Patents by Inventor James Wylde

James Wylde 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).

  • Publication number: 20240122535
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for operating a user device are described. A user device may identify a health-related condition of a user based on a user input, PPG data for the user, or both. The user device may display instructions for performing a wellness routine that is configured to alleviate the health-related condition. The user device may acquire an additional user input, additional PPG data, or both, during a trial period for the wellness routine. The user device may display information associated with the wellness routine that is based on the additional user input, the additional PPG data, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Tuula-Liina Rees, Brian James Gilan, Ralph Morales, Geoffrey Hunter Wylde, Yiien Liu
  • Patent number: 11898091
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gas hydrate inhibitor composition comprising an amphiphile by a linking moiety, the amphiphile having of the general formula (1) [R5-L-N(R1)(R2)(R3)]+X???(1) wherein each of R1 and R2 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; or wherein the nitrogen atom and the R1 and R2 groups together form a heterocyclic group; R3 is present or not as hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms L is a linking moiety comprising a hydrocarbyl group having at least 2 adjacent carbon atoms, at least one heteroatom selected from nitrogen and oxygen, R5 is a hydrocarbyl group having from 6 to 22 carbon atoms; and X? is present as an anion when R3 is present; and a cationic surfactant which is selected from quaternary benzyl ammonium salts and a method of using the gas hydrate inhibitor composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD
    Inventors: Dirk Leinweber, Zachary Thomas Ward, Felix Hoevelmann, Jonathan James Wylde, Matthias Krull
  • Patent number: 11753576
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for inhibiting the agglomeration of gas hydrates, comprising the injection of an anti-agglomerant comprising a N,N-dialkyl-ammoniumalkyl fatty acid amide represented by the formula (I) wherein R1 is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from 7 to 21 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are each independently an alkyl group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or together form an optionally substituted ring having 5 to 10 ring atoms, wherein the ring may carry up to 3 substituents, R4 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R5 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 17 carbon atoms and A is an alkylene group having two or three carbon atoms, into a fluid comprising gas, water and oil under conditions prone to the formation of gas hydrates, wherein the N,N-dialkyl-ammoniumalkyl fatty acid amide represented by the formula (I) is produced by the condensation reaction of a fatty acid with an N,N-dialkylamino alkyl amine and subsequent neutralization
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Scot Bodnar, Dan Smith, Felix Hoevelmann, Corinna Krüger, Matthias Krull, Jonathan James Wylde, Lisa Greaney Tejada
  • Patent number: 11753577
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for inhibiting the agglomeration of gas hydrates, comprising the injection of an anti-agglomerant comprising a N,N-dialkyl-ammoniumalkyl fatty acid amide represented by the formula (I) wherein R1 is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from 7 to 21 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are each independently an alkyl group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or together form an optionally substituted ring having 5 to 10 ring atoms, wherein the ring may carry up to 3 substituents, R4 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R5 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms and A is an alkylene group having two or three carbon atoms, into a fluid comprising gas, water and oil under conditions prone to the formation of gas hydrates, wherein the N,N-dialkyl-ammoniumalkyl fatty acid amide represented by formula (I) is produced by the aminolysis of an ester of a fatty acid and a C1- to C4-alcohol with an N,N-dialkylamino alkyl amine and s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Scot Bodnar, Dan Smith, Felix Hoevelmann, Corinna Krüger, Matthias Krull, Jonathan James Wylde, Lisa Greaney Tejada
  • Patent number: 11603497
