Patents by Inventor Frank K. Ward

Frank K. Ward 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).

  • Method of preparing secondary alkylammonium 3-secondary alkylaminoalkanoates
    Patent number: 4082792
    Abstract: Secondary alkylammonium 3-secondary alkylaminoalkanoates are prepared by reacting a secondary alkyl primary amine and an alkenoic acid in the presence of a primary or secondary alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1978
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Jack H. Kolaian, John A. Patterson, Frank K. Ward
  • Novel salts and method of preparation
    Patent number: 3976682
    Abstract: Novel secondary alkylammonium 3-secondary alkylaminoalkanoates are provided along with a method for preparing same by reacting a secondary alkyl primary amine and an alkenoic acid in the presence of an alcohol. The compounds have utility as freeze-thaw additives for paints, corrosion inhibitors, pigment grinding aids and paraffin inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1976
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Jack H. Kolaian, John A. Patterson, Frank K. Ward
  • Method for the preparation of a tetraalkyl-tetraoxa-undecane
    Patent number: 3932460
    Abstract: Method of preparing a tetraalkyl-tetraoxaundecane by the reaction of a C.sub.10 - C.sub.16 aliphatic ketone with pentaerythritol in the presence of an active acid catalyst in an inert solvent at 120.degree.-150.degree.C. for 8 to 70 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1976
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: David R. McCoy, Terence B. Jordan, Frank K. Ward