Patents by Inventor Marshall E. Davis

Marshall E. Davis 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: 4608057
    Abstract: A process for converting a hazy water saturated alcohol-gasoline blend into a clear, stable gasoline composition having an improved octane rating. The conversion is made by adding to and blending with the hazy gasoline, a nonionic surfactant of an alkanoic acid derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1986
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall E. Davis, Rodney L. Sung
  • Patent number: 4599088
    Abstract: A clear stable motor fuel composition having an improved octane rating which comprises about 2.0 to 10.0 volume percent of an alcohol selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, tertiary butyl alcohol, isopropanol, and mixtures thereof; about 0.10 to 0.50 weight percent water; about 0.10 to 3.0 weight percent of a nonionic adduct of alkylphenol and ethylene oxide surfactant having 9 to 24 carbon atoms in the alkyl group and 6-10.0 ethylene oxide groups; and the remainder of said clear stable motor fuel composition is gasoline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1986
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall E. Davis, Rodney L. Sung
  • Patent number: 4568354
    Abstract: A process for converting a hazy or potentially hazy water saturated alcohol-gasoline blend into a clear, stable gasoline composition having an improved octane rating. The conversion is made by adding to and blending with the hazy gasoline, a nonionic surfactant of an aminated polyisopropoxylated polyethoxylated alkylphenol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1986
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall E. Davis, Rodney L. Sung, Wheeler C. Crawford
  • Patent number: 4568355
    Abstract: A process for converting a hazy, water-saturated alcohol-gasoline blend into a clear, stable gasoline composition having an improved octane rating. The conversion is made by adding to and blending with the hazy, water-saturated gasoline, a nonionic surfactant of an adduct of soya sterol and a polyalkylene oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1986
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall E. Davis, Rodney L. Sung
  • Patent number: 4565548
    Abstract: A clear stable motor fuel composition having an improved octane rating comprising alcohol selected from the group consisting of methanol in the amount of about 2.0 to 5.0 vol. %, ethanol in the amount of about 2.0 to 10.0 vol. %, and mixtures thereof in the amount of about 3 to 9.0 vol. %; about 2.0 to 10 vol. % of a cosolvent alcohol selected from the group consisting of tertiary butyl alcohol, isopropanol, and mixtures thereof; water to provide a total water concentration of about 0.1 to 0.5 wt. % (basis weight of motor fuel composition); about 0.01 to 3.0 weight percent (basis weight of motor fuel composition) of a nonionic ethoxylated bisphenol surfactant; and the balance of said motor fuel composition comprising gasoline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1986
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall E. Davis, Rodney L. Sung
  • Patent number: 4561861
    Abstract: A clear stable motor fuel composition having an improved octane rating comprising alcohol selected from the group consisting of methanol in the amount of about 2.0 to 5.0 vol. %, ethanol in the amount of about 2.0 to 10.0 vol. %, and mixtures thereof in the amount of about 3 to 9.0 vol. %, about 2.0 to 10 vol. % of a cosolvent alcohol selected from the group consisting of tertiary butyl alcohol, isopropanol, and mixtures thereof; water to provide a total water concentration of about 0.1 to 0.5 wt. % (basis motor fuel composition); about 0.01 to 2.0 weight percent (basis motor fuel composition) of a nonionic surfactant represented by the formula alpha-hydro omega-hydroxy-poly (oxyethylene) poly (oxypropylene) poly (oxyethylene) block copolymer; and the balance comprising the base fuel gasoline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1985
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall E. Davis, Rodney L. Sung
  • Patent number: 4548616
    Abstract: Gasoline of reduced octane requirement increase is attained by addition of, as additive, a poly(oxyethylene) poly(oxypropylene) poly(oxyethylene) polyol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1985
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney L. Sung, Marshall E. Davis
  • Patent number: 4263014
    Abstract: Anti-rust motor fuel composition comprising a major proportion of a mixture of hydrocarbons boiling in the gasoline boiling range, a minor amount of a polymeric acid comprising a dimer or trimer of a dienoic or trienoic acid containing from 16 to 18 carbon atoms and a minor amount of an aminoalkyl or polyalkyl polyamine imidazoline derivative of a hydrocarbon-substituted gamma or delta lactone reaction product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1981
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall E. Davis, Kenneth L. Dille