Patents by Inventor David J Moreton

David J Moreton 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: 11820957
    Abstract: The present technology is related to amide or ester containing quaternary ammonium salts having a hydrocarbyl substituent of number average molecular weight ranging from 300 to 750, and the use of such quaternary ammonium salts in fuel compositions to improve the water shedding performance of the fuel composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: David J. Moreton, Paul R. Stevenson, Hannah Greenfield, David C. Arters, James H. Bush, Paul E. Adams
  • Patent number: 11781085
    Abstract: The present technology is related to imide containing quaternary ammonium salts having a hydrocarbyl substituent of number average molecular weight ranging from 300 to 750, and the use of such quaternary ammonium salts in fuel compositions to improve the water shedding performance of the fuel composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: David C. Arters, David J. Moreton, James H. Bush, Paul R. Stevenson, Paul E. Adams
  • Patent number: 11254646
    Abstract: The present technology is related to imide containing quaternary ammonium salts having a hydrocarbyl substituent of number average molecular weight less 300, and additive packages having such quaternary ammonium salts and improved stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: David C. Arters, David J. Moreton, James H. Bush, Paul R. Stevenson, Paul E. Adams
  • Patent number: 11174444
    Abstract: The composition of the present invention related to a quaternary ammonium salt detergent and the use of such quaternary ammonium salt detergents in a fuel composition to reduce diesel injector deposits and remove or clean up existing deposits on the diesel injectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: James H. Bush, Robert H. Barbour, David J. Moreton, Hannah Greenfield, Paul R. Stevenson, David C. Arters
  • Publication number: 20210214639
    Abstract: The present technology is related to amide or ester containing quaternary ammonium salts having a hydrocarbyl substituent of number average molecular weight ranging from 300 to 750, and the use of such quaternary ammonium salts in fuel compositions to improve the water shedding performance of the fuel composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: David J. Moreton, Paul R. Stevenson, Hannah Greenfield, David C. Arters, James H. Bush, Paul E. Adams
  • Publication number: 20210207051
    Abstract: The present technology is related to imide containing quaternary ammonium salts having a hydrocarbyl substituent of number average molecular weight ranging from 300 to 750, and the use of such quaternary ammonium salts in fuel compositions to improve the water shedding performance of the fuel composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: David C. Arters, David J. Moreton, James H. Bush, Paul R. Stevenson, Paul E. Adams
  • Patent number: 10975323
    Abstract: A lubricating composition includes a sulfurized oxy-substituted aromatic polyol compound and an oil of lubricating viscosity. The sulfurized oxy-substituted aromatic polyol compound includes at least one of a sulfurized oxy-substituted aromatic polyol and a salt of a sulfurized oxy-substituted aromatic polyol. The compound is suitable as a replacement for detergents that contain Cn alkyl phenols derived from oligomers of propylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kamalakumari K. Salem, Gary M. Walker, Ewan E. Delbridge, David J. Moreton, Adam Cox, W. Preston Barnes, James P. Roski, Mohamed G. Fahmy
  • Patent number: 10913910
    Abstract: The invention relates to quaternary ammonium amide and/or ester salts and their use as additives, including their use in fuels, such as diesel fuel. The invention particularly relates to the use of quaternary ammonium amide and/or ester salts as detergents in diesel fuels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Stevenson, James C. Ray, David J. Moreton, James H. Bush
  • Publication number: 20200361891
    Abstract: The present technology is related to imide containing quaternary ammonium salts having a hydrocarbyl substituent of number average molecular weight less 300, and additive packages having such quaternary ammonium salts and improved stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: David C. Arters, David J. Moreton, James H. Bush, Paul R. Stevenson, Paul E. Adams
  • Publication number: 20200283694
    Abstract: A lubricating composition includes a sulfurized oxy-substituted aromatic polyol compound and an oil of lubricating viscosity. The sulfurized oxy-substituted aromatic polyol compound includes at least one of a sulfurized oxy-substituted aromatic polyol and a salt of a sulfurized oxy-substituted aromatic polyol. The compound is suitable as a replacement for detergents that contain Cn alkyl phenols derived from oligomers of propylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kamalakumari K. Salem, Gary M. Walker, Ewan E. Delbridge, David J. Moreton, Adam Cox, W. Preston Bames, James P. Roski, Mohamed G. Fahmy
  • Publication number: 20200255760
    Abstract: The composition of the present invention related to a quaternary ammonium salt detergent and the use of such quaternary ammonium salt detergents in a fuel composition to reduce diesel injector deposits and remove or clean up existing deposits on the diesel injectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: James H. Bush, Robert H. Barbour, David J. Moreton, Hannah Greenfield, Paul R. Stevenson, David C. Arters
  • Patent number: 10669496