    Abstract: This invention provides a composition comprising I. at least one reaction product between a nitrogen-free monohydric alcohol and an aldehyde or ketone, and II. at least one reaction product between a monosaccharide having 3 to 6 carbon atoms and/or an oligosaccharide being formed by oligomerization of monosaccharides having 3 to 6 carbon atoms and an aldehyde or ketone, and optionally III. at least one reaction product from III.a) formaldehyde, and III.b) an amine, selected from the group consisting of primary alkyl amines having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and primary hydroxy alkyl amines having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and optionally IV. at least one solid suppression agent selected from the group consisting of IV(a). alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxides IV(b). mono-, di- or tri-hydroxy alkyl, aryl or alkylaryl amines, IV(c). mono-, di- or tri-alkyl, aryl or alkylaryl primary, secondary and tertiary amines or IV(d). multifunctional amines and IV(e). mixtures of compounds of groups IV(a) to IV(c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD
    Inventors: Antonio Pedro de Oliveira Felho, Aline Yae Kina, Grahame N. Taylor, Fabian Schneider, Julie Murison, Stefan Hauck, Mike Sahl, Matthias Krull, Jonathan James Wylde
  • Patent number: 11572499
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gas hydrate inhibitor composition, comprising A) a compound according to formula (1) wherein R1 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R2 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R3 is present or not as hydrogen and organic moieties having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R4 is selected from —(CH2)t—, —[CH2—CHR6)t]—, —(CH2—CHR6O)u—(CH2)t— and combinations thereof; R5 is an alkyl or alkenyl group having 4 to 22 carbon atoms; R6 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R7 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R8 is present or not as hydrogen or organic moieties having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; t is 2, 3 or 4; u is an integer between 0 and 100; n is 0 or 1 m is 0 or 2 o is 0 or 2, p is 0 or 1 X? is an anion, and a synergistic cationic surfactant which is selected from quaternary benzyl ammonium salts having besides the benzyl group at least one C8-C18-alkyl group bound to the nitrogen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD
    Inventors: Dirk Leinweber, Zachary Thomas Ward, Felix Hoevelmann, Jonathan James Wylde
  • Patent number: 11555140
    Abstract: This invention provides a composition comprising I. at least one reaction product between a nitrogen-free monohydric alcohol and an aldehyde or ketone, and II. at least one reaction product between a nitrogen-free sugar alcohol and an aldehyde or ketone, and optionally III. at least one reaction product from III.a) formaldehyde, and III.b) an amine, selected from the group consisting of primary alkyl amines having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and primary hydroxy alkyl amines having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and optionally IV. at least one solid suppression agent selected from the group consisting of IV(a). alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxides IV(b). mono-, di- or tri-hydroxy alkyl, aryl or alkylaryl amines, IV(c). mono-, di- or tri-alkyl, aryl or alkylaryl primary, secondary and tertiary amines or IV(d). multifunctional amines and IV(e). mixtures of compounds of groups IV(a) to IV(c). wherein alkyl is C1 to C15, aryl is C6 to C15 and alkylaryl is C7 to C15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD
    Inventors: Antonio Pedro de Oliveira Filho, Aline Yae Kina, Grahame N. Taylor, Fabian Schneider, Julie Murison, Stefan Hauck, Mike Sahl, Matthias Krull, Jonathan James Wylde
  • Patent number: 11161804
    Abstract: The instant invention concerns a gas hydrate inhibitor comprising an N alkyl N? (N?,N?-dialkylammoniumalkyl)dicarboxylic acid diamide salt represented by the formula (I) wherein R is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms, R1 is hydrogen, a C1- to C22 alkyl group or a C3- to C22 alkenyl group, R2 and R3 are each independently an alkyl group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms or together form an optionally substituted ring having 5 to 10 ring atoms, wherein the ring may carry up to 3 substituents, R4 is hydrogen, A is an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group containing from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, B is an alkylene group having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, Y is NR5, R5 is hydrogen, a C1- to C22 alkyl group or a C3- to C22 alkenyl group, and M? is an anion, a process for producing a compound according to formula (I), the use of an N alkyl N?—(N?,N?-dialkylammoniumalkyl)dicarboxylic acid diamide salt of the formula (I) as an anti-agglomerant for gas hydrates, and a method for inhibiting the a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Nirupam Purkayastha, Zachary Thomas Ward, Fabian Schneider, Dirk Leinweber, Matthias Krull, Jonathan James Wylde
  • Patent number: 11155745
