Patents by Inventor Joseph Anthony Creazzo

Joseph Anthony Creazzo 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: 12037475
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene and additional compounds that may be useful as refrigerants, heat transfer compositions, aerosol propellants, foaming agents, blowing agents, solvents, cleaning agents, carrier fluids, displacement drying agents, buffing abrasion agents, polymerization media, expansion agents for polyolefins and polyurethane, gaseous dielectrics, power cycle working fluids, extinguishing agents, and fire suppression agents in liquid or vapor form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
    Inventors: Mario Joseph Nappa, Xuehui Sun, Ivan Sergeyevich Baldychev, Sheng Peng, Konstantinos Kontomaris, Barbara Haviland Minor, Joseph Anthony Creazzo
  • Publication number: 20240199833
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene and additional compounds that may be useful as refrigerants, heat transfer compositions, aerosol propellants, foaming agents, blowing agents, solvents, cleaning agents, carrier fluids, displacement drying agents, buffing abrasion agents, polymerization media, expansion agents for polyolefins and polyurethane, gaseous dielectrics, power cycle working fluids, extinguishing agents, and fire suppression agents in liquid or vapor form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
    Inventors: MARIO JOSEPH NAPPA, Xuehui Sun, Ivan Sergeyevich Baldychev, Sheng Peng, Konstantinos Kontomaris, Barbara Haviland Mino, Joseph Anthony Creazzo
  • Publication number: 20210221972
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene and additional compounds that may be useful as refrigerants, heat transfer compositions, aerosol propellants, foaming agents, blowing agents, solvents, cleaning agents, carrier fluids, displacement drying agents, buffing abrasion agents, polymerization media, expansion agents for polyolefins and polyurethane, gaseous dielectrics, power cycle working fluids, extinguishing agents, and fire suppression agents in liquid or vapor form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
    Inventors: MARIO JOSEPH NAPPA, XUEHUI SUN, IVAN SERGEYEVICH BALDYCHEV, SHENG PENG, KONSTANTINOS KONTOMARIS, BARBARA HAVILAND MINOR, JOSEPH ANTHONY CREAZZO
  • Patent number: 10975216
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene and additional compounds that may be useful as refrigerants, heat transfer compositions, aerosol propellants, foaming agents, blowing agents, solvents, cleaning agents, carrier fluids, displacement drying agents, buffing abrasion agents, polymerization media, expansion agents for polyolefins and polyurethane, gaseous dielectrics, power cycle working fluids, extinguishing agents, and fire suppression agents in liquid or vapor form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
    Inventors: Mario Joseph Nappa, Xuehui Sun, Ivan Sergeyevich Baldychev, Sheng Peng, Konstantinos Kontomaris, Barbara Haviland Minor, Joseph Anthony Creazzo
  • Publication number: 20200354538
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising E-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene and additional compounds that may be useful as refrigerants, heat transfer compositions, aerosol propellants, foaming agents, blowing agents, solvents, cleaning agents, carrier fluids, displacement drying agents, buffing abrasion agents, polymerization media, expansion agents for polyolefins and polyurethane, gaseous dielectrics, power cycle working fluids, extinguishing agents, and fire suppression agents in liquid or vapor form, and in methods for detecting leaks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
    Inventors: MARIO JOSEPH NAPPA, XUEHUI SUN, IVAN SERGEYEVICH BALDYCHEV, SHENG PENG, KONSTANTINOS KONTOMARIS, BARBARA HAVILAND MINOR, JOSEPH ANTHONY CREAZZO
  • Patent number: 10759920
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising E-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene and additional compounds that may be useful as refrigerants, heat transfer compositions, aerosol propellants, foaming agents, blowing agents, solvents, cleaning agents, carrier fluids, displacement drying agents, buffing abrasion agents, polymerization media, expansion agents for polyolefins and polyurethane, gaseous dielectrics, power cycle working fluids, extinguishing agents, and fire suppression agents in liquid or vapor form, and in methods for detecting leaks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
    Inventors: Mario Joseph Nappa, Xuehui Sun, Ivan Sergeyevich Baldychev, Sheng Peng, Konstantinos Kontomaris, Barbara Haviland Minor, Joseph Anthony Creazzo
  • Publication number: 20190218358
