Patents by Inventor Richard Van Court Carr
Richard Van Court Carr 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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Patent number: 7138550Abstract: Disclosed herein is a fluorinated bridged carbocyclic compound that can be polymerized by itself or with at least one other ethylenically unsaturated monomer to provide a polymer. The polymer may be used, for example, within a sub-300 nm photoresist composition. Also disclosed is a method to make the bridged carbocyclic compound.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2004Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Richard Van Court Carr, Thomas John Markley, Atteye Houssein Abdourazak, John Anthony Marsella
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Patent number: 6492559Abstract: This invention provides water-based compositions, particularly coating, ink, and agricultural compositions, manifesting reduced equilibrium and dynamic surface tension by the incorporation of a surface tension reducing amount of certain alkylated aminoether compounds of the structure R—HN(CH2)p[O(CH2)n]mO(CH2)qNH—R′ where n is 2-6, m is 0-4, and p and q are 2-6, and R and R′ independently are an alkyl group comprising 5 to 18 carbons, preferably which is branched or in which the point of attachment to nitrogen is on a nonterminal carbon.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2000Date of Patent: December 10, 2002Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Rodney Lassila, Kristen Elaine Minnich, Richard Van Court Carr
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Patent number: 6458876Abstract: Improved ink jet paper coatings which impart high optical density images and excellent water resistance to paper and a process for making an improved ink jet recording paper. The coating composition comprises an inorganic pigment preferably silica, and a PVOH composition in which the PVOH is blended with an alkylated non-polymeric polyamine.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 1999Date of Patent: October 1, 2002Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: John Joseph Rabasco, Kevin Rodney Lassila, Richard Van Court Carr, Kristen Elaine Minnich
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Patent number: 6288151Abstract: Novel alkyl aminoalkyl cyclic urea compounds of the structural formula: wherein each of m, n, and o are independently 1 or 2, p is 0 or 1, R1 is C1 to C4 linear or branched alkyl, R2 is C4 to C10 linear or branched alkyl, or, alternately, CHR1R2 forms a C6 to C12 substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl. These novel alkylated aminoalkyl cyclic ureas are useful as surfactants for reducing equilibrium and dynamic surface tension in water-based formulations, particularly coating, ink, and agricultural formulations.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1999Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Rodney Lassila, Kristen Elaine Minnich, Richard Van Court Carr
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Patent number: 6268115Abstract: This invention provides water-based photoresist developer/electronics cleaning compositions manifesting reduced equilibrium and dynamic surface tension by the incorporation as surfactant of an effective amount of certain dialkyl polyamine compounds of structures I or II where R and R′ are independently C5 to C8 alkyl, G is a C2-C6 linear or cyclic alkylene group which may contain C1-C4 alkyl substituents, m is 2-6, and n is 2 or 3.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2000Date of Patent: July 31, 2001Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Rodney Lassila, Kristen Elaine Minnich, Richard Van Court Carr
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Patent number: 6235820Abstract: This invention provides water-based compositions, particularly coating, ink, fountain solution, adhesive, agricultural and electronics cleaning compositions, manifesting reduced equilibrium and dynamic surface tension by the incorporation of a surface tension reducing amount of certain alkylated aminoalkylpiperazine compounds of the structure where one of R1 and R2 is a C5-C14 alkyl or cycloalkyl group and the other is H, or both of R1 and R2 are C5 to C8 alkyl groups, and n is 2 or 3.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 1999Date of Patent: May 22, 2001Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Rodney Lassila, Kristen Elaine Minnich, Richard Van Court Carr
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Patent number: 6190733Abstract: This invention provides water-based compositions, particularly coating, ink, and agricultural compositions, manifesting reduced equilibrium and dynamic surface tension by the incorporation of a surface tension reducing amount of certain alkylated aminoether compounds of the structure R—HN(CH2)p[O(CH2)n]mO(CH2)qNH—R′ where n is 2-6, m is 0-4, and p and q are 2-6, and R and R′ independently are an alkyl group comprising 5 to 18 carbons, preferably which is branched or in which the point of attachment to nitrogen is on a nonterminal carbon.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1999Date of Patent: February 20, 2001Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Rodney Lassila, Kristen Elaine Minnich, Richard Van Court Carr
