Patents by Inventor Ronald L. Elsenbaumer

Ronald L. Elsenbaumer 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: 8791056
    Abstract: Alkylphosphorofluoridothioates containing alkyl groups of greater than four carbons which exhibit significantly lower wear volume compared to ZDDP, methods of making same with high yields, and methods of using same as lubricant additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Xin Chen, Pranesh B. Aswath, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer
  • Publication number: 20130296598
    Abstract: Alkylthioperoxydiphosphates having an alkyl group between about 4 and 18 carbons, a decomposition temperature between about 150 and 300° C. and a wear volume between about 0.0025 and 0.0015 mm3 in HFRB testing, and methods of making same. Lubricant additives that includes the alkylthioperoxydiphosphates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The Univeristy of Texas System
    Inventors: Pranesh Aswath, Xin Chen, BoHoon Kim, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer
  • Patent number: 8227389
    Abstract: A lubricant additive produced by various processes, including mixing an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting a fluorinated organophosphate and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), or reacting an organophosphate, a metal halide and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), to produce a reaction mixture comprising the lubricant additive. Also, a lubricant produced by various processes, including mixing an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting a fluorinated organophosphate and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), or reacting an organophosphate, a metal halide and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), and adding at least a portion of the reaction mixture to a lubricant base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Inventors: Pranesh B. Aswath, Harold Shaub, Ramoun Mourhatch, Krupal Patel, David P. Owen, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer
  • Patent number: 8216982
    Abstract: Disclosed is a low-phosphorous lubricant produced by a process comprising forming a lubricant additive by reacting metal halide and organophosphate together to form a reaction mixture, the metal halide participating as a reactant, and adding at least a portion of the reaction mixture to a lubricant base comprising from about 0.01 weight percent phosphorous to about 0.1 weight percent phosphorous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Inventors: Kajal Parekh, Pranesh B. Aswath, Harold Shaub, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer
  • Patent number: 8216986
    Abstract: A lubricant additive produced by the process comprising mixing a metal halide with an organophosphate, the metal halide participating as a reactant and reacting the metal halide and the organophosphate to produce a reaction mixture comprising the lubricant additive. Also disclosed is a lubricant produced by the process comprising forming a lubricant additive by reacting metal halide and organophosphate together to form a reaction mixture, the metal halide participating as a reactant, and adding at least a portion of the reaction mixture to a lubricant base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Inventors: Kajal Parekh, Pranesh B. Aswath, Harold Shaub, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer
  • Publication number: 20110319303
    Abstract: Alkylphosphorofluoridothioates containing alkyl groups of greater than four carbons which exhibit significantly lower wear volume compared to ZDDP, methods of making same with high yields, and methods of using same as lubricant additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Xin Chen, Pranesh B. Aswath, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer
  • Patent number: 7879776
    Abstract: A lubricant additive produced by the process comprising mixing an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound and reacting the organophosphate and the organofluorine compound to produce a reaction mixture comprising the lubricant additive. Also, a lubricant produced by the process comprising forming a reaction mixture by reacting an organophosphate and an organofluorine and adding at least a portion of the reaction mixture to a lubricant base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Inventors: Krupal Patel, Pranesh B. Aswath, Harold Shaub, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer
  • Publication number: 20090036336
    Abstract: A lubricant additive produced by various processes, including mixing an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting a fluorinated organophosphate and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), or reacting an organophosphate, a metal halide and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), to produce a reaction mixture comprising the lubricant additive. Also, a lubricant produced by various processes, including mixing an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting a fluorinated organophosphate and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), or reacting an organophosphate, a metal halide and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), and adding at least a portion of the reaction mixture to a lubricant base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Pranesh B. Aswath, Harold Shaub, Ramoun Mourhatch, Krupal Patel, David P. Owen, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer
  • Publication number: 20090029884
    Abstract: A lubricant additive produced by various processes, including mixing an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting a fluorinated organophosphate and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), or reacting an organophosphate, a metal halide and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), to produce a reaction mixture comprising the lubricant additive. Also, a lubricant produced by various processes, including mixing an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting a fluorinated organophosphate and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), or reacting an organophosphate, a metal halide and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), and adding at least a portion of the reaction mixture to a lubricant base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Pranesh B. Aswath, Harold Shaub, Ramoun Mourhatch, Krupal Patel, David P. Owen, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer
  • Publication number: 20080267855
    Abstract: A process for the production of metal fluorides comprising maintaining a low concentration of the by-products of the reaction between a non-fluorinated metal compound and hydrofluoric acid, so as to produce, by this reaction, sub-micron particle sizes of metal fluoride of high purity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: F.C. Greer, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer, David P. Owen
  • Publication number: 20040234446
    Abstract: A process for the production of metal fluorides comprising introducing a predetermined weight of anhydrous hydrofluoric acid into a reaction vessel and initiate a mixing action, preheating a predetermined weight of anhydrous metal to a predetermined reaction temperature, introducing aliquots of the anhydrous metal into the reaction vessel at intervals until the entire predetermined weight of the anhydrous metal has been added, removing excess anhydrous hydrofluoric acid from the reaction vessel, and remove a metal fluoride resultant product from the reaction vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: Platinum Research Organization Ltd.
