Abstract: A lubricating fluid comprising a base oil, which utilizes carboxylic esters of carboxyl di-end-capped-polyethylene glycols, or a mixture thereof with carboxylic esters of carboxyl di-end-capped-polytetramethylene glycols, to improve low temperature performance, as well as minimize elastohydrodynamic shear strength, and enables the production of high efficiency fluids with enhanced low temperature properties for machines or machine elements that operate in the elastohydrodynamic regime in lubrication.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 20, 2021
Date of Patent:
November 21, 2023
Assignee:
VANTAGE SANTOLUBES RESEARCH LLC
Inventors:
Thomas Reginald Forbus, Jr., Salvatore Michael Perna
Abstract: A system having a conveyor assembly, at least one scorching assembly, and a central controller. The conveyor assembly has a conveyor that effects movement of at least one board or panel relative to a movement axis. Each scorching assembly has a combustion chamber, at least one burner, and at least one processing unit. Each burner can be mounted to the combustion chamber and at least partially received within the combustion chamber. Each burner can be oriented toward the conveyor. The at least one processing unit can be communicatively coupled to the at least one burner and configured to selectively control activation and operation of the at least one burner. The central controller can be communicatively coupled to each processing unit of the at least one scorching assembly and configured to receive a user input corresponding to a scorching profile for the at least one board or panel.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 11, 2019
Date of Patent:
October 3, 2023
Assignee:
COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
Inventors:
Roman Morris, Ronald L. Davis, Kenneth Ellington
Abstract: A method of treating hepatitis virus infection is disclosed. The method comprising administering to a human subject in need of such treatment an effective hepatitis virus-combatting amount of an alkyl lipid or alkyl lipid derivative.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 22, 1998
Date of Patent:
February 29, 2000
Assignees:
Wake Forest University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Inventors:
Susan L. Morris-Natschke, Louis S. Kucera
Abstract: A method of treating hepatitis virus infection is disclosed. The method comprising administering to a human subject in need of such treatment an effective hepatitis virus-combatting amount of an alkyl lipid or alkyl lipid derivative.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 6, 1995
Date of Patent:
June 23, 1998
Assignees:
Wake Forest University, University of North Carolina
Inventors:
Louis S. Kucera, Susan L. Morris-Natschke