Patents Issued in August 9, 2018
  • Publication number: 20180223173
    Abstract: Mixed dimer and mixed oligomer compositions are disclosed. The mixed dimer compositions comprise a monosulfonated cross-dimer or a salt thereof. The monosulfonated cross-dimer is a reaction product of (a) an alpha-olefin sulfonic acid (AOS acid); and (b) an unsulfonated olefin, an unsulfonated olefin precursor, or a functionalized olefin. The mixed oligomer compositions comprise a mono- or polysulfonated cross-oligomer or a salt thereof. The mono- or polysulfonated cross-oligomer is a reaction product of (a) an AOS acid; and (b) an unsulfonated diolefin or an unsulfonated diolefin precursor. Various methods for making the mixed dimer or oligomer compositions are described. Salts of the mixed dimer and oligomer compositions are useful surfactants for foams used in oilfield and other applications. The foams have improved high-temperature stability when compared with foams from AOS dimer acid salts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Carolina E. Rojas, Xue Min Dong, Aaron Sanders, Gregory P. Dado
  • Publication number: 20180223174
    Abstract: The method for well-stimulation through a wellbore in a rock formation is hydraulic fracturing under high temperature conditions. The method includes injecting a fracturing fluid system to the rock formation; fracturing the rock formation at a temperature between 150-260 degrees Celsius; and recovering fluid components of the fracturing fluid system from the wellbore and setting the proppant in the fractures. The fracturing fluid system includes proppant and a plurality of fluid components. The fluid components can include water, a gelling agent, and a stabilizer made of ascorbic acid. The ascorbic acid stabilizes viscosity of the gelling agent, adjusts pH, and delays cross linking. Amount of components and additional components, such as a cross-linking agent, a breaker, another adjusting agent and an inverting surfactant adjust the fracturing fluid system for well conditions and a type of treatment to be completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: CNPC USA Corporation
    Inventors: Lulu Song, Zhenzhou Yang
  • Publication number: 20180223175
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a retarded acid system comprises an aqueous acid and a retarding surfactant. The aqueous acid may comprise from 5 wt. % to 25 wt. % of a strong acid, that is, an acid having a Ka greater than or equal to 0.01. The aqueous acid may further comprise from 75 wt. % to 95 wt. % water. The retarding surfactant may have the general chemical formula R—(OC2H4)x—OH where R is a hydrocarbon having from 11 to 15 carbon atoms and x is an integer from 6 to 10. The retarding surfactant may have a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance from 8 to 16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Abdullah Al-Yami, Vikrant Wagle, Ali Safran
  • Publication number: 20180223176
    Abstract: A method for forming particles having a ridge portion includes inducing flow of a slurry of particles and a reactant through one or more orifices, detaching an amount of the slurry from the slurry flow following exit from the one or more orifices, the detached amount forming a slurry body, forming the slurry body into a particle shape, contacting the particle shaped slurry body with a coagulation solution to form a stabilized particle having the ridge portion, and drying and/or sintering the particle having the ridge portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Jiangshui Huang, Jose Alberto Ortega Andrade, Bernhard Rudolf Lungwitz
  • Publication number: 20180223177
    Abstract: A nanoparticle-resin coated frac sand composition is provided. The nanoparticle-resin coated frac sand composition includes a silica sand, an epoxy resin, methanol, a hardener, and nanoparticles. The nanoparticles may be silica nanoparticles, alumina nanoparticles, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles, or titanium oxide (TiO2) nanoparticles. The methanol is used as a diluent for the epoxy resin. The nanoparticle-resin coated frac sand composition may be used as a proppant in a hydraulic fracturing operation, such by injecting a hydraulic fracturing fluid having the composition into a subterranean formation. Methods of manufacturing the composition and hydraulic fracturing of a subterranean formation are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Wengang Li, Jin Huang
  • Publication number: 20180223178
    Abstract: Treatment fluids including a renewable diesel base fluid comprising in the range of about 10% and about 67.5% C18 hydrocarbons by weight of the base fluid; and at least one treatment fluid additive. Methods including introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation and performing a subterranean formation operation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. MILLER, Shane WISE, Shubhajit GHOSH
