Patents by Inventor Devin Granger

Devin Granger 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).

  • Lubricant thickener systems from modified tall oil fatty acids, lubricating compositions, and associated methods
    Patent number: 11760952
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a soap thickener and methods of making the same. The soap thickener includes a metal soap of a carboxylic acid composition in a base oil, wherein the carboxylic acid composition includes a modified fatty acid composition prepared by performing a pericyclic reaction between an unsaturated small molecule and a fatty acid mixture. The present disclosure further provides lubricating compositions that include the soap thickener of the present disclosure and methods of preparing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: INGEVITY SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC
    Inventor: Devin Granger
  • LUBRICANT THICKENER SYSTEMS FROM MODIFIED TALL OIL FATTY ACIDS, LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20220220408
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a soap thickener and methods of making the same. The soap thickener includes a metal soap of a carboxylic acid composition in a base oil, wherein the carboxylic acid composition includes a modified fatty acid composition prepared by performing a pericyclic reaction between an unsaturated small molecule and a fatty acid mixture. The present disclosure further provides lubricating compositions that include the soap thickener of the present disclosure and methods of preparing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventor: Devin Granger