Patents by Inventor Joseph M. Russo

Joseph M. Russo 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: 10457884
    Abstract: A detergent additive package, fuel additive concentrate, fuel composition and method for operating an engine on an unleaded gasoline fuel. The additive package includes a Mannich base detergent mixture, wherein the mixture contains a first Mannich base detergent component derived from a di- or polyamine and a second Mannich base detergent component derived from a monoamine. A weight ratio of the first Mannich base detergent to the second Mannich base detergent in the mixture ranges from about 1:6 to about 3:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Afton Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph M. Russo, William Jay Colucci
  • Publication number: 20160289584
    Abstract: A detergent additive package, fuel additive concentrate, fuel composition and method for operating an engine on an unleaded gasoline fuel. The additive package includes a Mannich base detergent mixture, wherein the mixture contains a first Mannich base detergent component derived from a di- or polyamine and a second Mannich base detergent component derived from a monoamine. A weight ratio of the first Mannich base detergent to the second Mannich base detergent in the mixture ranges from about 1:6 to about 3:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Afton Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph M. RUSSO, William Jay COLUCCI
  • Patent number: 6372000
    Abstract: A hydrocarbyl polyoxyalkylene aminoalcohol of the general formula wherein R1 is an alkyl, an alicyclic or an alkylalicyclic radical having from about 4 to about 30 carbon atoms or an alkylaryl where the alkyl group is from about 4 to about 30 carbon atoms; x is an integer from 0 to about 5, y is an integer from 1 to about 49, z is an integer from 1 to about 49 and the sum of x+y+z is equal to 3 to about 50; R2 and R3 each is different and is an alkyl group of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and each oxyalkylene radical can be any combination of repeating oxyalkylene units to form random or block copolymers; R4 is the same as R2 or R3; R5 is hydrogen or where R7 is hydrogen or an alkyl group of from 1 to 5 carbon atoms and R6 is hydrogen or an alkyl group of from 1 to 5 carbon atoms and an internal combustion engine fuel composition containing same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. DeRosa, Joseph M. Russo, Benjamin J. Kaufman, James R. Ketcham, Richard V. Kessler, Frank J. DeBlase
  • Patent number: 6001142
    Abstract: A hydrocarbyl polyoxyalkylene urethane of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl, an alicyclic or an alkylalicyclic radical having from about 4 to about 30 carbon atoms or an alkylaryl where the alkyl group is from about 4 to about 30 carbon atoms; x is an integer from 0 to about 5, y is an integer from 1 to about 49, z is an integer from 1 to about 49 and the sum of x+y+z is equal to 3 to about 50; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each is different and is an alkyl group of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and each oxyalkylene radical can be any combination of repeating oxyalkylene units to form block or random copolymers; R.sup.4 is the same as R.sup.2 or R.sup.3 ; R.sup.5 is hydrogen or ##STR2## where R.sup.7 is hydrogen or an alkyl group of from 1 to 5 carbon atoms and R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Russo, Thomas F. DeRosa, Benjamin J. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 5935276
    Abstract: A method of impeding the evaporation of a solvent by at least partially dissolving a solvent soluble polymer in the solvent in sufficient amounts so as to impede the evaporation of the solvent is disclosed. In one embodiment the soluble polymer may be selected from the group including oligomeric or polymeric homo-, co-, and terpolymers wherein a vinylcyclohexyl moiety comprises at least 10% weight of the polymer. Another aspect is generally directed to a method of storing a solvent including placing the solvent in a suitable container for storage, and dissolving in at least a portion of the solvent sufficient amounts of a soluble polymer so as to impede the evaporation of the solvent. Also described are compositions including a solvent and a polymer dissolved in the solvent so as to impede evaporation of the solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Texaco Inc
    Inventors: Thomas F. DeRosa, Joseph M. Russo, Benjamin J. Kaufman, James R. Ketcham
  • Patent number: 5567211
    Abstract: A motor fuel additive composition comprising a mixture of an amido alkanolamine and a polyisobutylene amine is provided. A fuel composition providing intake valve and combustion chamber detergency is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Russo, Christopher S. Liu, Thomas F. DeRosa, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Scott O. Lindholm, James R. Ketcham
  • Patent number: 5558684
    Abstract: The invention provides a stabilized fuel additive composition comprising a major portion of the reaction product of a 4-alkyl-2-morpholinone and an alkylphenoxypolyoxyalkylene amine and a minor portion of a stabilizing agent sufficient to prevent the formation of haze in the additive composition comprising a compound selected from polypropyleneoxide diamines of formula H.sub.2 N(CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.3 O).sub.n NH.sub.2 where n is a number between about 4 and about 25, and triethylene tetramine. A method of stabilizing a fuel additive composition is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. DeRosa, Joseph M. Russo, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Joseph T. Mastropierro
  • Patent number: 5558685
    Abstract: A gasoline fuel composition comprising a major portion of gasoline and a minor portion of a mixture of dialkyl diphenylamines, effective to increase the octane number of the gasoline composition represented by the formula: ##STR1## where R and R' independently comprise one or more of butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl and octyl alkyl radicals in any isomeric form is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. DeRosa, William M. Studzinski, Joseph M. Russo, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Robert T. Hahn
  • Patent number: 5536280
    Abstract: A gasoline fuel composition comprising a major portion of gasoline and a minor portion of a diphenylamine, effective to increase the octane number of the gasoline composition, represented by the formula: ##STR1## where R and R' are independently hydrogen or C.sub.9 aliphatic hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. DeRosa, William M. Studzinski, Joseph M. Russo, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Robert T. Hahn
  • Patent number: 5527364