  • Publication number: 20180223179
    Abstract: A composition for reducing the viscosity of heavy oils, comprising a mixture of terpene and petroleum distillate wherein the mixture has a flash point of at least 95° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Karl Anders Arne SUNDBERG
  • Publication number: 20180223180
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to wrinkled capsules for treatment of subterranean formations. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation. The method includes placing in the subterranean formation a composition comprising at least one wrinkled capsule. The wrinkled capsule includes a hydrophobic core and a wrinkled shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee J. Hall, Jay Paul Deville, Maria Ina, Sergey Sheyko, Michael Rubinstein
  • Publication number: 20180223181
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polymer obtained from novel monomers, a composition containing the polymer, an electronic material composition, and an electronic element, the polymer, by being added to the electronic material composition or ink applied for coating film formation, improving the smoothness (leveling property) of a coating film to be obtained without deteriorating a driving stability of the electronic element. With the novel siloxane monomers, the polymer thereof, the composition containing the polymer, and the electronic material composition according to the present invention, it is possible to produce a smooth organic thin film. The electronic element including either of these compositions has a prolonged element lifetime and improved driving stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Yuusaku GOTOU, Eiji OTSUKI
  • Publication number: 20180223182
    Abstract: The present invention provides nanostructure compositions and methods of producing nanostructure compositions. The nanostructure compositions comprise a population of nanostructures, an aminosilicone polymer, an organic resin, and a cation. The present invention also provides nanostructure films comprising a nanostructure layer and methods of making nanostructure films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: NANOSYS, INC.
    Inventors: James Kundrat, David Olmeijer
  • Publication number: 20180223183
    Abstract: Scintillation compositions comprising a gadolinium coordination compound and a scintillation compound in a polymer matrix material. The scintillation compound comprises strontium diiodide, fac-tris(2-phenylpyridine)iridium (Ir(ppy)3), a quinine compound, or combinations thereof, or 2-(4-biphenylyl)-5 phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole (PBD), 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-5-(4-phenylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (b-PBD), 2,5-diphenyl oxazole (PPO), 1,4-bis(5-phenyloxazol-2-yl) benzene (POPOP), or combinations thereof. Hydrogels comprising the gadolinium coordination compound and scintillation compound in a polymer matrix are also disclosed, as are related systems and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Catherine Lynn Riddle, Douglas W. Akers, Dawn M. Scates, Rick L. Demmer
  • Publication number: 20180223184
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescent compound and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. The organic electroluminescent compound of the present disclosure is effective in preparing an organic electroluminescent device having low driving voltage and good current and power efficiencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Doo-Hyeon Moon, Jae-Hoon Shim
  • Publication number: 20180223185
    Abstract: Chemiluminescent materials are provided that include an encapsulated oxalate-containing composition that includes a core portion and a polymeric coating, a peroxide source, and a fluorescent dye. The core portion includes an oxalate; a polymerizable component composition that polymerizes upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation; a photosensitizer; and an ultraviolet screening agent. The polymeric coating layer surrounding the core portion comprises a polymer derived from the polymerizable component composition. A fluorescent dye may be intermixed in the oxalate-containing composition, intermixed with the peroxide source, present in the chemiluminescent material as a separate dye layer or particle, or present within another component of the chemiluminescent material. A method for making the chemiluminescent material is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Lawrence L. Brott
  • Publication number: 20180223186
