Patents by Inventor Maria M. Kapuscinski

Maria M. Kapuscinski 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: 5534171
    Abstract: A polymeric lubricant additive that behaves as a viscosity index improver and imparts enhanced anti-oxidancy, dispersancy, and anti-wear properties to said lubricant oil has been prepared. The polymeric substrate is a random co- or terpolymer of ethylene propylene and a third monomer; or a block terpolymer of styrene--ethylenebutylene--styrene where hydrogenation has removed aliphatic unsaturation.Ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or acid anhydride is grafted to these aforementioned substrates and imidized with amino-thiadiazole of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is H.sub.2 or a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.10) alkyl radical selected from the group consisting of a alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, aralkyl, alkaryl, hydroxyalkyl and aminoalkyl, to produce said polymeric lubricant additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: DSM Copolymer Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Derosa, Nicholas Benfaremo, Maria M. Kapuscinski, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Rosemary J. Jennejahn
  • Patent number: 5520829
    Abstract: Lube oils of improved properties contain ethylene-propylene copolymer bearing moieties derived from the reaction product of allyl glycidyl ether and a heterocyclic amine such as N-(3-aminopropyl) morpholine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Maria M. Kapuscinski, Christopher S. Liu, Larry D. Grina, Ronald E. Jones
  • Patent number: 5474693
    Abstract: A method of producing a clear dispersant OCP VI improver. The method comprises admixing a polar modifier to a VI improver during the preparation process or to a final product at a sufficiently high temperature to produce the desired clear dispersant VI improver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Maria M. Kapuscinski, Richard A. Abranshe
  • Patent number: 5472627
    Abstract: A polymeric lubricant additive that behaves as a viscosity index improver and imparts enhanced anti-oxidancy, dispersancy, and anti-wear properties to said lubricant oil has been prepared. The polymeric substrate is a random co- or terpolymer of ethylene propylene and a third monomer; or a block terpolymer of styrene-(ethylenebutylene)-styrene where hydrogenation has removed aliphatic unsaturation. Ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or acid anhydride is grafted to these aforementioned substrates and imidized with amino-thiadiazole of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is H.sub.2 or a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.10) alkyl radical selected from the group consisting of a alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, aralkyl, alkaryl, hydroxyalkyl and aminoalkyl, to produce said polymeric lubricant additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. DeRosa, Nicholas Benfaremo, Maria M. Kapuscinski, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Rosemary J. Jennejahn
  • Patent number: 5424366
    Abstract: Multi-functional viscosity index improvers for lubricating oils containing an EPM or EPDM polymer onto which has been grafted an unsaturated functional monomer containing phenothiazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Maria M. Kapuscinski, Theodore E. Nalesnik, Robert T. Biggs, Benjamin J. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 5374364
    Abstract: Multifunctional viscosity index improvers for lubricating oils containing an EPM or EPDM polymer with pendant thiazoline units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Maria M. Kapuscinski, Nicholas Benfaremo, Robert T. Biggs
  • Patent number: 5356999
    Abstract: Multifunctional viscosity index improvers for lubricating oils containing an EPM or EPDM polymer onto which has been grafted an unsaturated reactive monomer and thereafter reacted with amines containing sulfonamide units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1994
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Maria M. Kapuscinski, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Robert T. Biggs
  • Patent number: 5275746
    Abstract: Multifunctional viscosity index improvers for lubricating oils containing an EPM or EPDM polymer onto which has been grafted with an unsaturated reactive monomer and thereafter reacted with amino alkylphenothiazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1994
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Maria M. Kapuscinski, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Theodore E. Nalesnik, Robert T. Biggs
  • Patent number: 5200100
    Abstract: Multi-functional viscosity index improvers for lubricating oils containing an EPM or EPDM polymer onto which has been grafted an unsaturated functional monomer containing phenothiazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Maria M. Kapuscinski, Theodore E. Nalesnik, Robert T. Biggs, Benjamin J. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 5162086
    Abstract: An additive composition comprising a graft and amine-derivatized copolymer prepared from ethylene and at least one C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 alpha-monoolefin and, optionally, a polyene selected from non-conjugated dienes and trienes comprising from about 15 to 80 mole percent of ethylene, from about 20 to 85 mole percent of said C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 alpha-monoolefin and from about 0 to 15 mole percent of said polyene, the copolymer having a number average molecular weight ranging from about 5,500 to about 50,000 and having grafted thereon at least 1.8 molecules of a carboxylic acid acylating function per molecule of the copolymer and reacting the grafted copolymer with an amine substituted phenothiazine to form the grafted and amine-derivatized copolymer, and a lubricating oil composition containing same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Cyril A. Migdal, Maria M. Kapuscinski, Theodore E. Nalesnik
