Patents by Inventor Weldon J. Cappel, Jr.

Weldon J. Cappel, Jr. 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).

  • Composition and method to improve lubricity in fuels
    Patent number: 6129772
    Abstract: It has been discovered that compositions which are blends or mixtures including a monomeric fatty acid component can serve as stable lubricity additives in distillate fuels, including gasoline. The compositions may include saturated or unsaturated, monomeric fatty acids having from 12 to 22 carbon atoms; a synthetic monomeric acids having from 12 to 40 carbon atoms; and saturated or unsaturated, oligomeric fatty acids having from 24 to 66 carbon atoms. Where a saturated monomeric fatty acid is used, a hindered and/or tertiary amine may be present as a stabilizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Jerry J. Weers, Weldon J. Cappel, Jr., David R. Gentry, Andrew J. McCallum