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses, in one arrangement, a scintillator material made of a metal halide with one or more additional group-13 elements. An example of such a compound is Ce:LaBr3 with thallium (Tl) added, either as a codopant or in a stoichiometric admixture and/or solid solution between LaBr3 and TlBr. In another arrangement, the above single crystalline iodide scintillator material can be made by first synthesizing a compound of the above composition and then forming a single crystal from the synthesized compound by, for example, the Vertical Gradient Freeze method. Applications of the scintillator materials include radiation detectors and their use in medical and security imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Carl Cohen, Alexander Andrew Carey, Mark S. Andreaco, Matthias J. Schmand
  • Publication number: 20180223187
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium (LC medium) which is distinguished by the fact that it comprises one or more compounds of the formula 1 and one or more compounds of the formula 2 and one or more compounds selected from formulae 3, 4 and 5, in which the individual radicals have the meanings according to Claim 1, and to the use thereof for electro-optical purposes and to LC displays containing this medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Andreas POHLE, Sabine SCHOEN
  • Publication number: 20180223188
    Abstract: Provided are a compound represented by general formula (I), a liquid crystal composition that uses the compound, and a liquid crystal display device that uses the liquid crystal composition. Adding the compound represented by general formula (I) to a liquid crystal composition can prevent degradation of the liquid crystal composition by light, heat, etc. The compound represented by general formula (I) dissolves well in the liquid crystal composition. Thus, when the compound represented by general formula (I) is used, a liquid crystal composition having both low viscosity (?) and high reliability can be prepared, and a high-speed response liquid crystal display device can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Iwakubo, Sayaka Nose, Manabu Takachi, Yoshio Aoki
  • Publication number: 20180223189
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mesogenic media and to electro-optical displays comprising these media as light modulation media. In particular, the electro-optical displays according to the present invention are displays, which are operated at a temperature, at which the mesogenic modulation media are in an optically isotropic phase, preferably in a blue phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Michael WITTEK, Mathias BREMER, Edward PLUMMER, Mila FISCHER, Harald LANNERT, Volker MEYER
  • Publication number: 20180223190
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provides for the photoalignment layer for liquid crystal displays, a liquid crystal display device using the photoalignment layer and a manufacturing method. The photoalignment layer encompasses polynorbornene (PNB) polymers among other additives. More specifically, embodiments of this invention include a method for the fabrication of a liquid crystal display and the photoalignment layer encompassing the PNB polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: PROMERUS, LLC
    Inventor: BRIAN F KNAPP
  • Publication number: 20180223191
    Abstract: Biomass is converted into a bio-oil containing stream in a riser reactor having multiple ports for the entry of fresh catalyst. Hard coke formed during pyrolysis may be separated from the riser effluent fraction containing which contains spent catalyst, soft coke and char. The separated hard coke may then be fed back into the riser reactor. The riser reactor may further have a cooling media which quenches the rapid heat transfer to the biomass during pyrolysis of the biomass in the mixing zone of the riser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Lorenz J. BAUER, Richard A. ENGELMAN, J. Christopher LEWIS
  • Publication number: 20180223192
    Abstract: An enhanced natural gas processing method using Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process for the synthesis of sulfur free, clean burning, hydrocarbon fuels, examples of which include syndiesel and aviation fuel. A selection of natural gas, separately or combined with portions of natural gas liquids and FT naphtha and FT vapours are destroyed in a syngas generator and used or recycled as feedstock to an Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reactor in order to enhance the production of syndiesel from the reactor. The process enhancement results are the maximum production of formulated syndiesel without the presence or formation of low value by-products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Expander Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Kresnyak, Steve Price, Jan Wagner
  • Publication number: 20180223193
