Patents by Inventor Christopher Donaghy

Christopher Donaghy 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).

  • Seal swell additive
    Patent number: 9862908
    Abstract: A seal swell agent for a lubricating fluid is described. The invention relates to a seal swell agent for use in lubricating oils, such as engine oils, turbine oils, automatic and manual transmission, or gear, fluids, drivetrain and gear oils and hydraulic fluids. The seal swell agent comprises a diester of sorbitol or a derivative thereof and at least one carboxylic acid. The invention extends to the use of a diester of sorbitol or a derivative thereof and at least one carboxylic acid as a seal swell agent, and a method of maintaining seal integrity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: CRODA, INC.
    Inventors: Xin Chen, Christopher Donaghy, Alexei Nikolaevich Kurchan
  • SEAL SWELL ADDITIVE
    Publication number: 20140336092
    Abstract: A seal swell agent for a lubricating fluid is described. The invention relates to a seal swell agent for use in lubricating oils, such as engine oils, turbine oils, automatic and manual transmission, or gear, fluids, drivetrain and gear oils and hydraulic fluids. The seal swell agent comprises a diester of sorbitol or a derivative thereof and at least one carboxylic acid. The invention extends to the use of a diester of sorbitol or a derivative thereof and at least one carboxylic acid as a seal swell agent, and a method of maintaining seal integrity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: CRODA, INC.
    Inventors: Xin Chen, Christopher Donaghy, Alexei Nikolaevich Kurchan
  • Automotive lubricant composition
    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
  • Automotive Lubricant Composition
    Publication number: 20130017985
    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: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicants: Uniqema Americas LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Donaghy, Robert B. Calvert, Andrew S. Oldfield
  • Automotive lubricant composition
    Publication number: 20060276354
    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: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicants: ICI Americas, Inc., Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
    Inventors: Christopher Donaghy, Robert Calvert, Andrew Oldfield
  • Coffee grinder
    Patent number: D1021519
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Fellow Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Hudak, Nicholas Terzulli, Patrick Donaghy, Matthew Flowers, Christopher HibmaCronan, Joshua T. Morenstein, Jacob Miller, Christian Scott Ross