    Abstract: This invention relates to a composition comprising 1.) a metal carboxylate, wherein the metal M is selected from the group consisting of Ag, Cn, Hg, Pb, Sn, Ni, Co, Ca, Fe, Zn and Mn, those metals being present as ions in a +2 or +3 charge state, and wherein the carboxylate anion is derived from a hydrocarbyl monocarboxylic acid having 5 to 20 carbon atoms, or a mixture of such acids, 2.) a solvent selected from the group consisting of water, glycol ethers having from 4 to 15 carbon atoms, alkyl alcohols having from 1 to 10 carbons, and aromatic hydrocarbon solvents having from 6 to 30 carbons, and 3.) an emulsion breaker which is a polymeric nonionic surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventor: Jonathan James Wylde
  • Patent number: 11118097
    Abstract: This invention provides a composition comprising I. at least one reaction product between a nitrogen-free monohydric alcohol and an aldehyde or ketone, and II. at least one reaction product between a nitrogen-free sugar alcohol and an aldehyde or ketone, and optionally III. at least one reaction product from III.a) formaldehyde, and III.b) an amine, selected from the group consisting of primary alkyl amines having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and primary hydroxy alkyl amines having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and optionally IV. at least one solid suppression agent selected from the group consisting of IV(a). alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxides IV(b). mono-, di- or tri-hydroxy alkyl, aryl or alkylaryl amines, IV(c). mono-, di- or tri-alkyl, aryl or alkylaryl primary, secondary and tertiary amines or IV(d). multifunctional amines and IV(e). mixtures of compounds of groups IV(a) to IV(c). wherein alkyl is C1 to C15, aryl is C6 to C15 and alkylaryl is C7 to C15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Antonio Pedro de Oliveira Filho, Aline Yae Kina, Grahame N. Taylor, Fabian Schneider, Julie Murison, Stefan Hauck, Mike Sahl, Matthias Krull, Jonathan James Wylde
  • Publication number: 20210179918
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gas hydrate inhibitor composition comprising an amphiphile having a hydrophobic tail linked to a hydrophilic head group by a linking moiety, the amphiphile having the general formula (1) [R5-L-N(R1)(R2)(R3)]+X???(1) wherein each of R1 and R2 is independently an alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; or wherein the nitrogen atom and the R1 and R2 groups together form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; R3 is present or not as hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms which optionally bears a hydroxy group or a carboxy group in the 2-position; L is a linking moiety comprising an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group having at least 2 adjacent carbon atoms, at least one heteroatom selected from nitrogen and oxygen, and optionally one or more further heteroatoms; R5 is a hydrocarbyl group having from 6 to 22 carbon atoms; and X? is present as an anion when R3 is present; and a cationic surfactant which is selected from quaternary be
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Clariant International, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dirk LEINWEBER, Zachary Thomas WARD, Felix Hoevelmann, Jonathan James Wylde, Matthias KRULL
  • Publication number: 20210179919
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gas hydrate inhibitor composition, comprising A) a compound according to formula (1) wherein R1 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R2 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R3 is present or not as hydrogen and organic moieties having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R4 is selected from —(CH2)t—, —[CH2—CHR6)t]—, —(CH2—CHR6O)u—(CH2)t— and combinations thereof; R5 is an alkyl or alkenyl group having 4 to 22 carbon atoms; R6 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R7 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R8 is present or not as hydrogen or organic moieties having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; t is 2, 3 or 4; u is an integer between 0 and 100; n is 0 or 1 m is 0 or 2 o is 0 or 2, p is 0 or 1 X? is an anion, and a synergistic cationic surfactant which is selected from quaternary benzyl ammonium salts having besides the benzyl group at least one C8-C18-alkyl group bound to the nitrogen atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Clariant International, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dirk LEINWEBER, Zachary Thomas WARD, Felix Hoevelmann, Jonathan James Wylde
  • Publication number: 20210179922