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) of a hydrocarbon feedstock includes a first reactor (1), a second reactor (2), and a regenerator assembly (3) shared and connected with the two reactors. The regenerator assembly (3) includes a regenerator vessel which has a partition (17) dividing the regenerator vessel into a first subunit (18) and a second subunit (19); a plurality of regenerator inlets for receiving a first spent catalyst and second spent catalyst by the first subunit (18) and the second subunit (19); a plurality of regenerator inlet for receiving a first spent catalyst and a second spent catalyst by the first subunit (18) and the second subunit (10) respectively; an air controller (15) to allow for has flow to an air distributor (16) for supply of the gas to the first subunit (18) and the second subunit (19) to combust coke deposited on the first and the second spent catalyst, separately, to a desired degree to generate a fully and a partially regenerated catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: SOMANATH KUKADE, PRAMOD KUMAR, VENKATA CHALAPATHI RAO PEDDY, VENKATESWARLU CHOUDARY NETTEM
  • Publication number: 20180223194
    Abstract: Provided are a liquid-phase hydroisomerization system and a process therefor and use thereof. The system comprises a gas-liquid mixer (3), a hydroisomerization reactor (4) and a fractionating column (6). An oil product and hydrogen are mixed as a liquid hydrogen-oil mixture, and are introduced into the hydroisomerization reactor for a hydroisomerization reaction, and after being fractionated, a target product is led out. A supplemental hydrogen-dissolving inner member is provided at least between a group of two adjacent catalyst bed layers in order to supplement hydrogen to the reactants. The process cancels a circulating hydrogen compressor, has a simple process flow, and can be applied to the production of a lubricant base oil by the hydroisomerization of a lubricant raw material or the production of a low freezing point diesel by the hydroisomerization of and the reduction in the freezing point of a diesel raw material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Shoutao Ma, Xiaoqiao Huang, Famin Sun, Qingfeng Ma, Fangming Xie, Yongsheng Duan, Xianjun Wu, Fengxuan Li, Dongmei Ge, Endong Xia, Ruifeng Li, Ronglei Ji, Liying Liu, Lihong Qin, Xiangbin Meng, Chunming Dong, Xuefeng Lu, Rui Wang, Tiegang Xu, Shurong Ni
  • Publication number: 20180223195
    Abstract: An improved system and method for refining various types of used oil involves using solvents to treat used oil in a system designed to recycle the solvents and produce minimal waste byproducts. The system includes a main reactor for enabling the used oil and the solvents to react chemically and for wasted products to dissipate and separate through sedimentation. The system also includes a reservoir for providing a second opportunity for a chemical reaction and sedimentation of waste byproducts before the mixture of refined oil and solvents enter a housing unit configured to be heated to separate the refined oil from the solvents via vaporization and subsequent condensation. Thereby, the solvents are recycled and made available for reuse in further treatment of used oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Aref ShahiMoghani, Seyedhamed Mirostvarmoghadam, Masoud Shahzeeipour
  • Publication number: 20180223196
    Abstract: A reforming process is described. The reforming process includes introducing a hydrocarbon stream comprising hydrocarbons having 5 to 12 carbon atoms into a reforming zone containing reforming catalyst, the reforming zone comprising at least two reformers, each reformer having a set of reforming operating conditions, to produce a reformate effluent, wherein the last reformer contains less catalyst than the next to the last reformer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Bryan J. Egolf, Ian G. Horn, David A. Wegerer
  • Publication number: 20180223197
    Abstract: Process scheme configurations are disclosed that enable conversion of crude oil feeds with several processing units in an integrated manner into petrochemicals. The designs utilize minimum capital expenditures to prepare suitable feedstocks for the steam cracker complex. The integrated process for converting crude oil to petrochemical products including olefins and aromatics, and fuel products, includes mixed feed steam cracking and fluid catalytic cracking. Feeds to the mixed feed steam cracker include light products and naphtha from hydroprocessing zones within the battery limits, recycle streams from the C3 and C4 olefins recovery steps, and raffinate from a pyrolysis gasoline and FCC naphtha aromatics extraction zone within the battery limits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Mohammed Saeed AL-GHAMDI, Bader BaHammam, Naif AL OSAIMI, Sami BARNAWI
  • Publication number: 20180223198