    Abstract: A process is provided comprising extruding a molten composition comprising thermoplastic polymer comprising polystyrene and blowing agent comprising Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene (Z-HFO-1336mzz) under the conditions (a) said molten composition being formed by melt mixing at a temperature of at least 180° C., (b) said melt mixing being carried out and under a pressure of at least 1500 psi (103 Bar), (c) said extruding being carried out at a temperature of at least 120° C., and (d) said extruding being carried out under a pressure of at least 1000 psi (69 Bar), said conditions being effective to produce closed cell, smooth skin, low density foamed thermoplastic polymer comprising polystyrene. in the absence of any co-blowing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: JOSEPH ANTHONY CREAZZO, MARK L ROBIN
  • Publication number: 20190211172
    Abstract: The present invention is a process for foaming thermoplastic polymer comprising polystyrene said process comprising forming a molten foamable composition comprising said thermoplastic polymer, block copolymer, and blowing agent comprising at least one of Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene and E-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene and expanding said foamable composition to obtain as a result thereof foamed thermoplastic polymer, the process being preferably carried out by extruding the composition in molten form, whereupon the foaming of the thermoplastic polymer occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: ERNEST BYRON WYSONG, JOSEPH ANTHONY CREAZZO, BRUCE P HITCHENS, KONSTANTINOS KONTOMARIS
  • Publication number: 20190211174
    Abstract: A process is provided comprising extruding a molten composition comprising thermoplastic polymer comprising polystyrene and blowing agent comprising either HFO-1234yf (2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene) or E-HFO-1336mzz (E-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene) under the conditions (a) said composition being formed by melt mixing at a temperature of at least 180° C., (b) said melt mixing being carried out under a pressure of at least 2500 psi (172 Bar), (c) said extruding being carried out at a temperature of at least 120° C., and (d) said extruding being carried out under a pressure of at least 1250 psi (86 Bar), and obtaining as a result thereof a closed cell, smooth skin, low density foamed thermoplastic polymer comprising polystyrene, the foamed product thereby being free of macovoids and blowholes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: JOSEPH ANTHONY CREAZZO, MARK L ROBIN
  • Publication number: 20180002507
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising E-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene and additional compounds that may be useful as refrigerants, heat transfer compositions, aerosol propellants, foaming agents, blowing agents, solvents, cleaning agents, carrier fluids, displacement drying agents, buffing abrasion agents, polymerization media, expansion agents for polyolefins and polyurethane, gaseous dielectrics, power cycle working fluids, extinguishing agents, and fire suppression agents in liquid or vapor form, and in methods for detecting leaks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: MARIO JOSEPH NAPPA, XUEHUI SUN, IVAN SERGEYEVICH BALDYCHEV, SHENG PENG, KONSTANTINOS KONTOMARIS, BARBARA HAVILAND MINOR, JOSEPH ANTHONY CREAZZO
  • Publication number: 20180002506
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene and additional compounds that may be useful as refrigerants, heat transfer compositions, aerosol propellants, foaming agents, blowing agents, solvents, cleaning agents, carrier fluids, displacement drying agents, buffing abrasion agents, polymerization media, expansion agents for polyolefins and polyurethane, gaseous dielectrics, power cycle working fluids, extinguishing agents, and fire suppression agents in liquid or vapor form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: MARIO JOSEPH NAPPA, XUEHUI SUN, IVAN SERGEYEVICH BALDYCHEV, SHENG PENG, KONSTANTINOS KONTOMARIS, BARBARA HAVILAND MINOR, JOSEPH ANTHONY CREAZZO
  • Publication number: 20150080485
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are blowing agents comprising fluorocarbons and/or hydrofluorocarbons useful in foamable compositions. Also disclosed are methods for forming a foam comprising the aforementioned blowing agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Creazzo, Mario Joseph Nappa, Allen Capron Sievert, Ekaterina N Swearingen
  • Publication number: 20150014606