    Inventors: F. Conrad Greer, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer, David P. Owen
  • Patent number: 6193831
    Abstract: A coated sheet material made by: (a) coating a porous substrate sheet material with a barrier coating composition comprising (i) a cross-linkable polymer resistant to penetration by water moisture, and (ii) a water-dispersible film-forming polymer that is resistant to penetration by grease and oil, said barrier coating composition forming a barrier layer on said substrate sheet material; and (b) coating said barrier layer with a release coating composition. The coated sheet material is useful in forming articles and food wrappers for use in conventional or microwave ovens. The invention includes methods of making articles from the coated sheet materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: A☆Ware Technologies, L.C.
    Inventors: Derric T. Overcash, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer
  • Patent number: 5981011
    Abstract: A coated sheet material made by : (a) coating a porous substrate sheet material with a barrier coating composition comprising (i) a cross-linkable polymer resistant to penetration by water moisture, and (ii) a water-dispersible film-forming polymer that is resistant to penetration by grease and oil, said barrier coating composition forming a barrier layer on said substrate sheet material; and (b) coating said barrier layer with a release coating composition wherein the cross-linkable polymer and the water-dispersible film-forming polymer are different. The coated sheet material is useful in forming articles and food wrappers for use in conventional or microwave ovens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: A*Ware Technologies, L.C.
    Inventors: Derric T. Overcash, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer
  • Patent number: 5911918
    Abstract: An electrically conductive conjugated polymer particle comprising an ionized electrically conductive substituted or unsubstituted conjugated polymer doped with one or more dopant solutes having one or more anionic moieties at least one of said dopants predominating at or near the surface of said particle having at least one aliphatic chain of at least 3 carbon atoms wherein the sum of such chains contain at least 12 aliphatic carbon atoms when an anionic functionality is bonded directly to an aromatic moiety and at least about 6 carbon atoms when the anionic functionality is bonded directly to an aliphatic moiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Lawrence W. Shacklette, Granville G. Miller, Chien-Chung Han, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer
  • Patent number: 5853621
    Abstract: This invention relates to an improved anti-corrosion paint of the type comprising one or more polymeric binders dispersed in a liquid medium, said improvement comprising an anti-corrosion effective amount of one or more non-conductive conjugated polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Granville G. Miller, Lawrence W. Shacklette, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer, Bernhard Weszling, Peter Whang, Vaman G. Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 5648416
    Abstract: This invention relates to an improved anti-corrosion paint of the type comprising one or more polymeric binders dispersed in a liquid medium, said improvement comprising an anti-corrosion effective amount of one or more non-conductive conjugated polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Granville G. Miller, Lawrence W. Shacklette, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer, Bernhard Wessling, Peter Whang, Vaman G. Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 5603996
    Abstract: A novel coated sheet material is made by: (a) coating a porous substrate sheet material with a barrier coating comprised of (i) a cross-linkable polymer resistant to penetration by water moister when cured, and (ii) a water-dispersible, film-forming polymer that is resistant to penetration by grease and oil when cured, said barrier coating composition forming a barrier layer on said substrate sheet material; and (b) coating said barrier layer with a release coating composition. The coated sheet material may be used to make containers, wrappers and/or receptacles for food and other substances, including ovenable and dual-ovenable embodiments thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Assignee: A*ware Technologies, L.C.
    Inventors: Derric Overcash, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer
  • Patent number: 5456862
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions of thermally stable electrically conductive substituted and unsubstituted polyanilines and to conductive articles formed from such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.
    Inventors: A. Jen Kwan-Yue, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer
  • Patent number: 5422423
    Abstract: This invention relates to thermally stable electrically conductive conjugated polymer complexes comprising a substituted or unsubstituted positively charged conjugated polymer doped with a dopant anion substituted with one or more anionic functionalities as for example a sulfonate or phosphonate functionalities, and substituted with one or more hydrogen bonding groups such as hydroxyl or carboxyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence W. Shacklette, Chien-Chung Han, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer
  • Patent number: 5281363
    Abstract: A electrically conductive polyaniline particle comprising a substituted or unsubstituted polyaniline doped with two or more dopants, at least one of said dopants predominating at or near the surface of said particles and at least one other dopant predominating at or near the core of said particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1994
    Assignee: Allied-Signal Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence W. Shacklette, Granville G. Miller, Ronald L. Elsenbaumer, Chien-Chung Han, Bernhard M. WeBling, Bernhard Wessling