Patents by Inventor Ronald L. O'Rourke

Ronald L. O'Rourke 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: 5171462
    Abstract: Mixtures of block alkoxy co- or terpolymer hydrocarboxylates and aminopolyazole increase the oxidation and corrosion resistance of lubricants, particularly diesel engine oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. DeRosa, Rodney L. Sung, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Ronald L. O'Rourke
  • Patent number: 5110491
    Abstract: A railway diesel crankcase lubricant composition comprising a major portion of a diesel lubricating oil and a minor amount of, as an oxidation and corrosion inhibiting agent, a condensate product prepared by the process comprising:(a) reacting a dibasic acid anhydride, separately, with:(i) a oligomeric isobutylene, and(ii) 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4,-thiadiazole, to produce, respectively, oligomeric(isobutylene-g-succinic anhydride) and 2-thio-(5-mercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole) succinic anhydride;(b) reacting both of the succinic anhydrides with pentamethylenediamine to produce the [2-thio-(5-mercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole)]-[oligomeric(isobutylene-g-succinic )]-pentamethylenetetraamine-bis succinimide product; and(c) recovering the bis-succinimide product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Derosa, Rodney L. Sung, Benjamin J. Kaufman, Ronald L. O'Rourke
  • Patent number: 4981604
    Abstract: An oxidation and corrosion resistant diesel engine lubricant composition, particularly useful in marine and railway diesel engines, comprises a major amount of a base hydrocarbon lubricating oil and from 0.1-5.0 weight percent of a reaction product additive which is the reaction product of a dibasic acid anhydride, a polyoxyalkylene diamine, and a heterocyclic azole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney L. Sung, Benjamin H. Zoleski, Ronald L. O'Rourke
  • Patent number: 4834897
    Abstract: This invention provides a gear oil lubricant composition which comprises(a) a major portion of a gear lubricating oil, and(b) a minor amount of, as a friction modifying agent, a reaction product of hydrocarbon-substituted amine, a dibasic acid anhydride and a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic azole compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1989
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney L. Sung, Benjamin H. Zoleski, Ronald L. O'Rourke
  • Patent number: 4808335
    Abstract: An oxidation and corrosion resistant diesel engine lubricant composition, particularly useful in marine and railway diesel engines, comprises a major amount of a base hydrocarbon lubricating oil and from 0.1-5.0 weight percent of a reaction product additive which is the reaction product of an N-acyl sarcosine and a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic azole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney L. Sung, Benjamin H. Zoleski, Ronald L. O'Rourke
  • Patent number: 4758363
    Abstract: An oxidation and corrosion resistant diesel engine lubricant composition, particularly useful in marine and railway diesel engines, comprises a major amount of a base hydrocarbon lubricating oil and from 0.1-5.0 weight percent of a reaction product additive which is the reaction product obtained by first reacting a hydroxybenzoic acid and a polyoxyalkylene polyol to form an ester, and thereafter reacting the ester with an aldehyde or ketone and a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic azole to produce the final reaction product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1988
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney L. Sung, Benjamin H. Zoleski, Ronald L. O'Rourke
  • Patent number: 4720350
    Abstract: A railway diesel crankcase lubricating oil composition for railway diesel engines, containing a mineral lubricating oil, an overbased calcium alkylphenolate and an alkyaryl sulfonate oxidation and corrosion inhibiting amount of a reaction product of alpha-hydroxy omega hydroxy-poly (oxyethylene) poly (oxypropylene) poly (oxyethylene) block copolymer, dibasic acid anhydride and N-alkyl alkylene diamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin H. Zoleski, Rodney L. Sung, Ronald L. O'Rourke
  • Patent number: 4705642
    Abstract: A haze, oxidation, and corrosion resistant diesel engine lubricant composition, particularly useful in marine and railway diesel engines, contains 0.1-5.0 weight percent of a reaction product additive. The reaction product additive is produced by first reacting substantially equimolar amounts of an anhydride compound which is either a dibasic acid anhydride or isatoic anhydride and a hydrocarbon-substituted mono primary amine or ether amine at a temperature range of 50.degree. C.-150.degree. C. to produce an intermediate reaction product. The intermediate reaction product is thereafter further reacted at an elevated temperature with a substantially equimolar amount of a heterocyclic azole or polyalkylene polyamine compound to form the final reaction product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1987
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney L. Sung, Benjamin H. Zoleski, Ronald L. O'Rourke
  • Patent number: 4676917
    Abstract: A crankcase lubricating oil composition for railway diesel engines, containing a mineral lubricating oil, an overbased calcium alkylphenolate and an alkyaryl sulfonate oxidation and corrosion inhibiting amount of a reaction product of polyoxyisopropylene diamine, dibasic acid anhydride and polyalkylene polyamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1987
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney L. Sung, Benjamin H. Zoleski, Ronald L. O'Rourke