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gas hydrate inhibitor composition comprising an amphiphile having a hydrophobic tail linked to a hydrophilic head group by a linking moiety, the amphiphile having the general formula (1) [R5-L-N(R1)(R2)(R3)]+X???(1) wherein each of R1 and R2 is independently an alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; or wherein the nitrogen atom and the R1 and R2 groups together form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; R3 is present or not as hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms which optionally bears a hydroxy group or a carboxy group in the 2-position; L is a linking moiety comprising an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group having at least 2 adjacent carbon atoms, at least one heteroatom selected from nitrogen and oxygen, and optionally one or more further heteroatoms; R5 is a hydrocarbyl group having from 6 to 22 carbon atoms; and X? is present as an anion when R3 is present; and a nonionic surfactant which is selected from N-acylated po
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Clariant International, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dirk LEINWEBER, Zachary Thomas WARD, Felix Hoevelmann, Jonathan James Wylde, Matthias KRULL
  • Publication number: 20210179917
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gas hydrate inhibitor composition, comprising A) a compound according to formula (1) wherein R1 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R2 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R3 is present or not as hydrogen and organic moieties having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R4 is selected from —(CH2)t—, —[CH2—CHR6)t]—, —(CH2—CHR6O)u—(CH2)t— and combinations thereof; R5 is an alkyl or alkenyl group having 4 to 22 carbon atoms; R6 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R7 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R8 is present or not as hydrogen or organic moieties having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; t is 2, 3 or 4; u is an integer between 0 and 100; n is 0 or 1 m is 0 or 2 o is 0 or 2, p is 0 or 1 X? is an anion, and B) a compound that is a synergistic surfactant which comprises an quaternary alkyl ammonium compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Clariant International, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dirk LEINWEBER, Zachary Thomas WARD, Felix Hoevelmann, Jonathan James Wylde
  • Publication number: 20210179916
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gas hydrate inhibitor composition comprising from an amphiphile having a hydrophobic tail linked to a hydrophilic head group by a linking moiety, the amphiphile having the general formula (1) [R5-L-N(R1)(R2)(R3)]+X???(1) wherein each of R1and R2 is independently an alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; or wherein the nitrogen atom and the R1and R2 groups together form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; R3 is present or not as hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms which optionally bears a hydroxy group or a carboxy group in the 2-position; L is a linking moiety comprising an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group having at least 2 adjacent carbon atoms, at least one heteroatom selected from nitrogen and oxygen, and optionally one or more further heteroatoms; R5 is a hydrocarbyl group having from 6 to 22 carbon atoms; and X? is present as an anion when R3 is present; and from a cationic surfactant which is selected from d
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Clariant International, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dirk LEINWEBER, Zachary Thomas WARD, Felix Hoevelmann, Jonathan James Wylde, Matthias KRULL
  • Publication number: 20210179920
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gas hydrate inhibitor composition comprising an amphiphile having a hydrophobic tail linked to a hydrophilic head group by a linking moiety, the amphiphile having the general formula (1) [R5-L-N(R1)(R2)(R3)]+X???(1) wherein each of R1 and R2 is independently an alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; or wherein the nitrogen atom and the R1 and R2 groups together form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; R3 is present or not as hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms which optionally bears a hydroxy group or a carboxy group in the 2-position; L is a linking moiety comprising an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group having at least 2 adjacent carbon atoms, at least one heteroatom selected from nitrogen and oxygen, and optionally one or more further heteroatoms; R5 is a hydrocarbyl group having from 6 to 22 carbon atoms; and X? is present as an anion when R3 is present; and a nonionic surfactant which is selected from alkoxylated C
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Clariant International, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dirk Leinweber, Zachary Thomas Ward, Felix Hoevelmann, Jonathan James Wylde, Matthias Krull
  • Publication number: 20210179921
