a dewaxing aid which dewaxing aid is a mixture of (a) poly(meth-)acrylate polymers and (b) polydialkylfumarate/vinyl acetate copolymers. The dewaxing aid mixture is selected from the group of mixtures consisting of a mixture of (a) poly(meth-)acrylate polymer which is an ester of a C.sub.10 to C.sub.22 aliphatic alcohol with acrylic or methacrylic acid and has a number average molecular weight greater than about 5,000 and (b) polydialkylfumarate/vinyl acetate copolymer wherein the pendent alkyl side chain group contains from 16-30 carbon atoms but is primarily i.e. >50% C.sub.22 (preferably behenyl), and the component (B) has a number average molecular weight of about 1,000 to 100,000, preferably about 5,000 to 50,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1983
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Cedric L. Briens, Bruce M. Sankey