Patents by Inventor John A. Eckert

John A. Eckert 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).

  • Anti-mist liquid degradation
    Patent number: 4647291
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the degradation of a hydrocarbon, preferably jet fuel solutions, having anti-misting properties in which the hydrocarbon solution contains a copolymer of an alpha-olefin and vinyl alkylenecarboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1987
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Company
    Inventor: John A. Eckert
  • Antimisting system for hydrocarbon fluids
    Patent number: 4586937
    Abstract: An antimisting hydrocarbon solution comprising a hydrocarbon mixed with a copolymer of an alphaolefin and a vinyl alkylenecarboxylic acid, wherein the concentration of said copolymer in said hydrocarbon is about 0.05 to about 2 grams per 100 ml of said solution, wherein said copolymer has the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group having about 1 to about 25 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 is an alkylene group having about 3 to 17 carbon atoms, x is about 95.0 to about 99.99 mole % and y is about 0.01 to about 5 mole %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1986
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Ilan Duvdevani, John A. Eckert, Donald N. Schulz, Kissho Kitano
  • Antimisting system for hydrocarbon fluids
    Patent number: 4523929
    Abstract: An antimisting hydrocarbon solution comprising a hydrocarbon mixed with a copolymer of an alpha-olefin and a vinyl alkylenecarboxylic acid, wherein the concentration of said copolymer in said hydrocarbon is about 0.05 to about 2 grams per 100 ml of said solution, wherein such copolymer has the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group having about 1 to about 25 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 is an alkylene group having about 3 to 17 carbon atoms, Z is a mixture of hydrogen and an alkyl group having about 1 to 25 carbon atoms, x is about 95.0 to about 99.99 mole % and y is about 0.01 to about 5 mole %, wherein hydrogen comprises about 1 to about 45 mole % of Z.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1985
    Assignee: Exxon Research & Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Ilan Duvdevani, John A. Eckert, Donald N. Schulz, Kissho Kitano
  • Antimisting system for hydrocarbon fluids
    Patent number: 4516982
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hydrocarbon, and specifically jet fuels, solutions having dilatant properties in which the hydrocarbon solution contains a polymer complex which is the interaction product of a sulfonate containing polymer and an amine containing copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1985
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Ilan Duvdevani, Dennis G. Peiffer, John A. Eckert, Robert D. Lundberg