    Abstract: Azeotrope-like compositions are disclosed. The azeotrope-like compositions are mixtures of Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene and E-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene. Also disclosed is a process of preparing a thermoplastic or thermoset foam by using such azeotrope-like compositions as blowing agents. Also disclosed is a process of producing refrigeration by using such azeotrope-like compositions. Also disclosed is a process of using such azeotrope-like compositions as solvents. Also disclosed is a process of producing an aerosol product by using such azeotrope-like compositions. Also disclosed is a process of using such azeotrope-like compositions as heat transfer media. Also disclosed is a process of extinguishing or suppressing a fire by using such azeotrope-like compositions. Also disclosed is a process of using such azeotrope-like compositions as dielectrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Mark L. Robin, Joseph Anthony Creazzo, Gary Loh
  • Patent number: 8907145
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are propellants comprising fluorocarbons and/or hydrofluorocarbons. Also disclosed are sprayable compositions comprising the propellants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Mario Joseph Nappa, Joseph Anthony Creazzo, Allen Capron Sievert, Ekaterina N. Swearingen
  • Publication number: 20140357747
    Abstract: A foam expansion agent composition is disclosed that includes Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene and at least one high boiling point foam expansion agent present in an effective amount sufficient to produce a foam having a k-factor less than the k-factor of a foam produced using Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene or the at least one high boiling point foam expansion agent alone at a given temperature. Also disclosed is a foam-forming composition that includes the foam expansion agent composition of this disclosure and an active hydrogen-containing compound having two or more active hydrogens. Also disclosed is a closed-cell polyurethane or polyisocyanurate polymer foam prepared from reaction of an effective amount of the foam-forming composition of this disclosure and a suitable polyisocyanate. Also disclosed is a process for producing a closed-cell polyurethane or polyisocyanurate polymer foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Gary Loh, Joseph Anthony Creazzo
  • Patent number: 8658708
    Abstract: Foam-forming compositions containing azeotropic or azeotrope-like mixtures containing cis-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene are disclosed. The foam-forming composition contains (a) an azeotropic or azeotrope-like mixture of cis-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene with methyl formate, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, pentane, isopentane, cyclopentane, HFC-245fa, or dimethoxymethane; and (b) an active hydrogen-containing compound having two or more active hydrogens. Also disclosed is a closed-cell polyurethane or polyisocyanurate polymer foam prepared from reaction of an effective amount of the foam-forming composition with a suitable polyisocyanate. Also disclosed is a process for producing a closed-cell polyurethane or polyisocyanurate polymer foam by reacting an effective amount of the foam-forming composition with a suitable polyisocyanate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Gary Loh, Mark L. Robin, Joseph Anthony Creazzo
  • Publication number: 20140034867
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are blowing agents comprising fluorocarbons and/or hydrofluorocarbons useful in foamable compositions. Also disclosed are methods for forming a foam comprising the aforementioned blowing agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: JOSEPH ANTHONY CREAZZO, Mario Joseph Nappa, Allen Capron Sievert, Ekaterina N. Swearingen
  • Patent number: 8633339
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are blowing agents comprising fluorocarbons and/or hydrofluorocarbons useful in foamable compositions. Also disclosed are methods for forming a foam comprising the aforementioned blowing agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Creazzo, Mario Joseph Nappa, Allen Capron Sievert, Ekaterina N. Swearingen
  • Patent number: 8558040
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are blowing agents comprising fluorocarbons and/or hydrofluorocarbons useful in foamable compositions. Also disclosed are methods for forming a foam comprising the aforementioned blowing agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Creazzo, Mario Joseph Nappa, Allen Capron Sievert, Ekaterina N. Swearingen
  • Publication number: 20120318828
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are propellants comprising fluorocarbons and/or hydrofluorocarbons. Also disclosed are sprayable compositions comprising the propellants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Mario Joseph Nappa, Joseph Anthony Creazzo, Allen Capron Sievert, Ekaterina N. Swearingen