Patents by Inventor Ryan A. Littich
Ryan A. Littich 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: 10941247Abstract: Alkoxylated compounds are disclosed herein, as well as methods of making and using such compounds. In some embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are formed from compounds derived from natural oils, such as fatty acids, fatty acid esters, and fatty alcohols. In some embodiments, the alkoxylated compounds are used as surfactants for making synthetic polymers by emulsion polymerization. In some other embodiments, the alkoxylated compounds are used as surfactants for making synthetic rubber, such as styrene-butadiene rubber. In some other embodiments, the alkoxylated compounds are used as surfactants in a composition for treatment of gas or oil wells, for cleaning applications, for use in various laundry-related applications, for use in personal care compositions, or for use as solvents for coating applications, such as reactive and non-reactive waterborne coating applications.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Wilmar Trading Pte LtdInventor: Ryan Littich
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Patent number: 10858573Abstract: Compositions including olefinic ester compounds are generally disclosed. In some embodiments, such compositions are cleaning compositions, and can be used to clean various surfaces (e.g., hard surfaces, etc.) and/or materials (e.g., textiles, fibers, etc.). In some embodiments, the olefinic ester compounds are derived from a natural oil or a natural oil derivative, for example, by catalytic olefin metathesis.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2015Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Wilmar Trading Pte LtdInventors: Ryan Littich, Georgeta Hategan, Bruce Firth, Dhananjay Puranik, Steven Block, Andrew Corr, Garrett Zopp, Alexander Ilseman
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Publication number: 20200299437Abstract: Alkoxylated fatty acids are disclosed herein, as well as methods of making and using such compounds. In some embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are formed from monomers derived from natural oils. In some embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are used as surfactants for making synthetic latex by emulsion polymerization. In some other embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are used as surfactants for making synthetic rubber, such as styrene-butadiene rubber. In some other embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are used as surfactants in a composition for treatment of gas or oil wells, for cleaning applications, for use in various laundry-related applications, for use in personal care compositions, or for use as solvents for coating applications, such as reactive and non-reactive waterborne coating applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Ryan LITTICH, Charles Coburn, Paul A. Bertin
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Publication number: 20200148821Abstract: Alkoxylated compounds are disclosed herein, as well as methods of making and using such compounds. In some embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are formed from compounds derived from natural oils, such as fatty acids, fatty acid esters, and fatty alcohols. In some embodiments, the alkoxylated compounds are used as surfactants for making synthetic polymers by emulsion polymerization. In some other embodiments, the alkoxylated compounds are used as surfactants for making synthetic rubber, such as styrene-butadiene rubber. In some other embodiments, the alkoxylated compounds are used as surfactants in a composition for treatment of gas or oil wells, for cleaning applications, for use in various laundry-related applications, for use in personal care compositions, or for use as solvents for coating applications, such as reactive and non-reactive waterborne coating applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventor: Ryan Littich
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Patent number: 10647800Abstract: Alkoxylated fatty acids are disclosed herein, as well as methods of making and using such compounds. In some embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are formed from monomers derived from natural oils. In some embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are used as surfactants for making synthetic latex by emulsion polymerization. In some other embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are used as surfactants for making synthetic rubber, such as styrene-butadiene rubber. In some other embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are used as surfactants in a composition for treatment of gas or oil wells, for cleaning applications, for use in various laundry-related applications, for use in personal care compositions, or for use as solvents for coating applications, such as reactive and non-reactive waterborne coating applications.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Littich, Charles Coburn, Paul A. Bertin
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Patent number: 10501429Abstract: A method is disclosed for making an unsaturated glycitan ester by reacting intramolecular condensates of glycitols having four or more carbons with a metathesis-derived unsaturated fatty acid in the presence of an alkaline catalyst and under conditions sufficient to form the aforesaid unsaturated glycitan fatty ester. A composition is also disclosed comprising a compound of the following structure: wherein R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or (CH2)1-9—COOR5; wherein R5 is wherein R2, R3 and R4 are hydrogen, or —(O)C—(CH2)m—CH?CH—R1 or —(CH2CH2O)nH or mixtures thereof; wherein m is 1 to 9; and wherein n is 1 to 100.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Ryan A. Littich, Timothy Montavon
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Patent number: 10494586Abstract: This application relates to branched diester compositions that can be used as a base stock for lubricant applications, or as a base stock blend component for use in a finished lubricant or for particular applications, and methods for making the same.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Brekan, Jordan Quinn, Kyle Mandla, Ryan Littich
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Publication number: 20190144584Abstract: Alkoxylated fatty acids are disclosed herein, as well as methods of making and using such compounds. In some embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are formed from monomers derived from natural oils. In some embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are used as surfactants for making synthetic latex by emulsion polymerization. In some other embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are used as surfactants for making synthetic rubber, such as styrene-butadiene rubber. In some other embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are used as surfactants in a composition for treatment of gas or oil wells, for cleaning applications, for use in various laundry-related applications, for use in personal care compositions, or for use as solvents for coating applications, such as reactive and non-reactive waterborne coating applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Littich, Charles Coburn, Paul A. Bertin
