Patents by Inventor Mathew John Ballard
Mathew John Ballard 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).
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Publication number: 20230323233Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polysiloxanes, processes for preparing polysiloxanes, and hydraulic fluids comprising polysiloxanes. This disclosure also relates to hydraulic fluids comprising one or more polysiloxane compounds and diphosphonate compounds, and to the use of diphosphonate compounds in hydraulic fluids or as additives or components in various compositions, for example to provide fire retardant properties to a fluid or composition. This disclosure also relates to use of the compositions as hydraulic fluids, which may be used in various machines, vehicles and craft, including aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2022Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Mathew John BALLARD, Philip Stephen CASEY, Susan Wan-Yi HOLMES, Cameron David WAY, Kevin Norman WINZENBERG, James HULL
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Publication number: 20230250352Abstract: Aspects described herein generally relate to methods of making a phosphono paraffin comprising forming a reaction mixture by mixing a haloparaffin, a phosphite, and sodium iodide. Methods comprise heating the reaction mixture to form the phosphono paraffin. Aspects described herein further relate to a phosphono paraffin represented by formula (I): wherein each instance of R1 is independently —H or wherein each instance of R2 and R3 is independently linear or branched C1-20 alkyl, C1-20 cycloalkyl, or aryl; the number of instances where R1 is of formula (I) is between about 2 and about 8; and n is an integer between 4 and 22.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Mathew John BALLARD, Philip Stephen CASEY, Susan Wan-Yi HOLMES, Cameron David WAY
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Patent number: 11618863Abstract: Aspects described herein generally relate to methods of making a phosphono paraffin comprising forming a reaction mixture by mixing a haloparaffin, a phosphite, and sodium iodide. Methods comprise heating the reaction mixture to form the phosphono paraffin. Aspects described herein further relate to a phosphono paraffin represented by formula (I): wherein each instance of R1 is independently wherein each instance of R2 and R3 is independently linear or branched C1-20 alkyl, C1-20 cycloalkyl, or aryl; the number of instances where R1 is of formula (I) is between about 2 and about 8; and n is an integer between 4 and 22.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Mathew John Ballard, Philip Stephen Casey, Susan Wan-Yi Holmes, Cameron David Way
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Patent number: 11299688Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polysiloxanes, processes for preparing polysiloxanes, and hydraulic fluids comprising polysiloxanes. This disclosure also relates to hydraulic fluids comprising one or more polysiloxane compounds and diphosphonate compounds, and to the use of diphosphonate compounds in hydraulic fluids or as additives or components in various compositions, for example to provide fire retardant properties to a fluid or composition. This disclosure also relates to use of the compositions as hydraulic fluids, which may be used in various machines, vehicles and craft, including aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2017Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Mathew John Ballard, Philip Stephen Casey, Susan Wan-Yi Holmes, Cameron David Way, Kevin Norman Winzenberg, James Hull
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Publication number: 20220081637Abstract: Aspects described herein generally relate to methods of making a phosphono paraffin comprising forming a reaction mixture by mixing a haloparaffin, a phosphite, and sodium iodide. Methods comprise heating the reaction mixture to form the phosphono paraffin. Aspects described herein further relate to a phosphono paraffin represented by formula (I): wherein each instance of R1 is independently wherein each instance of R2 and R3 is independently linear or branched C1-20 alkyl, C1-20 cycloalkyl, or aryl; the number of instances where R1 is of formula (I) is between about 2 and about 8; and n is an integer between 4 and 22.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Mathew John BALLARD, Philip Stephen CASEY, Susan Wan-Yi HOLMES, Cameron David WAY
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Patent number: 11186797Abstract: Aspects described herein generally relate to methods of making a phosphono paraffin comprising forming a reaction mixture by mixing a haloparaffin, a phosphite, and sodium iodide. Methods comprise heating the reaction mixture to form the phosphono paraffin. Aspects described herein further relate to a phosphono paraffin represented by formula (I): wherein each instance of R1 is independently —H or wherein each instance of R2 and R3 is independently linear or branched C1-20 alkyl, C1-20 cycloalkyl, or aryl; the number of instances where R1 is of formula (I) is between about 2 and about 8; and n is an integer between 4 and 22.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Mathew John Ballard, Philip Stephen Casey, Susan Wan-Yi Holmes, Cameron David Way
