Patents by Inventor Sarah L. Weaver

Sarah L. Weaver 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: 5507843
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of multiple cyclic nitrogen-containing alkoxylate compounds as additives in fuel compositions. The invention is also directed to the use of these multiple cyclic nitrogen-containing alkoxylate compounds for decreasing intake valve deposits, controlling octane requirement increases and reducing octane requirement. The invention is further directed to a class of multiple cyclic nitrogen-containing alkoxylate compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1996
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Jiang-Jen Lin, Pen-Chung Wang, Sarah L. Weaver
  • Patent number: 5507844
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of phenyl substituted, five member aromatic amine alkoxylate compounds as additives in fuel compositions. The invention is also directed to the use of these compounds for decreasing intake valve deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1996
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Jiang-Jen Lin, Sarah L. Weaver
  • Patent number: 5492546
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of diphenylamine alkoxylate compounds as additives in fuel compositions. The invention is also directed to the use of these compounds for decreasing intake valve deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Jiang-Jen Lin, Sarah L. Weaver
  • Patent number: 5489315
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of hydantoin-containing polyether alcohols as additives in a gasoline composition. The invention is also directed to the use of these compounds for decreasing intake valve deposits, controlling octane requirement increases and reducing octane requirement. The invention is further directed to hydantoin-containing compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1996
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Jiang-Jen Lin, Pen-Chung Wang, Sarah L. Weaver
  • Patent number: 5458661
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of aromatic amide-containing phenol alkoxylate compounds having a weight average molecular weight is greater than about 600 as additives in fuel compositions. The invention is also directed to the use of these compounds for decreasing intake valve deposits, controlling octane requirement and reducing octane requirement. The invention is still further directed to the aromatic amide-containing phenol alkoxylate compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Jiang-Jen Lin, Sarah L. Weaver
  • Patent number: 5458660
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of cyclic amide compounds containing multiple polyether alcohol backbones as additives in fuel compositions having a major amount of a mixture of hydrocarbons in the gasoline boiling range and a minor amount of one or more cyclic amide compounds containing multiple polyether backbones. The invention is also directed to the use of these cyclic amide alkoxylate compounds for decreasing intake valve deposits, controlling octane requirement increases and reducing octane requirement. The invention is further directed to cyclic amide compounds containing multiple polyether backbones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Jiang-Jen Lin, Pen-Chung Wang, Sarah L. Weaver
  • Patent number: 5352251
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of cyclic amide alkoxylate compounds as additives in fuel compositions having a major amount of a mixture of hydrocarbons in the gasoline boiling range and a minor amount of one or more cyclic amide alkoxylate compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein x is from 2 to 20 and y is from 1 to 50. R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms or substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms. R.sub.3 is hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms or substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms and R.sub.4 is independently hydrocarbyl of 2 to 100 carbon atoms or substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 100 carbon atoms. R.sub.5 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms, or substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms or acyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Jiang-Jen Lin, James R. Macias, Earl J. Haury, Sarah L. Weaver, Charles L. Edwards, Pen-Chung Wang, Garo G. Vaporciyan