  • Patent number: 5160446
    Abstract: An additive reaction product prepared by the steps comprising reacting a copolymer selected from the group consisting of ethylene copolymers prepared from ethylene and at least one C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 alpha-monoolefin and, optionally, a polyene selected fron non-conjugated dienes and trienes comprising from about 15 to 80 mole percent of ethylene, from about 20 to 85 mole percent of said C.sub.3 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1992
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore E. Nalesnik, Maria M. Kapuscinski
  • Patent number: 5135671
    Abstract: Multifunctional viscosity index improvers for lubricating oils containing olefin copolymers which have pendant groups derived from vinylbenzyl chloride and N-phenyl-p-phenylene diamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1992
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Maria M. Kapuscinski, Theodore E. Nalesnik, Robert T. Biggs, Raymond C. Schlicht
  • Patent number: 5094766
    Abstract: Dispersant and antioxidant viscosity index improvers for lubricating oils containing an EPR or EPT polymer onto which has been graft polymerized with vinyl azlactone and thereafter reacted with N-phenyl-p-phenylene diamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1992
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Maria M. Kapuscinski, Robert T. Biggs, Theodore E. Nalesnik
  • Patent number: 5094765
    Abstract: A dispersant and viscosity index improver for lubricating oils containing an EPR or EPT polymer onto which has been free radically grafted an unsaturated urethane or unsaturated urea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1992
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. DeRosa, Maria M. Kapuscinski, Rosemary J. Jennejahn, Theodore E. Nalesnik
  • Patent number: 5021177
    Abstract: Dispersant viscosity index improvers for lubricating oils contain an EPR or EPT polymer onto which has been graft polymerized with isocyanatoethyl methacrylate and thereafter reacted with N-phenyl-p-phenylene diamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Maria M. Kapuscinski, Thomas F. Derosa, Robert T. Biggs, Theodore E. Nalesnik
  • Patent number: 4952637
    Abstract: Fuel oils and lubricants of improved properties contain ethylene-propylene copolymers bearing units derived from N-vinyl pyrrolidone and phenothiazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Maria M. Kapuscinski, Larry D. Grina, Ronald E. Jones, Rodney Lu-Dai Sung
  • Patent number: 4948524
    Abstract: An additive composition prepared by reacting a polymer prepared from ethylene and at least one C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 alpha-monoolefin and optionally a polyene selected from non-conjugated dienes and trienes comprising from about 15 to 80 mole percent of ethylene from about 20 to 85 mole percent of said C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 alpha-monoolefin and from about 0 to 15 mole percent of said polyene and having an average molecular weight ranging from about 5,000 to 500,000 with a nitrosodiphenylamine compound represented by the formula: ##STR1## in which R and R.sup.1 represent hydrogen or an alkyl, alkenyl, or alkoxyl radical having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and a lubricating oil composition containing same is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Maria M. Kapuscinski, Theodore E. Nalesnik, Robert T. Biggs, Harry Chafetz, Christopher S. Liu
  • Patent number: 4941985
    Abstract: A dispersant/antioxidant bound VII polymethacrylate lubricant additive composition prepared by:(a) combining a polyunsaturated monomer with (C.sub.1 -C.sub.20) alkyl monomers and, optionally, a dispersant monomer in an oil solvent to provide an intermediate reaction mixture;(b) stirring and purging the reaction mixture;(c) heating the purged mixture and adding a radical polymerization catalyst to the purged mixture;(d) heating the mixture to a sufficiently high temperature to remove any excess of the polymerization catalyst therefrom;(e) (optionally) recovering the intermediate product polymethacrylate;(f) combining the intermediate product with an aromatic nitroso compound to provide an intermediate reaction mixture;(g) stirring and purging the intermediate reaction mixture; and(h) recovering from the purged mixture the product polymethacrylate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1990
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Benfaremo, Maria M. Kapuscinski, Theodore E. Nalesnik
  • Patent number: 4904404
    Abstract: A lubricating oil contains, as a multifunctional additive, a polymer such as an ethylene - propylene copolymer, bearing graft moieties derived from allyl glycidyl ether, or glycidyl methacrylate as a graft monomer polymer being functionalized with (i) N-vinyl pyrrolidone and (ii) a Mannich base formed by the reaction p-nonyl phenol, N-(aminoethyl) piperazine, and formaldehyde.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1990
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher S. Liu, Nicholas Benfaremo, Maria M. Kapuscinski, Larry D. Grina
  • Patent number: 4886611
    Abstract: Fuel oils and lubricants of improved properties contain ethylene-propylene copolymers bearing units derived from N-vinyl pyrrolidone and phenothiazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1989
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Maria M. Kapuscinski, Larry D. Grina, Ronald E. Jones, Rodney L. Sung