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Publication number: 20200181520Abstract: Aspects described herein generally relate to methods of making a phosphono paraffin comprising forming a reaction mixture by mixing a haloparaffin, a phosphite, and sodium iodide. Methods comprise heating the reaction mixture to form the phosphono paraffin. Aspects described herein further relate to a phosphono paraffin represented by formula (I): wherein each instance of R1 is independently —H or wherein each instance of R2 and R3 is independently linear or branched C1-20 alkyl, C1-20 cycloalkyl, or aryl; the number of instances where R1 is of formula (I) is between about 2 and about 8; and n is an integer between 4 and 22.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Mathew John BALLARD, Philip Stephen CASEY, Susan Wan-Yi HOLMES, Cameron David WAY
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Patent number: 10557101Abstract: Aspects described herein generally relate to methods of making a phosphono paraffin comprising forming a reaction mixture by mixing a haloparaffin, a phosphite, and sodium iodide. Methods comprise heating the reaction mixture to form the phosphono paraffin. Aspects described herein further relate to a phosphono paraffin represented by formula (I): wherein each instance of R1 is independently —H or wherein each instance of R2 and R3 is independently linear or branched C1-20 alkyl, C1-20 cycloalkyl, or aryl; the number of instances where R1 is of formula (I) is between about 2 and about 8; and n is an integer between 4 and 22.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Mathew John Ballard, Philip Stephen Casey, Susan Wan-Yi Holmes, Cameron David Way
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Publication number: 20190284494Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polysiloxanes, processes for preparing polysiloxanes, and hydraulic fluids comprising polysiloxanes. This disclosure also relates to hydraulic fluids comprising one or more polysiloxane compounds and diphosphonate compounds, and to the use of diphosphonate compounds in hydraulic fluids or as additives or components in various compositions, for example to provide fire retardant properties to a fluid or composition. This disclosure also relates to use of the compositions as hydraulic fluids, which may be used in various machines, vehicles and craft, including aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2017Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Mathew John BALLARD, Philip Stephen CASEY, Susan Wan-Yi HOLMES, Cameron David WAY, Kevin Norman WINZENBERG, James HULL
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Patent number: 10113131Abstract: Aspects described herein generally relate to methods of making a phosphono paraffin comprising forming a reaction mixture by mixing a haloparaffin, a phosphite, and sodium iodide. Methods comprise heating the reaction mixture to form the phosphono paraffin. Aspects described herein further relate to a phosphono paraffin represented by formula (I): wherein each instance of R1 is independently —H or wherein each instance of R2 and R3 is independently linear or branched C1-20 alkyl, C1-20 cycloalkyl, or aryl; the number of instances where R1 is of formula (I) is between about 2 and about 8; and n is an integer between 4 and 22.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Mathew John Ballard, Philip Stephen Casey, Susan Wan-Yi Holmes, Cameron David Way
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Publication number: 20180195019Abstract: Aspects described herein generally relate to methods of making a phosphono paraffin comprising forming a reaction mixture by mixing a haloparaffin, a phosphite, and sodium iodide. Methods comprise heating the reaction mixture to form the phosphono paraffin. Aspects described herein further relate to a phosphono paraffin represented by formula (I): wherein each instance of R1 is independently —H wherein each instance of R2 and R3 is independently linear or branched C1-20 alkyl, C1-20 cycloalkyl, or aryl; the number of instances where R1 is of formula (I) is between about 2 and about 8; and n is an integer between 4 and 22.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2017Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Mathew John BALLARD, Philip Stephen CASEY, Susan Wan-Yi HOLMES, Cameron David WAY
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Patent number: 9409122Abstract: A process for the capture of CO2 from gas streams, the process including contacting a CO2 containing gas stream with a compound including: a primary or non-sterically hindered secondary amine group and at least one tertiary amine or sterically hindered secondary amine group; wherein the primary or non-sterically hindered secondary amine and the nearest tertiary or sterically hindered secondary amine group are separated by a carbon chain including 3 or 4 carbon atoms and wherein the compound is a compound of Formula (I).Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationInventors: Qi Yang, Susan N. James, Mathew John Ballard, Mark Bown, Paul Feron, Graeme Douglas Puxty
