Patents by Inventor Frank C. Briden

Frank C. Briden 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: 6151547
    Abstract: A system for interfacing with the ECU of an automotive vehicle for optimizing engine control to meet emission requirements or engineering targets for catalytic converter systems includes a secondary controller and an emission analyzer. The secondary controller monitors sensor input to the ECU and actuator output from the ECU so as to mimic an ECU actuator control function by generation of an operating parameter control map(s) functionally identical to that used by the ECU. The emission analyzer receives vehicle sensor input and additional emission data from a bench gas analyzer to similarly produce not only the parameter control map but also emission maps correlated to the operating parameter control map which are systemically changed to optimize emission conversion by the vehicle's catalytic converter system and modify the operating parameter control map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Engelhard Corporation
    Inventors: Sanath V. Kumar, Frank C. Briden
  • Patent number: 4605698
    Abstract: Polyfunctional aziridines useful in crosslinking applications have been developed which are reaction products of (1) ethylene imine and (2) acrylates of alkoxylated trimethylol propane, neopentyl glycol, pentaerythritol, bis phenol A, bis phenol F and glycerol, each having a degree of alkoxylation of from about 2 to about 12. Examples are the bis aziridine of the diacrylate of the adduct of neopentyl glycol and 2 moles of ethylene oxide and the tris aziridine of the triacrylate of the adduct of trimethylol propane and 3 moles of ethylene oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1986
    Assignee: Diamond Shamrock Chemicals Company
    Inventor: Frank C. Briden
  • Patent number: 4563307
    Abstract: Polyfunctional aziridines useful in crosslinking applications have been developed which are reaction products of (1) ethylene imine and (2) acrylates of alkoxylated trimethylol propane, neopentyl glycol, pentaerythritol, bis phenol A, bis phenol F and glycerol, each having a degree of alkoxylation of from about 2 to about 12. Examples are the bis aziridine of the diacrylate of the adduct of neopentyl glycol and 2 moles of ethylene oxide and the tris aziridine of the triacrylate of the adduct of trimethylol propane and 3 moles of ethylene oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1986
    Assignee: Diamond Shamrock Chemicals Company
    Inventor: Frank C. Briden