    Abstract: An apparatus and process is disclosed for hydrocracking a hydrocarbon feed stream following hydrotreating the feed stream. A separator removes diesel and lower boiling materials in a hydrotreated stream before a hydrocracking reactor, so only liquid materials heavier than diesel are hydrocracked in a hydrocracking reactor. A vapor hydrotreated stream and the hydrocracked stream are separated and fractionated together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Gabriela M. Gonzalez Lippke, Simerjeet Singh, Richard K. Hoehn
  • Publication number: 20180223199
    Abstract: A system including a quench system that may cool a syngas generated in a gasification chamber. The quench system includes a quench chamber, a dip tube that may direct the syngas from the gasification chamber into a quench liquid to cool the syngas to generate a cooled syngas, and a draft tube disposed circumferentially about the dip tube and that may receive the cooled syngas. A passage is disposed between a first wall of the dip tube and a second wall of the draft tube, and the draft tube includes a tapered configuration in a flow direction along the passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Pravin Sadashiv Naphade, Muralidharan Lakshmipathy, Atul Kumar Vij
  • Publication number: 20180223200
    Abstract: A system including a quench system that may cool a syngas generated in a gasification chamber. The quench system includes a quench chamber, a dip tube that may direct the syngas from the gasification chamber into a quench liquid in the quench chamber to cool the syngas and to generate a first cooled syngas, and a draft tube disposed circumferentially about the dip tube and configured to receive the first cooled syngas in a first direction along a first passage. The first passage is disposed between a first wall of the dip tube and a second wall of the draft tube. The quench system also includes a droplet tube that may receive the first cooled syngas from the first passage. The droplet tube includes a third wall that may redirect a flow of the first cooled syngas in a second direction different from the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Qiong Zhou, Yichuan Fang
  • Publication number: 20180223201
    Abstract: A system includes a quench system that may cool a syngas generated in a gasification chamber. The quench system includes a quench chamber, a dip tube that may direct the syngas from the gasification chamber into a quench liquid to cool the syngas to generate a cooled syngas, a draft tube disposed circumferentially about the dip tube and that may receive the cooled syngas in a first direction. A first passage is disposed between a first wall of the dip tube and a second wall of the draft tube. The system also includes a first baffle that may receive the cooled syngas from the first passage. The first baffle may split a flow of the cooled syngas into a first syngas flow and a second syngas flow, and the first baffle may redirect the first syngas flow in a second direction different from the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: John Saunders Stevenson, Pravin Sadashiv Naphade
  • Publication number: 20180223202
    Abstract: Methods are provided for accurately blending biodiesel into distillate streams to achieve a pre-determined percentage of biodiesel in the distillate, applicable to wild-type distillate streams as well as distillate streams that already contain some percentage of biodiesel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Fransham, Colin Robbins
  • Publication number: 20180223203
    Abstract: Quaternary ammonium salts of formula: wherein each of R1 and R2 is independently selected from an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl or aryl group having less than 8 carbon atoms, R together with N forms an aliphatic or aromatic heterocycle having less than 12 carbons atoms and R5 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted hydrocarhyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: INNOSPEC LIMITED
    Inventor: Stephen Leonard Cook
  • Publication number: 20180223204
    Abstract: An improved process for deacidizing a gaseous mixture with reduced overall energy costs is described. The process involves contacting the gaseous mixture with at least one of a vaporizing compound, a vaporized compound, a vaporizing solution of compound and a vaporized solution of compound, and forming a liquid or solid reaction product that can be easily separated from the gaseous mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Liang HU
  • Publication number: 20180223205
    Abstract: Biogas containing H2S and CO2 is upgraded by removing H2S using PTSA and CO2 using two stages of gas separation membranes. The first stage permeate may optionally be used a regeneration gas stream. The second stage permeate may optionally be used a cool down gas stream. The PTSA unit includes two or more adsorbent beds each selective for water, VOCs, and H2S over CO2 and for H2S over methane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: AIR LIQUIDE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES U.S. LLC