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gas hydrate inhibitor composition comprising A) a compound according to formula wherein R1 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R2 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R3 is present or not as hydrogen and organic moieties having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R4 is selected from -(CH2)t-, -[(CH2-CHR6)t]-, -(CH2-CHR60)u-(CH2)t-and combinations thereof; R5 is an alkyl or alkenyl group having 4 to 22 carbon atoms; R6 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R7 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R8 is present or not as hydrogen or organic moieties having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; t is 2, 3 or 4; u is an integer between 0 and 100; n is 0 or 1 m is 0 or 2 0 is 0 or 2 P is 0 or 1 X- and is an anion, and a nonionic surfactant which is selected from alkoxylated C8-C18 fatty alcohols, alkoxylated C8-C18 fatty amines, alkoxylated C8-C18 fatty acids and alkoxylated C8-C18 fatty acid amides and a
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Clariant International, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dirk LEINWEBER, Zachary Thomas WARD, Felix Hoevelmann, Jonathan James Wylde
  • Publication number: 20210179923
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gas hydrate inhibitor composition comprising A) a compound according to formula (1) wherein R1 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R2 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R3 is present or not as hydrogen and organic moieties having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R4 is selected from —(CH2)t-, —[(CH2-CHR6)t]-, —(CH2-CHR6O)u-(CH2)t- and combinations thereof; R5 is an alkyl or alkenyl group having 4 to 22 carbon atoms; R6 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R7 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R8 is present or not as hydrogen or organic moieties having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; t is 2, 3 or 4; u is an integer between 0 and 100; n is 0 or 1 m is 0 or 2 o is 0 or 2 p is 0 or 1 X? is an anion, and and a a synergistic surfactant which is selected from the group consisting of N-acylated polyhydroxyalkylamines and a method of using the gas hydrate inhibitor composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Clariant International, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dirk LEINWEBER, Zachary Thomas WARD, Felix Hoevelmann, Jonathan James Wylde
  • Publication number: 20200377783
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for inhibiting the agglomeration of gas hydrates, comprising the injection of an anti-agglomerant comprising a N,N-dialkyl-ammoniumalkyl fatty acid amide represented by the formula (I) wherein R1 is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from 7 to 21 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are each independently an alkyl group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or together form an optionally substituted ring having 5 to 10 ring atoms, wherein the ring may carry up to 3 substituents, R4 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R5 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 17 carbon atoms and A is an alkylene group having two or three carbon atoms, into a fluid comprising gas, water and oil under conditions prone to the formation of gas hydrates, wherein the N,N-dialkyl-ammoniumalkyl fatty acid amide represented by the formula (I) is produced by the condensation reaction of a fatty acid with an N,N-dialkylamino alkyl amine and subsequent neutralization
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Clariant International, Ltd.
    Inventors: Scot BODNAR, Dan Smith, Felix Hoevelmann, Corinna Krüger, Matthias Krull, Jonathan James Wylde, Lisa Greaney Tejada
  • Publication number: 20200377784
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for inhibiting the agglomeration of gas hydrates, comprising the injection of an anti-agglomerant comprising a N,N-dialkyl-ammoniumalkyl fatty acid amide represented by the formula (I) wherein R1 is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from 7 to 21 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are each independently an alkyl group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or together form an optionally substituted ring having 5 to 10 ring atoms, wherein the ring may carry up to 3 substituents, R4 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R5 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms and A is an alkylene group having two or three carbon atoms, into a fluid comprising gas, water and oil under conditions prone to the formation of gas hydrates, wherein the N,N-dialkyl-ammoniumalkyl fatty acid amide represented by formula (I) is produced by the aminolysis of an ester of a fatty acid and a C1- to C4-alcohol with an N,N-dialkylamino alkyl amine and subs
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Clariant International, Ltd.
    Inventors: Scot BODNAR, Dan Smith, Felix Hoevelmann, Corinna Krüger, Matthias Krull, Jonathan James Wylde, Lisa Greaney Tejada