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Publication number: 20140127103Abstract: A process for the capture of CO2 from gas streams, the process including contacting a CO2 containing gas stream with a compound including: a primary or non-sterically hindered secondary amine group and at least one tertiary amine or sterically hindered secondary amine group; wherein the primary or non-sterically hindered secondary amine and the nearest tertiary or sterically hindered secondary amine group are separated by a carbon chain including 3 or 4 carbon atoms and wherein the compound is a compound of Formula (I).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationInventors: Qi Yang, Susan N. James, Mathew John Ballard, Mark Bown, Paul Feron, Graeme Douglas Puxty
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Publication number: 20090129592Abstract: There is disclosed a method of forming a securitized image comprising: obtaining a host image which is to be visible to an observer, obtaining a latent image to be concealed within the host image, adjusting the saturation of regions of at least one of the host image and the latent image such that when the latent image and the host image as adjusted are subsequently combined, the saturation of the combined regions will more closely approximate the saturation of corresponding regions of the original host image; and combining the latent image, and host image as adjusted to form a securitized image.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2006Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Gerhard Frederick Swiegers, Lawrence David McCarthy, Mathew John Ballard
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Patent number: 7514500Abstract: The invention provides a process for preparing polymeric beads of complexing resin incorporating magnetic particles, which process comprises: producing a dispersion having a continuous aqueous phase and a dispersed organic phase, said organic phase comprising one or more polymerisable monomers, magnetic particles and a dispersing agent for dispersing said magnetic particles in the organic phase; polymerising said one or more polymerisable monomers to form polymeric beads incorporating said magnetic particles, wherein said polymeric beads include amine groups capable of complexing a transition metal cation, or wherein said polymeric beads are reacted with one or more compounds to provide amine groups capable of complexing a transition metal cation, complexing resins prepared by this process, and polymeric beads of complexing resin comprising a polymer matrix having magnetic particles dispersed substantially uniformly therein, wherein the polymer matrix incorporates amine groups capable of complexing a transitiType: GrantFiled: January 8, 2003Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignees: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Robert James Eldridge, Marck Norret, Thomas W. Dahlke, Mathew John Ballard, Beryn John Adams
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Patent number: 6171489Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing polymer beads incorporating solid particles and to the novel polymer beads per se. The invention provides a process for producing polymer beads incorporating solid particulate material, which process comprises producing a dispersion having a dispersed phase including one or more monomers also including solid particulate material, and causing said one or more monomers to undergo a polymerisation reaction to form said polymer beads, wherein said dispersion further includes a solid phase dispersing agent for dispersing solid particles of material in the dispersed phase and wherein said solid phase dispersing agent reacts with at least one monomer to thereby become chemically incorporated in said polymer. The polymer beads comprise a polymer matrix having solid particulate material dispersed substantially uniformly therein and wherein the polymer matrix incorporates a solid phase dispersing agent chemically reacted into the polymeric matrix.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 1999Date of Patent: January 9, 2001Assignees: ICI Australia Operations Proprietary Limited, Industrial Research OrganisationInventors: Mathew John Ballard, Robert James Eldridge, James Sydney Bates
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Patent number: 5900146Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing polymer beads incorporating solid particles and to the novel polymer beads per se. The invention provides a process for producing polymer beads incorporating solid particulate material, which process comprises producing a dispersion having a dispersed phase including one or more monomers also including solid particulate material, and causing said one or more monomers to undergo a polymerization reaction to form said polymer beads, wherein said dispersion further includes a solid phase dispersing agent for dispersing solid particles of material in the dispersed phase and wherein said solid phase dispersing agent reacts with at least one monomer to thereby become chemically incorporated in said polymer. The polymer beads comprise a polymer matrix having solid particulate material dispersed substantially uniformly therein and wherein the polymer matrix incorporates a solid phase dispersing agent chemically reacted into the polymeric matrix.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 1997Date of Patent: May 4, 1999Assignee: ICI Australia Operations Proprietary LimitedInventors: Mathew John Ballard, Robert James Eldridge, James Sydney Bates