Patents by Inventor Stede Granger

Stede Granger 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).

  • Antifoam agent and method for use in automatic transmission fluid applications involving high pressure pumps
    Patent number: 7060662
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a high level of a silicon-containing antifoam agent in automatic transmission fluid (“ATF”) applications. More specifically, the invention relates to a formulation and method for the reduction or elimination of pump whine that occurs in high-pressure pumps used to circulate transmissions fluids in vehicles. The invention also relates to fully formulated ATFs, to transmissions lubricated with such ATFs, and to vehicles containing transmissions lubricated with such ATFs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Afton Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Muchmore, Reuben Sarkar, Anthony J. Rollin, Samuel H. Tersigni, Marc Deweerdt, Stede Granger
  • Antifoam agent and method for use in automatic transmission fluid applications involving high pressure pumps
    Publication number: 20050054542
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a high level of a silicon-containing antifoam agent in automatic transmission fluid (“ATF”) applications. More specifically, the invention relates to a formulation and method for the reduction or elimination of pump whine that occurs in high-pressure pumps used to circulate transmissions fluids in vehicles. The invention also relates to fully formulated ATFs, to transmissions lubricated with such ATFs, and to vehicles containing transmissions lubricated with such ATFs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Muchmore, Reuben Sarkar, Anthony Rollin, Samuel Tersigni, Marc Deweerdt, Stede Granger