    Abstract: An alkylphenoxypolyoxyalkylene amine lactone composition obtained by reacting:(a) a lactone represented by the formula: ##STR1## where n is a number between about 1 and about 5; and (b) an alkylphenoxypolyoxyalkylene amine represented by the formula: ##STR2## in which R' is a hydrocarbyl radical having from about 4 to 30 carbon atoms, x represents a number from about 5 to 50, and R" represents a C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 hydrocarbyl radical or any combination of C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 hydrocarbyl radicals, such that the oxyalkylene radical can comprise any combination of repeating C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 oxyalkylene units to form block or random copolymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Russo, Thomas F. DeRosa, Benjamin J. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 5516442
    Abstract: A rust and corrosion inhibiting marine diesel engine lubricating oil additive is provided which comprises a mixture of:(a) an oligomeric polythiocyclic imide represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R and R.sup.1 each are a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.50) saturated or unsaturated aliphatic group and n is an integer of 0 to 5; an oligomeric amine represented byR"--NH.sub.2where R" is dodecyl or a (C.sub.12 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Russo, Rodney L. Sung, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Thomas F. Derosa
  • Patent number: 5468264
    Abstract: A gasoline fuel composition comprising a major portion of gasoline and a minor portion of one or more polyaryl amines, effective to increase the octane number of the gasoline composition, represented by the formula: ##STR1## where R.sup.1 -R.sup.5 are independently hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 aliphatic hydrocarbons; R.sup.6 -R.sup.8 are independently hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 aliphatic hydrocarbons; x is between 0 and about 2, inclusive, y is between 0 and about 3, inclusive; and z is between about 1 and about 50, inclusive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. DeRosa, William M. Studzinski, Joseph M. Russo, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Robert T. Hahn
  • Patent number: 5383942
    Abstract: An amido alkanolamine composition obtained by reacting, at a temperature of 10.degree. C.-200.degree. C.:(a) a 4-alkyl-2-morpholinone represented by the formula: ##STR1## in which R represents a monovalent aliphatic radical having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and(b) a hydrocarbyl oxypolyoxyalkylene amine represented by the formula ##STR2## in which R' represents an alkyl, an alicyclic or an alkyl-alicyclic radical having from 12 to 30 carbon atoms or ##STR3## wherein R" represents a hydrocarbyl radical having from 4 to 30 carbon atoms, x has a value of from about 5 to 50, and R'" is an ethyl radical or a mixture of methyl and ethyl radicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1995
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Yang Su, Sheldon Herbstman, Joseph M. Russo, Robert L. Zimmerman, Michael Cuscurida
  • Patent number: 5366518
    Abstract: A motor fuel additive composition comprising the imide reaction product of a hydrocarbyl-substituted dibasic acid anhydride and a random backbone polyoxyalkylene diamine having the formula: ##STR1## in which R' represents hydrogen or an alkyl radical having from 1 to 2 carbon atoms and the random backbone polyoxyalkylene radical consists of from about 5 to 65 weight percent of ethylene oxide and n has a value from 5 to 200 and a haze and emulsion resistant and ORI-inhibited motor fuel composition is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. DeRosa, Joseph M. Russo, Rodney L. Sung, Benjamin J. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 5308389
    Abstract: A water-based composition for spraying on a surface such as an automobile engine, to provide a flexible protective film thereon comprises a water dispersible polyurethane elastomer, an anti-corrosive agent, a thickener, a dispersing agent, an antifreeze agent, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: Pennzoil Products Company
    Inventors: Joseph M. Russo, Randall R. Hendrix
  • Patent number: 5286264
    Abstract: A gasoline detergent additive composition comprising a) the reaction product of a 4-alkyl-2-morpholinone and an alkylphenoxypolyoxyalkylene amine; b) the reaction product of a polyalkenyl succinic acid anhydride and a polyethylene polyamine; and c) a polyalphaolefin. A motor fuel composition is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Russo, Sheldon Herbstman, Jefrey B. Furman
  • Patent number: 5227083
    Abstract: A lubricating oil additive with rust and haze inhibiting properties which comprises the reaction product of an alkyl sarcosine represented by the figure ##STR1## where R is a (C.sub.3 -C.sub.30) alkyl radical and poly (propylene oxide). A lubricating oil composition containing the additive is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Russo, Thomas F. DeRosa, Rodney L. Sung, Benjamin J. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 5219482
    Abstract: A lubricating oil additive with rust and haze inhibiting properties which comprises the reaction product of a long chain alkyl substituted maleimide represented by the figure ##STR1## where R is C.sub.3 -C.sub.30 alkyl radical comprising and 5-amino-triazole is provided. A lubricating oil composition containing the additive is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1993
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Russo, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Thomas F. DeRosa, Rodney L.-D. Sung
  • Patent number: 5203879
    Abstract: An amido alkanolamine composition obtained by reacting, at a temperature of 10.degree. C.-200.degree. C.:(a) a 4-alkyl-2-morpholinone represented by the formula: ##STR1## in which R represents a monovalent aliphatic radical having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and(b) a hydrocarbyl oxypolyoxyalkylene amine represented by the formula: ##STR2## in which R' represents an alkyl, an alicyclic, or a alkylalicyclic radical having from 8 to 30 carbon atoms, x has a value from 5 to 50, and R" represents a methyl radical or a mixture of hydrogen and methyl radicals is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Yang Su, Sheldon Herbstman, Joseph M. Russo, Robert L. Zimmerman, Michael Cuscurida
  • Patent number: 5141661
    Abstract: Ethylene/.alpha.-olefin polymers grafted with perfluoro-substituted, ethylenically-unsaturated epoxides and then reacted with perfluoro-substituted nucleophiles, provide enhanced wear resistance to lubricating oils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. DeRosa, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Rosemary J. Jennejahn, Joseph M. Russo