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Patent number: 6156814Abstract: The use of 3-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-propionamide (Formula I) and 3,3'-{[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]imino}bis-propanamide (Formula II) as catalysts in the production of polyurethanes.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1999Date of Patent: December 5, 2000Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Ning Chen, Richard Van Court Carr, Mark Leo Listemann, Richard Paul Underwood
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Patent number: 6153659Abstract: 3-{N-[2-(N',N'-dimethylamino ethoxy)ethyl]-N-methylamino}propionamide is a new compound which is useful as a catalyst in the production of polyurethane foams.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1999Date of Patent: November 28, 2000Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Richard Van Court Carr, Ning Chen, Mark Leo Listemann, Richard Paul Underwood
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Patent number: 6103799Abstract: This invention provides water-based compositions, particularly coating, ink, and agricultural compositions, manifesting reduced equilibrium and dynamic surface tension by the incorporation of a surface tension reducing amount of certain alkylated diamine compounds of the structure ##STR1## where R and R' are independently C5 to C8 alkyl, and G is a C2-C6 linear or cyclic alkylene group which may contain C1-C4 alkyl substituents.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 1998Date of Patent: August 15, 2000Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Rodney Lassila, Kristen Elaine Minnich, Richard Van Court Carr
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Patent number: 6051527Abstract: A method for preparing a polyurethane foam which comprises reacting an organic polyisocyanate and a polyol in the presence of a blowing agent, a cell stabilizer and a catalyst composition consisting essentially of a compound having the following formula I: ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a C1-C4 linear or branched alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or aminoalkyl group;R.sup.2 is hydrogen or a C1-C6 linear or branched alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or aminoalkyl group; andR.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently hydrogen or a C1-C10 linear or branched alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or aminoalkyl group which may contain ether functionality.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 1999Date of Patent: April 18, 2000Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Ann Coates Lescher Savoca, Richard Paul Underwood, Richard Van Court Carr, James Stephen Emerick, Mark Leo Listemann
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Patent number: 6051056Abstract: This invention provides water-based compositions, particularly coating, ink, and agricultural compositions, manifesting reduced equilibrium and dynamic surface tension by the incorporation of a surface tension reducing amount of certain alkylated aminoether compounds of the structureR--HN(CH.sub.2).sub.p [O(CH.sub.2).sub.n ].sub.m O(CH.sub.2).sub.q NH--R'where n is 2-6, m is 0-4, and p and q are 2-6, and R and R' independently are an alkyl group comprising 5 to 18 carbons, preferably which is branched or in which the point of attachment to nitrogen is on a nonterminal carbon.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 1998Date of Patent: April 18, 2000Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Rodney Lassila, Kristen Elaine Minnich, Richard Van Court Carr
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Patent number: 6037496Abstract: 3-{N-[2-(N',N'-dimethylamino ethoxy)ethyl]-N-methylamino}propionamide is a new compound which is useful as a catalyst in the production of polyurethane foams.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1999Date of Patent: March 14, 2000Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Richard Van Court Carr, Ning Chen, Mark Leo Listemann, Richard Paul Underwood
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Patent number: 6015852Abstract: This invention provides water-based compositions, particularly coating, ink, and agricultural compositions, manifesting reduced equilibrium and dynamic surface tension by the incorporation of a surface tension reducing amount of certain alkylated polyamine compounds of the structures I and IIRHN--[(CH.sub.2).sub.n NH].sub.p --(CH.sub.2).sub.n NHR Iwhere the R groups are independently hydrogen or C5 to C8 alkyl, provided that at least one R is not hydrogen; n is 2 to 6 and p is 2 to 8, and ##STR1## where the R groups are independently hydrogen or C5 to C8 alkyl, provided at least one R is not hydrogen, m is 2 to 6, t is 0 to 3, q is 0 to 3, and r is 0 to 5.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 1997Date of Patent: January 18, 2000Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Rodney Lassila, Kristen Elaine Minnich, Richard Van Court Carr
