Patents by Inventor William J. Colucci

William J. Colucci 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: 7097771
    Abstract: The invention provides a device containing an ion-exchange resin to which is chemically bound a fuel additive material which will gradually be released from the resin into a fuel in which the device is placed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Afton Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: William J. Colucci
  • Publication number: 20040231632
    Abstract: A method and combustion system for reducing the formation of intake manifold deposits, such as including intake valve valves, and exhaust valve deposits in combustion engines by delivery of an organomolybdenum source from the vapor phase of an engine lubricant into a combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: William J. Colucci, Allen A. Aradi, Cheng C. Kuo
  • Patent number: 6800103
    Abstract: New, highly effective detergent/dispersants for use in spark-ignition fuels comprising Mannich condensation products formed from (i) at least one substituted hydroxyaromatic compound having on the ring both (a) an aliphatic hydrocarbyl substituent derived from a polyolefin having a number average molecular weight in the range of about 500 to about 3000, and (b) a C1-4 (ii) at least one secondary amine; and (iii) at least one aldehyde are described. Carrier such as ploy(oxyalkylene) compounds further enhance the effectiveness of these Mannich condensation products in minimizing or reducing intake valve deposits and/or intake valve sticking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Ethyl Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis J. Malfer, Andrea T. Noble, William J. Colucci, Roger M. Sheets
  • Publication number: 20040010966
    Abstract: A method for reducing the formation of combustion chamber deposits in an engine using a friction modifier for combustible fuels is provided. The friction modifier is prepared by combining a saturated carboxylic acid and an alkylated or alkoxylated amine. The particular selection of friction modifier enables a stable additive concentrate to be formulated providing a significant decrease in CCD without increasing the incidence of IVD deposits in combustion engines running on a fuel modified with the additive concentrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Allen A. Aradi, Dennis J. Malfer, Scott D. Schwab, William J. Colucci
  • Publication number: 20040010967
    Abstract: A friction modifier for combustible fuels is provided that is prepared by combining a saturated carboxylic acid and an alkoxylated amine or etheramine. Furthermore, there also is an additive concentrate for use in fuels, especially in gasoline for internal combustion engines, comprising (a) a friction modifier comprising of a branched saturated carboxylic acid salt of an alkoxylated amine, such as isohexyloxypropylamine isostearate; (b) a detergent package, as well as the combustible fuels containing this additive concentrate. The particular selection of friction modifier (a) enables a stable additive concentrate to be formulated providing a significant benefit in friction loss when incorporated in gasoline used to fuel an internal combustion engine, and hence an improvement in fuel economy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Allen A. Aradi, Dennis J. Malfer, Scott D. Schwab, William J. Colucci
  • Publication number: 20030131527
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an alkyl-substituted aryl polyalkoxylate composition, fuel concentrates, and fuel compositions containing the composition. The invention further relates to the use of the alkyl-substituted aryl polyalkoxylate composition in fuel combusted in engines to reduce the formation of intake valve deposits and to reduce valve sticking in the engines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: Ethyl Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Colucci, Shoutian Li, Tze Chi Jao
  • Publication number: 20030014910
    Abstract: Deposits in a direct injection gasoline engine are reduced by providing as fuel for the operation of said direct injection engine a fuel composition comprising a Mannich detergent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Allen A. Aradi, William J. Colucci
  • Publication number: 20020134006
    Abstract: New, highly effective detergent/dispersants for use in spark-ignition fuels comprising Mannich condensation products formed from (i) at least one substituted hydroxyaromatic compound having on the ring both (a) an aliphatic hydrocarbyl substituent derived from a polyolefin having a number average molecular weight in the range of about 500 to about 3000, and (b) a C1-4 (ii) at least one secondary amine; and (iii) at least one aldehyde are described. Carrier such as ploy(oxyalkylene) compounds further enhance the effectiveness of these Mannich condensation products in minimizing or reducing intake valve deposits and/or intake valve sticking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Dennis J. Malfer, Andrea T. Noble, William J. Colucci, Roger M. Sheets
  • Patent number: 6048373
    Abstract: A fuel composition comprising a spark-ignition fuel; a Mannich detergent; and a polybutene having a molecular weight distribution of 1.4 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Ethyl Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis J. Malfer, William J. Colucci
  • Patent number: 5782937