    Inventor: Michael J. MITARITEN
  • Publication number: 20180223206
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an additive mixture and method for controlling nitrogen oxide(s) by adding the additive mixture to a feed material prior to combustion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: William J. Morris, Kenneth E. Baldrey, Constance Senior, Ramon Bisque
  • Publication number: 20180223207
    Abstract: This invention relates to solid firelighters of the type which may be used to initiate combustion of i) barbecues (BBQs), irrespective of whether the barbecue fuel is in the form of charcoal lump wood or briquettes, ii) natural wood in outdoor wood fires or iii) any domestic or commercial fires. Firelighters of the present invention comprise: 25 to 75% by weight fibreboard having a density of from 0.1 to 0.5 g/cm3; and 25 to 75% by weight palm fatty acid distillate; wherein the fibreboard is impregnated with the palm fatty acid distillate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Fredrick Michael Joseph Vernon
  • Publication number: 20180223208
    Abstract: A low friction wear surface with a coefficient of friction in the superlubric regime including graphene and nanoparticles on the wear surface is provided, and methods of producing the low friction wear surface are also provided. A long lifetime wear-resistant surface including graphene exposed to hydrogen is provided, including methods of increasing the lifetime of graphene containing wear surfaces by providing hydrogen to the wear surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Anirudha V. Sumant, Ali Erdemir, Diana Berman
  • Publication number: 20180223209
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lubricant compositions for use on engine components. The lubricant compositions include, by volume: 30 to 50% graphite in alcohol solution; 0.1 to 5% surfactant; and 40 to 70% water. The present disclosure also relates to processes for preparing lubricant compositions and methods of using such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Timothy H. Henderson
  • Publication number: 20180223210
    Abstract: Low transition temperature mixtures (LTTMs) comprising a eutectic mixture of a quaternary amine and a polyol such as glycol are provided. The LTTMs can provide various beneficial properties, such as highly desirable viscosity index, low glass transition temperatures, and/or high kinematic viscosities relative to the molecular weight of the mixture components. The mixtures can be advantageously used as co-base stocks in lubricating oil compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Abhimanyu O. Patil, Satish Bodige, Thilina N. Gunasekara
  • Publication number: 20180223211
    Abstract: A low transition temperature mixture (LTTM) or deep eutectic solvent (DES) useful as a lubricating oil base stock and lubricating oil including a eutectic mixture of at least a first component and at least a second component. The at least first component comprises a hydrogen bond acceptor and the at least second component comprises a hydrogen bond donor. The eutectic mixture includes an equilibrium phase between the at least first component and the at least second component. The equilibrium phase does not exhibit physical characteristics of the at least first component in an unmixed state and the at least second component in an unmixed state. The at least first component and the at least second component form an intermolecular interaction between each other sufficient to prevent crystallization of the at least first component and the at least second component in the eutectic mixture. The eutectic mixture is a liquid at 20° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Abhimanyu O. PATIL, Satish BODIGE
  • Publication number: 20180223212
    Abstract: The invention provides for a process for preparing a lubricating grease. The process can be carried out in the presence of a base oil and avoids the use of diisocyanate reagents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Jakob VISSER, Adam Petrus VAN ZWIETEN, Matthias EGGENSTEIN
  • Publication number: 20180223213
    Abstract: The present invention provides a Molybdenum or Tungsten chalcogenide nanoobject having: (a) an object size comprised from 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Ignacio GARCÍA ALONSO, Sarah MONTES PÉREZ, Ibon ODRIOZOLA, Germán CABAÑERO, Hans-Jürgen GRANDE, Ramón TENA ZAERA
  • Publication number: 20180223214
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seal swell agent which is a substituted sulfonyldibenzene compound, and lubricating compositions containing the seal swell agent. The substituents on the benzene rings may be hydrocarbyl groups of 4 to 20 carbon atoms or alkylene groups of 1-2 carbon atoms with further functional groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Mariam SHAMSZAD, Paul E. ADAMS, Mahmud M. HUSSAIN, Peter MIATT