    Abstract: The composition of the present invention related to a quaternary ammonium salt detergent and the use of such quaternary ammonium salt detergents in a fuel composition to reduce diesel injector deposits and remove or clean up existing deposits on the diesel injectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: James H. Bush, Robert H. Barbour, David J. Moreton, Hannah Greenfield, Paul R. Stevenson, David C. Arters
  • Publication number: 20200040271
    Abstract: The invention relates to quaternary ammonium amide and/or ester salts and their use as additives, including their use in fuels, such as diesel fuel. The invention particularly relates to the use of quaternary ammonium amide and/or ester salts as detergents in diesel fuels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Paul R. Stevenson, James C. Ray, David J. Moreton, James H. Bush
  • Patent number: 10526559
    Abstract: The disclosed technology provides a lubricating composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and 0.2 wt % to 10 wt % of a salt of a hydroxyl functional aromatic compound. The disclosed technology further relates to a method of lubricating a mechanical device with the lubricant composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Kamalakumari Kunchithapatham Salem, David J. Moreton, Mohamed G. Fahmy, Gary M. Walker, James P. Roski, Adam Cox, W. Preston Barnes, Ewan E. Delbridge, Jason E. Melvin, Robert D. Dura
  • Patent number: 10501701
    Abstract: The disclosed technology provides a lubricating composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and 0.01 wt % to 10 wt % of an oxyalkylated aromatic polyol compound, wherein the aromatic compound has at least one alkoxy group represented by —OR1 group, R1 is hydroxyalkyl, or a (poly)ether group, and either: at least one hydroxyl group, or at least one alkoxy group represented by OR1 group, where R1 is alkyl, or a (poly)ether group, or at least one oxyalkyl group represented by —OR1, where R1 is hydroxyalkyl or a (poly)ether group. The disclosed technology further relates to a method of lubricating a mechanical device (such as an internal combustion engine) with the lubricating composition. The disclosed technology further relates to the use of the oxyalkylated aromatic polyol compound in the lubricating composition to a passenger car internal combustion engine at least one of (i) control of fuel economy, (ii) control of corrosion, (iii) cleanliness, and (iv) control of bore wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Kamalakumari Kunchithapatham Salem, David J. Moreton, Mohamed G. Fahmy, Gary M. Walker, James P. Roski, Yanshi Zhang, Adam Cox, W. Preston Barnes, Ewan E. Delbridge
  • Patent number: 10479950
    Abstract: The invention relates to quaternary ammonium amide and/or ester salts and their use as additives, including their use in fuels, such as diesel fuel. The invention particularly relates to the use of quaternary ammonium amide and/or ester salts as detergents in diesel fuels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Stevenson, James C. Ray, David J. Moreton, James H. Bush
  • Publication number: 20190345406
    Abstract: The present technology is related to amide or ester containing quaternary ammonium salts having a hydrocarbyl substituent of number average molecular weight ranging from 300 to 750, and the use of such quaternary ammonium salts in fuel compositions to improve the water shedding performance of the fuel composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: David J. Moreton, Paul R. Stevenson, Hannah Greenfield, David C. Arters, James H. Bush, Paul E. Adams
  • Patent number: 10364402
    Abstract: The disclosed technology provides a lubricating composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and 0.01 wt % to 10 wt % of an oxyalkylated aromatic polyol compound, wherein the aromatic compound has at least one alkoxy group represented by —OR1 group, R1 is hydroxyalkyl, or a (poly)ether group, and either: at least one hydroxyl group, or at least one alkoxy group represented by —OR1 group, where R1 is alkyl, or a (poly)ether group, or at least one oxyalkyl group represented by —OR1, where R1 is hydroxyalkyl or a (poly)ether group. The disclosed technology further relates to a method of lubricating a mechanical device (such as an internal combustion engine) with the lubricating composition. The disclosed technology further relates to the use of the oxyalkylated aromatic polyol compound in the lubricating composition to a passenger car internal combustion engine at least one of (i) control of fuel economy, (ii) control of corrosion, (iii) cleanliness, and (iv) control of bore wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Kamalakumari Kunchithapatham Salem, David J. Moreton, Mohamed G. Fahmy, Gary M. Walker, James P. Roski, Yanshi Zhang, Adam Cox, W. Preston Barnes, Ewan E. Delbridge
  • Publication number: 20190112539
    Abstract: The composition of the present invention related to a quaternary ammonium salt detergent and the use of such quaternary ammonium salt detergents in a fuel composition to reduce diesel injector deposits and remove or clean up existing deposits on the diesel injectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: James H. Bush, Robert H. Barbour, David J. Moreton, Hannah Greenfield, Paul R. Stevenson, David C. Arters
  • Patent number: 10202559
    Abstract: The composition of the present invention related to a quaternary ammonium salt detergent and the use of such quaternary ammonium salt detergents in a fuel composition to reduce diesel injector deposits and remove or clean up existing deposits on the diesel injectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: James H. Bush, Robert H. Barbour, David J. Moreton, Hannah Greenfield, Paul R. Stevenson, David C. Arters