Patents by Inventor John Robert Miller

John Robert Miller 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: 20230250358
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for reducing corrosion in a hybrid engine. The method includes the steps of lubricating a hybrid engine with a lubricating oil composition having a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; a minor amount of a salicylate detergent derived from an isomerized normal alpha olefin; and a minor amount of a dispersant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicants: CHEVRON JAPAN LTD., CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Isao TANAKA, John Robert MILLER, Kyosuke AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230242832
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for maintaining emulsion stability in a hybrid engine. The method involves lubricating and operating the hybrid engine with a lubricating oil composition having a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; minor amount of a magnesium containing detergent, and a minor amount of a borated dispersant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicants: CHEVRON JAPAN LTD., CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Isao TANAKA, John Robert MILLER
  • Publication number: 20230214310
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein that are capable of integrating an IDE with game engines. States of the game engines are identified. Each state indicates whether the IDE enables a game developer to interact with the respective game engine and/or game(s) created by the respective game engine. A subset of the game engines is caused to be displayed to the game developer based at least in part on the IDE enabling the game developer to interact with each game engine in the subset and/or game(s) created by the respective game engine. A selection indicator, which indicates that a game engine is selected from the game engines in the subset, is received. An integration infrastructure, including a game engine-agnostic messaging protocol and game engine-agnostic messages, is provided. At least a portion of game code and/or test unit(s) are run and/or debugged using the IDE in a context of the selected game engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Jean-Baptiste Pierre Jean EVAIN, John Robert MILLER, Sebastien Gerard LEBRETON
  • Publication number: 20230167378
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to lubricating oil compositions comprising a biobased base oil, methods of lubricating an engine with said lubricating oil compositions. Also disclosed is the use of said lubricating oil compositions in an engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Bowman BOFFA, Ian G. ELLIOTT, John Robert MILLER, Jennifer Elizabeth NEWELL, Mark SZTENDEROWICZ, Kevin CARABEL, Ramoun MOURHATCH, Claire CHOMMELOUX, Arash BOHLOUL, Mia GILL, Xiaomin Helen TU, Koichi KUBO, Isao TANAKA, Taiki HATTORI, Gang CHEN, Richard HOGENDOORN, Peter KLEIJWEGT, Jeroen VAN LEEUWEN, Wilhelmus Petrus VAN HOUTEN, Cornelis Hendrikus Maria BOONS, Deane S. WALKER, John D. PALAZZOTTO
  • Patent number: 11441477
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lubricating engine oil composition for use in down-sized boosted engines comprising a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and at least one silane-containing compound. Also disclosed is a method for preventing or reducing low speed pre-ignition in a direct injected, boosted, spark ignited internal combustion engine, and the use of at least one silane-containing compound in a lubricating engine oil composition for preventing or reducing low speed pre-ignition in a direct injected, boosted, spark ignited internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC, CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: John Robert Miller, Richard Eugene Cherpeck, Ian G. Elliott, Theresa Liang Gunawan, Amir Gamal Maria
  • Publication number: 20220213401
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a lubricating oil composition comprising: a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity, one or more detergents comprising at least one alkylhydroxybenzoate compound, and an ashless sulfur compound. Also provided is a method of lubricating an engine with said lubricating oil composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicants: CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC, CHEVRON JAPAN LTD.