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Patent number: 5939476Abstract: This invention provides water-based compositions, particularly coating, ink, and agricultural compositions, manifesting reduced equilibrium and dynamic surface tension by the incorporation of a surface tension reducing amount of certain alkylated polyamine compounds of the structure ##STR1## where m is 2-6, n is 2 or 3, R and R' are C5 to C8 alkyl groups.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 1997Date of Patent: August 17, 1999Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Rodney Lassila, Kristen Elaine Minnich, Richard Van Court Carr
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Patent number: 5902910Abstract: This invention relates to an improved process for the production of dinitrotoluene wherein one is able to effectively employ a feed sulfuric acid, which is referred to as "weak acid" as the feed sulfuric acid for the nitration facility. The weak acid concentration, as feed, ranges from 86-91%, preferably 87-89% sulfuric acid by weight, to meet the total sulfuric acid requirements for the facility. This is accomplished by utilizing cocurrent processing in a mononitration zone and countercurrent nitration with respect to sulfuric acid in the dinitration zone.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 1997Date of Patent: May 11, 1999Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: William Joseph Mazzafro, Stephen Ian Clarke, Mark Shedric Simpson, Richard Van Court Carr
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Patent number: 5874483Abstract: A method for preparing a polyurethane foam which comprises reacting an organic polyisocyanate and a polyol in the presence of a blowing agent, a cell stabilizer and a catalyst composition consisting essentially of a compound having the following formula I: ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a C1-C4 linear or branched alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or aminoalkyl group;R.sup.2 is hydrogen or a C1-C6 linear or branched alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or aminoalkyl group; andR.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently hydrogen or a C1-C10 linear or branched alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or aminoalkyl group which may contain ether functionality.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 1995Date of Patent: February 23, 1999Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Ann Coates Lescher Savoca, Richard Paul Underwood, Richard Van Court Carr, James Stephen Emerick, Mark Leo Listemann
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Patent number: 5762802Abstract: A process for removing nitrocresols in a crude aqueous alkaline dinitrotoluene wash stream derived by nitration of toluene using a mixed acid technique followed by treatment with aqueous alkaline material in which the crude aqueous alkaline dinitrotoluene wash stream is mixed with a dilute oxidizing acid such as nitric acid, heated to 130.degree. to 180.degree. C. for a period of time required to reduce the nitrocresols to a level at which it does not precipitate from the mixed acidic wash stream at temperatures above about 60.degree. C., and removing the remaining nitrocresols by conventional methods such as adsorption or activated sludge biotreatment.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 1997Date of Patent: June 9, 1998Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Richard Van Court Carr, Mark Shedrick Simpson
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Patent number: 5756558Abstract: A method for preparing a polyurethane foam which comprises reacting an organic polyisocyanate and a polyol in the presence of a blowing agent, a cell stabilizer and a catalyst composition comprising a compound having the following formula I: ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a linear or branched C1-C4 alkyl or a C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl group;R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 independently are hydrogen, hydroxy, a linear or branched C1-C4 alkyl or a linear or branched C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl group; andR.sup.4 is a linear or branched C1-C10 hydroxyalkyl group.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 1996Date of Patent: May 26, 1998Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Ann Coates Lescher Savoca, Richard Paul Underwood, Richard Van Court Carr, James Stephen Emerick
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Patent number: RE38201Abstract: The use of 3-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-propionamide (Formula I) and 3,3′-{[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]imino}bis-propanamide (Formula II) as catalysts in the production of polyurethanes. The use of 3-{[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]amino}-propionamide (Formula I) and 3,3′-{[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]imino}bis-propanamide (Formula II) as catalysts in the production of polyurethanes.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2002Date of Patent: July 22, 2003Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Ning Chen, Richard Van Court Carr, Mark Leo Listemann, Richard Paul Underwood