Patents by Inventor Kermit Kinsley

Kermit Kinsley 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).

  • Surfactant compositions
    Patent number: 9127237
    Abstract: A surfactant composition comprising alkylarylsulfonate molecules wherein more than 30 wt. % of the alkylarylsulfonate molecules of the surfactant composition are species of the formula: [R—X—Ar(SO3)?]a[Mn+]b wherein: X is a linear acyclic aliphatic hydrocarbyl chain; R is bound to a non-terminal carbon atom of X and is selected from H and C1 to C3 alkyl groups; X and R together have 10 or less carbon atoms, preferably 9 or 10 carbon atoms, most preferably 10 carbon atoms; Ar is an aromatic group; M is a cation or cation mixture, n is selected from 1, 2 and 3; and a and b are selected such that the alkylarylsulfonate molecule is electroneutral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Sasol Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Burkhard Breitzke, Britta Jakobs-Sauter, Clemens Schröder, Udo Schoenkaes, Giuseppe Giuffrida, Lee Matheson, Kermit Kinsley, Michael Cox, Geoffrey Lynn Russell, John Barry Winder
  • SURFACTANT COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20130005626
    Abstract: A surfactant composition comprising alkylarylsulfonate molecules wherein more than 30 wt. % of the alkylarylsulfonate molecules of the surfactant composition are species of the formula: [R—X—Ar(SO3)?]a[Mn+]b wherein: X is a linear acyclic aliphatic hydrocarbyl chain; R is bound to a non-terminal carbon atom of X and is selected from H and C1 to C3 alkyl groups; X and R together have 10 or less carbon atoms, preferably 9 or 10 carbon atoms, most preferably 10 carbon atoms; Ar is an aromatic group; M is a cation or cation mixture, n is selected from 1, 2 and 3; and a and b are selected such that the alkylarylsulfonate molecule is electroneutral.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Burkhard Breitzke, Britta Jakobs-Sauter, Clemens Schröder, Udo Schoenkaes, Giuseppe Giuffrida, Lee Matheson, Kermit Kinsley, Michael Cox, Geoffrey Lynn Russell, John Barry Winder