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Publication number: 20190119600Abstract: This application relates to branched diester compositions that can be used as a base stock for lubricant applications, or as a base stock blend component for use in a finished lubricant or for particular applications, and methods for making the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Brekan, Jordan Quinn, Kyle Mandla, Ryan Littich
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Patent number: 10100137Abstract: Alkoxylated fatty acids are disclosed herein, as well as methods of making and using such compounds. In some embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are formed from monomers derived from natural oils. In some embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are used as surfactants for making synthetic latex by emulsion polymerization. In some other embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are used as surfactants for making synthetic rubber, such as styrene-butadiene rubber. In some other embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are used as surfactants in a composition for treatment of gas or oil wells, for cleaning applications, for use in various laundry-related applications, for use in personal care compositions, or for use as solvents for coating applications, such as reactive and non-reactive waterborne coating applications.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2017Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Littich, Charles Coburn, Paul A. Bertin
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Patent number: 10059903Abstract: This application relates to branched diester compositions that can be used as a base stock for lubricant applications, or as a base stock blend component for use in a finished lubricant or for particular applications, and methods for making the same.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Brekan, Jordan Quinn, Kyle Mandla, Ryan Littich
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Patent number: 10017682Abstract: Compositions useful as wellbore fluids are generally disclosed. In some embodiments, the compositions include polymerizable olefinic surfactant compositions, which, under certain conditions, can polymerize via free-radical polymerization to form surfactant polymers. In some embodiments, the compositions are introduced to an oil well as part of the drilling or extraction process, e.g., to assist in flushing hydrocarbon material out of subterranean formations.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Littich, Charles Coburn
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Patent number: 9932511Abstract: Compositions useful as wellbore fluids are generally disclosed. In some embodiments, the compositions include polymerizable olefinic surfactant compositions, which, under certain conditions, can polymerize via free-radical polymerization to form surfactant polymers. In some embodiments, the compositions are introduced to an oil well as part of the drilling or extraction process, e.g., to assist in flushing hydrocarbon material out of subterranean formations.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Littich, Charles Coburn
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Patent number: 9932542Abstract: Compositions including olefinic compounds are generally disclosed. In some embodiments, such compositions are cleaning compositions, and can be used to clean various surfaces and/or materials. In some embodiments, the olefinic compounds are derived from a natural oil or a natural oil derivative, for example, by catalytic olefin metathesis.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Littich, Georgeta Hategan, Dennis Patti, Charles Coburn
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Publication number: 20170349856Abstract: This application relates to branched diester compositions that can be used as a base stock for lubricant applications, or as a base stock blend component for use in a finished lubricant or for particular applications, and methods for making the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Brekan, Jordan Quinn, Kyle Mandla, Ryan Littich
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Patent number: 9765010Abstract: Methods of making branched isoparaffin compositions derived from natural oil based linear internal olefins are disclosed. Uses of branched isoparaffins formed by such methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Georgeta Hategan, Alexander D. Ilseman, Ryan Littich
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Patent number: 9758543Abstract: An alkenyl glycoside is prepared by reacting a metathesis-derived unsaturated fatty alcohol containing 10 to 30 carbon atoms with either (1) a reducible monosaccharide or composition hydrolyzable to a reducible monosaccharide, or (2) a hydrocarbyl glycoside produced by reacting an alcohol containing up to 6 carbon atoms with a reducible monosaccharide or composition hydrolyzable to a reducible monosaccharide. Each of these reactions is performed in the presence of an acid catalyst and under conditions sufficient to form the alkenyl glycoside or hydrocarbyl glycoside. The preferred alkenyl glycosides are 9-decen-1-yl glycoside; 9-dodecen-1-yl glycoside; 9-tridecen-1-yl glycoside; 9-pentadecen-1-yl glycoside; 9-octadecen-yl glycoside; or 9-octadecen-1,18-diyl glycoside.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Ryan A. Littich, Jonathan Brekan, Timothy Montavon
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Publication number: 20170218107Abstract: Alkoxylated fatty acids are disclosed herein, as well as methods of making and using such compounds. In some embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are formed from monomers derived from natural oils. In some embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are used as surfactants for making synthetic latex by emulsion polymerization. In some other embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are used as surfactants for making synthetic rubber, such as styrene-butadiene rubber. In some other embodiments, the alkoxylated fatty acids are used as surfactants in a composition for treatment of gas or oil wells, for cleaning applications, for use in various laundry-related applications, for use in personal care compositions, or for use as solvents for coating applications, such as reactive and non-reactive waterborne coating applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Littich, Charles Coburn, Paul A. Bertin
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Patent number: 9683196Abstract: This application relates to branched diester compositions that can be used as a base stock for lubricant applications, or as a base stock blend component for use in a finished lubricant or for particular applications, and methods for making the same.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Brekan, Jordan Quinn, Kyle Mandla, Ryan Littich
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Publication number: 20170066727Abstract: Compounds that stabilize ultraviolet (UV) light are generally disclosed herein. Methods of making and using such compounds are also generally disclosed. Compositions, such as sunscreen compositions, containing such UV-stabilizing compounds are also generally disclosed herein. In some embodiments, UV-stabilizing compounds disclosed herein are derived from a natural oil, such as by metathesis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Applicant: Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Littich, Georgeta Hategan