  • Publication number: 20180223215
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lubricating composition including at least one base oil and at least one organomolybdenum compound selected from the molybdenum dithiophosphate compounds or the sulphur-free molybdenum complexes, for preventing or reducing pre-ignition in an engine, preferably in a vehicle engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Nicolas OBRECHT
  • Publication number: 20180223216
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to a lubricating composition additives that prevent or reduce seals degradation, especially in the presence of basic amine compounds which impart basicity (measured as total base number or TBN) to the lubricating composition. The lubricating composition contains (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity, (b) a basic amine compound, and (c) a 1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Yanshi Zhang, Jason J. Hanthorn, Ewan E. Delbridge
  • Publication number: 20180223217
    Abstract: Disclosed is the use of a lubricating composition including at least one base oil and at least one polyalkylene glycol (PAG) produced by polymerisation or copolymerisation of alkylene oxides including between 3 and 8 carbon atoms, at least one of which being a butylene oxide, for preventing or reducing pre-ignition in an engine, preferably in a vehicle engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Nicolas OBRECHT
  • Publication number: 20180223218
    Abstract: One or more fatty amines are soluble in a lubricating composition for preventing and/or reducing the metal losses of the parts of an engine, such as a marine engine. The parts are brought into contact with the lubricating composition in order to prevent or reduce the metal losses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Valérie DOYEN, Céline CHALANCON
  • Publication number: 20180223219
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition including: a lubricant base oil; (A) a first defoaming agent obtainable by a process, the process including the step of: polymerizing (b) at least one defoaming agent monomer in (a) a polymerization solvent under coexistence of (c) a polymer soluble in the polymerization solvent; and (B) a second defoaming agent being a silicone defoaming agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira TAKAGI, Go TATSUMI
  • Publication number: 20180223220
    Abstract: A universal synthetic water displacement multi-purpose penetrating lubricant product-by-process with the capacity to protect metal surfaces against corrosion, with galvanic and electrolysis protection, while providing excellent lubrication properties. The lubricant actively penetrates the crystalline surface of the metal while exhibiting extreme pressure lubrication, non-migrating with lasting protection. The lubricant exhibits dielectric strength of over 14,000 volts, at the same time cleaning electrical contacts while reducing resistance and associated heat. A preferred embodiment comprises polymerized alpha-olefins, K-1 kerosene, and at least one base oil selected from the base oil group consisting of hydroisomerized high base oils and HT severe hydro-cracked base oils. Various combinations of other optional ingredients are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: BestLine International Research, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald J. Sloan
  • Publication number: 20180223221
    Abstract: A hollow vessel operated under vacuum receives whole orange peel delivered by a conveyor. The peel is heated indirectly by steam. Oil and water present in the peel evaporates and is drawn off to be condensed, captured and separated. Separation is by decantation. Operation under vacuum lowers the boiling point of the oil. Steam condensate is collected for reuse. The exiting peel discharges from the vessel and is conveyed away for further processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Charles Steven Cook, Seth William Turlington, Savino Charles Musella
  • Publication number: 20180223222
    Abstract: Provided are self-adhering cleaning compositions that may include (a) an adhesion promoter, (b) a glycine betaine ester, and (c) water. Commonly, the adhesion promoter may include at least one compound including one or more polyalkoxy groups and the glycine betaine ester may be a compound of formula (I): Me3N+—CH2—C(O)—O—R X? (I) wherein R is an aliphatic group having 8 to 22 carbon atoms and X? represents an inorganic or organic anion. Typically, the composition is a gel and may have a gel melt temperature of about 55-80° C., a viscosity at 25° C. of at least about 150,000 cP, and/or a hardness of at least about 150 g. Methods for treating a hard surface, such as a toilet bowl, using the self-adhering cleaning compositions are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventor: Marie-Esther Saint Victor