    Inventors: Claire CHOMMELOUX, John Robert MILLER, Shelby A. SKELTON, Mark L. SZTENDEROWICZ, Alexander BOFFA, Isao TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20210002578
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lubricating oil composition comprising: a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity, and an salicylate compound derived from isomerized normal alpha olefin (NAO) having from about 10 to about 40 carbon atoms, wherein the TBN of the salicylate compound is at least 600 mg KOH/g on an actives basis, and wherein the lubricating oil composition contains from about 0.12 to about 0.17 wt. % of calcium and is substantially free of magnesium. Also provided is a method of lubricating an engine with said lubricating oil composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Isao Tanaka, Hisanari Onouchi, John Robert Miller
  • Patent number: 10815446
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispersant composition, suitable for use in lubricating oils. The dispersant composition is a reaction product of (i) a polyalkenyl succinimide post-treated with a post-treating agent selected from the group consisting of an organic carbonate, an epoxide, a lactone, a hydroxyaliphatic carboxylic acid, and combinations thereof; and (ii) an acylating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: William Raymond Ruhe, Jr., Georgeta Masson, Abran Costales, Kirk Nass, John Robert Miller, Young A. Chang
  • Patent number: 10781394
    Abstract: This invention encompasses lubricating oil compositions comprising a base oil, a biodiesel fuel and a Mannich condensation product. A method for inhibiting viscosity increase in a diesel engine fueled at least in part with a biodiesel fuel is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignees: CHEVRON ORONITE TECHNOLOGY B.V., CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Menno Anton Stefan Moniz, Walter Alexander Hartgers, Richard Hogendoorn, Moussa Echankouki, Peter Kleijwegt, Alexander B. Boffa, John Robert Miller
  • Publication number: 20200255762
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lubricating engine oil composition comprising a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and at least one metal or metalloid hydrogen atom donor compound. Also disclosed is a method for preventing or reducing low speed pre-ignition in a direct injected, boosted, spark ignited internal combustion engine, and the use of at least one metal or metalloid hydrogen atom donor compound in a lubricating engine oil composition for preventing or reducing low speed pre-ignition in a direct injected, boosted, spark ignited internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Ian G. Elliott, John Robert Miller, Theresa Liang Gunawan, Richard Eugene Cherpeck, Amir Gamal Maria
  • Patent number: 10704009
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a lubricating oil composition having a sulfur content of up to 0.4 wt. % and a sulfated ash content of up to 0.6 wt. %, as determined by ASTM D874, comprising: a major amount of base oil; at least 0.02 wt. % of triazole compound; less than about 1.3 wt. % of a diphenylamine antioxidant; and at least 900 ppm of molybdenum from a molybdenum containing compound; wherein the lubricating oil composition is essentially free of ZnDTP. Also provided are methods for reducing wear and copper corrosion in an engine which is equipped with a diesel particulate filter (DPF) or a gasoline particulate filter (GPF) after treatment device system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Chevron Oronite Company LLC
    Inventors: John Robert Miller, Kevin David Carabell
  • Publication number: 20190360383
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lubricating engine oil composition for use in down-sized boosted engines comprising a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and at least one silane-containing compound. Also disclosed is a method for preventing or reducing low speed pre-ignition in a direct injected, boosted, spark ignited internal combustion engine, and the use of at least one silane-containing compound in a lubricating engine oil composition for preventing or reducing low speed pre-ignition in a direct injected, boosted, spark ignited internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: John Robert Miller
  • Patent number: 10435643
    Abstract: Provided is an internal combustion engine lubricating oil composition which comprises a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; one or more oil soluble or oil dispersible organic acid anhydrides, said anhydride comprising at least one hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbylene moiety having from about 10 to about 400 carbon atoms; and an oil soluble or oil dispersible secondary hydrocarbylamine compound, a tertiary hydrocarbylamine compound, or combinations thereof. Also provided is a method for maintaining and/or increasing fresh oil TBN of a lubricating oil composition while at the same time improving seal performance in an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Chevron Oronite Company LLC
    Inventors: Seyedeh Mahboobeh Hosseini, John Robert Miller, Kevin David Carabell
  • Patent number: 10414999