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fuel compositions containing hydrocarbon fuels in the gasoline boiling range and organic nitrogen-containing compounds selected from organic nitrates and/or organic nitro compounds. The fuel compositions exhibit improved ignition properties, including reduced emissions and reduced misfires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Ethyl Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Colucci, Isaac L. Smith, Allen A. Aradi
  • Patent number: 5725612
    Abstract: New, highly effective detergent/dispersants for use in spark ignition fuels are described. They are Mannich condensation products formed from (i) one mole part of at least one substituted hydroxyaromatic compound having on the ring both (a) an aliphatic hydrocarbyl substituent derived from a polyolefin having a number average molecular weight in the range of about 500 to about 3000, and (b) a C.sub.1-4 alkyl; (ii) from 0.8 to 1.5 mole part(s) of aliphatic polyamine having one and only one primary or secondary amino group in the molecule capable of participating in the Mannich condensation reaction; and (iii) from 0.8 to 1.3 mole part(s) of aldehyde, provided that the mole ratio of aldehyde to amine is 1.2:1 or less. Carrier fluids such as poly(oxyalkylene) compounds further enhance the effectiveness of these Mannich condensation products in minimizing or reducing intake valve deposits and/or intake valve sticking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Ethyl Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis J. Malfer, William J. Colucci, Randall M. Franklin
  • Patent number: 5634951
    Abstract: New, highly effective detergent/dispersants for use in spark ignition fuels are described. They are Mannich condensation products formed from (i) one mole part of hydroxyaromatic compound having on the ring an aliphatic hydrocarbyl substituent derived from a polyolefin having a number average molecular weight in the range of about 500 to about 3000, (ii) from 0.8 to 1.5 mole part(s) of aliphatic polyamine having one and only one primary or secondary amino group in the molecule capable of participating in the Mannich condensation reaction, and (iii) from 0.8 to 1.3 mole part(s) of aldehyde, provided that the mole ratio of aldehyde to amine is 1.2 or less. Carrier fluids such as poly(oxyalkylene) compounds further enhance the effectiveness of these Mannich condensation products in minimizing or reducing intake valve deposits and/or intake valve sticking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: Ethyl Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Colucci, F. Alexander Pettigrew, Lawrence J. Cunningham
  • Patent number: 5512068
    Abstract: The invention relates to overcoming a new deposit problem, namely the formation on injector components and intake valves of diesel engines of deposits containing a substantial amount of inorganic material along with some organic binder materials. This problem has been traced to the presence of trace amounts of alkali metal salts in the fuel composition, and the invention overcomes the problem by including in such fuels a minor amount of at least one fuel-soluble complexing agent capable of forming in the diesel fuel oil a fuel-soluble complex with said inorganic alkali metal salt and/or the alkali metal cation thereof. The complexing agents used are selected from crown ethers, aza-crown ethers, polycrown ethers, lariat-crown ethers, cryptands, spherands, and bridged spherands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Ethyl Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony J. Rollin, William J. Colucci, Isaac L. Smith
  • Patent number: 5454843
    Abstract: The invention relates to overcoming a new deposit problem, namely the formation on injector components and intake valves of gasoline engines of deposits containing a substantial amount of inorganic material along with some organic binder materials. This problem has been traced to the presence of trace amounts of alkali metal salts in the fuel composition, and the invention overcomes the problem by including in such fuels a minor amount of at least one gasoline-soluble complexing agent capable of forming in the gasoline a gasoline-soluble complex with said inorganic alkali metal salt and/or the alkali metal cation thereof. The complexing agents used are selected from crown ethers, aza-crown ethers, polycrown ethers, lariat-crown ethers, cryptands, spherands, and bridged spherands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: Ethyl Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony J. Rollin, William J. Colucci, Isaac L. Smith
  • Patent number: 4350299
    Abstract: A remote delivery nozzle assembly is adapted to be releasably connected to a pressurized container to permit delivery of the pressurized contents thereof to a location remote from the container. A cap assembly is connected through a flexible conduit to a wand for delivery of the pressurized contents of the container. Upon seating of the cap assembly on the container, the valve of the container is opened pressurizing the wand through the flexible conduit. The wand includes a flexible membrane which when depressed by finger pressure opens a valve between the pressurized inlet and an outlet passage to deliver the pressurized fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1982
    Assignee: George M. Stephenson
    Inventors: George M. Stephenson, David L. Begin, Roger Casavant, Stephen Bornemeier, William J. Colucci