    Abstract: Disclosed is an internal combustion engine lubricating oil composition which comprises (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) a dispersant-type olefin copolymer VI improver; and (c) a secondary hydrocarbylamine compound, a tertiary hydrocarbylamine compound, or combinations thereof. A method for reducing cam wear using same is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Chevron Oronite Company LLC
    Inventors: Kevin David Carabell, John Robert Miller
  • Publication number: 20190225909
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a lubricating oil composition having a sulfur content of up to 0.4 wt. % and a sulfated ash content of up to 0.6 wt. %, as determined by ASTM D874, comprising: a major amount of base oil; at least 0.02 wt. % of triazole compound; less than about 1.3 wt. % of a diphenylamine antioxidant; and at least 900 ppm of molybdenum from a molybdenum containing compound; wherein the lubricating oil composition is essentially free of ZnDTP. Also provided are methods for reducing wear and copper corrosion in an engine which is equipped with a diesel particulate filter (DPF) or a gasoline particulate filter (GPF) after treatment device system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: John Robert Miller, Kevin David Carabell
  • Publication number: 20190211280
    Abstract: Provided is an internal combustion engine lubricating oil composition which comprises a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; one or more oil soluble or oil dispersible organic acid anhydrides, said anhydride comprising at least one hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbylene moiety having from about 10 to about 400 carbon atoms; and an oil soluble or oil dispersible secondary hydrocarbylamine compound, a tertiary hydrocarbylamine compound, or combinations thereof. Also provided is a method for maintaining and/or increasing fresh oil TBN of a lubricating oil composition while at the same time improving seal performance in an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Seyedeh Mahboobeh Hosseini, John Robert Miller, Kevin David Carabell
  • Patent number: 10329512
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition having a sulfated ash content of from greater than 1.0 wt. % to about 2.0 wt. %, a phosphorus content of from about 0.07 to about 0.12 wt. % and a sulfur content of 0.4 wt. % or less, the lubricating oil composition comprising: (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity in a major amount; (b) an overbased magnesium detergent, in an amount providing the lubricating oil composition with at least 600 ppm of magnesium; (c) a boron-containing compound, in an amount providing the lubricating oil composition with at least 250 ppm of boron; and (d) a molybdenum-containing compound, in an amount providing the lubricating oil composition with at least 50 ppm of molybdenum, wherein the composition has a B/Mo mass ratio in a range of 2 to 10 and a S/Mo mass ratio in a range of 10 to 25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignees: Chevron Oronite Company LLC, Chevron Oronite Technology B.V.
    Inventors: Menno Anton Stefan Moniz, Jeroen Van Leeuwen, John Robert Miller
  • Publication number: 20190002784
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to a lubricating oil composition having a HTHS viscosity at 150° C. in a range of about 1.3 to about 2.5 cP, comprising: (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. in a range of 1.5 to 6.0 mm2/s; and (b) an overbased metal salt of an alkyl-substituted detergent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander Bowman Boffa, Jacob Daniel Ward, Brendan P. Miller, Isao Tanaka, Hitoshi Ohkubo, Koichi Kubo, John Robert Miller, Curtis Bay Campbell
  • Publication number: 20180334635
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispersant composition, suitable for use in lubricating oils. The dispersant composition is a reaction product of (i) a polyalkenyl succinimide post-treated with a post-treating agent selected from the group consisting of an organic carbonate, an epoxide, a lactone, a hydroxyaliphatic carboxylic acid, and combinations thereof; and (ii) an acylating agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: William Raymond Ruhe, JR., Georgeta Masson, Abran Costales, Kirk Nass, John Robert Miller, Young A. Chang
  • Publication number: 20180258365
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition having a high temperature high shear (HTHS) viscosity at 150° C. in a range of about 1.3 to about 2.3 cP is disclosed. The composition comprises (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. in a range of 1.5 to 6.0 mm2/s; (b) an organomolybdenum compound providing 200 to 1500 ppm by weight of molybdenum to the lubricating oil composition; (c) a calcium-containing detergent providing 750 to 3000 ppm by weight of calcium to the lubricating oil composition; (d) a magnesium-containing detergent providing 200 to 1500 ppm by weight of magnesium to the lubricating oil composition; and (e) a viscosity modifier having a PSSI of 30 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ohkubo, Koichi Kubo, Isao Tanaka, John Robert Miller