Preventing equipment fouling via corrosion reduction
Patent No. 9,382,629
An embodiment prevents equipment fouling (deposition of unwanted material) in an oil recovery system via implementing passivation of metallic components. By preventing or at least slowing or inhibiting corrosion of equipment or components via passivation, such as passivating heat exchangers, metallic piping, and the like, an embodiment in turn reduces fouling thereof. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Inventors: Robert Wright Bedinger III (Richmond), Benjamin Edwards Niemaseck (Chesterfield, Va.), Mark Jason Puchovich (Henrico, Va.), John Richardson (Hanover, Va.)
Assignee: Chemtreat Inc. (Glen Allen, Va.)
July 5, 2016
Polyhydroxyalkyl ether amines and fuels containing them
Patent No. 9,382,495
A fuel additive and method for improving fuel economy in an engine. The method includes providing a fuel composition to an engine, wherein the fuel composition includes gasoline and from about 10 to about 750 ppm by weight based on a total weight of the fuel composition of a fuel stable additive of the formula ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 comprises a saturated hydrocarbyl group having from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an alkyl, polyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl or polyalkoxyalkyl group containing from 2 to 25 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 is an alkyl group containing from 2 to 5 carbon atoms, R.sup.4 is a linear alkyl group containing 2 to 3 carbon atoms, and x is an integer selected from 0 and 1, and combusting the fuel composition in the engine.
Inventors: Xinggao Fang (Midlothian, Va.), Scott A. Culley (Midlothian, Va.), Scott D. Schwab (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
July 5, 2016
Oximation of KA oil by-product
Patent No. 9,382,195
The present disclosure provides methods for separating ketones and alcohols. In one embodiment, the methods and compositions disclosed are useful in separating cyclohexanol from cyclohexanone. In one embodiment, cyclohexanone is converted to its corresponding oxime by treating the cyclohexanone with hydroxylamine. The resulting cyclohexanone oxime is then separated from the cyclohexanol, providing streams of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone oxime.
Inventors: James A. Kweeder (Chesterfield, Va.), Alan B. Levy (Randolph, N.J.)
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, N.J.)
July 5, 2016
Hinged lid packaging
Patent No. 9,382,062
A pack for consumer goods includes an outer packaging container and an inner packaging container. The outer packaging container includes a lower box portion with an upper lid portion hingedly connected thereto. The inner packaging container includes a dispensing opening with a resealable closure, a front panel, a back panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, and opposing side panels; each side panel having an inner panel and an outer panel, the inner panel having a first width defining a width of the inner packaging container, and the outer panel including at least a portion having a second width defining flanges having a width greater than the first width. The inner packaging container is insertable within the outer packaging container, the flanges on the back panel of the inner packaging container exert biasing forces on the hinged lid of the outer packaging container to assure lid closure is maintained.
Inventors: Robert T. Mitten (Glen Allen, Va.), Christopher J. Hession (Mechanicsville, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond)
July 5, 2016
Composite material; a ballistic resistant article made from same and method of making the article
Patent No. 9,381,728
A fiber reinforced resin composite for ballistic protection comprising a plurality of first and second plies wherein the first and second plies further comprise a woven fabric and a polymeric resin. The fabric has a Russell tightness factor of from 0.2 to 0.7 and a cover factor of at least 0.45, The fabric is impregnated with the resin, the resin comprising from 5 to 30 weight percent of the total weight of fabric plus resin. The fabric of each first and second ply comprises regions wherein the fabric is distorted from an orthogonal woven state by a distortion angle of least 30 degrees. The composite may further comprising a third ply having a surface area no greater than 50% of the surface area of a first and second ply. The ratio of the number of first plus second plies to the number of third plies is from 2:1 to 12:1.
Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Hanks (Midlothian, Va.), Brian Charles West (Wilmington, Del.), John Henry McMinn (Newark, Del.)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
July 5, 2016
On-line oil and foreign matter detection system and method
Patent No. 9,381,545
A system for detecting oil contaminated product and foreign matter within a product stream is provided. The system includes a first conveying means for delivering a product stream; a first detection apparatus for detecting oil contaminated product, the first detection apparatus positioned proximate the product stream, the first detection apparatus including a high intensity infrared light source directed at the product stream; and a high speed NIR spectrometer sensor tuned to detect a reflected signal from a taggant disposed in the oil of the oil contaminated product; a second detection apparatus for detecting foreign matter within a product stream, the second detection apparatus positioned proximate the product stream, the second detection apparatus including a light source for illuminating the product stream and a detector for detecting light reflected from the product stream; and a controller for determining whether the product stream contains oil contaminated product or foreign matter by monitoring signals obtained from the first detection apparatus and the second detection apparatus.
Inventors: Edmond J. Cadieux Jr. (Mechanicsville, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond)
July 5, 2016
Sphingosine kinase type 1 inhibitors
Patent No. 9,388,121
Provided are novel compositions and analogs which are useful in a number of applications, indications and diseases, as well as for monitoring pharmakinetics and patient management. These compounds and analogs are applicable to treating tumors of the central nervous system, e.g., glioblastoma (GBM).
Inventors: Sarah Spiegel (Richmond), Robert Elliot Zipkin (Wynnewood, Penn.), Jeffrey Kroll Adams (Fort Washington, Penn.)
Assignee: Enzo Therapeutics Inc. (Farmingdale, N.Y.)
July 12, 2016
Compositions and methods for treating clostridium infection and preventing recurrence of infection
Patent No. 9,387,199
C. difficile infection (CDI) is the most common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Unfortunately, antibiotic therapy remains as the standard treatment for this antibiotic-induced disease and relapses are common. Antibiotic treatment typically is given for 10 to 14 days for initial or second episode of CDI. For recurrent episodes, more prolonged courses are recommended. It is disclosed herein that lower dose or shorter course of the antimicrobial treatment is sufficient to treat the disease and prevent recurrent disease by enabling a good immunologic response to infection, and perhaps also by better preserving normal flora, thus protecting against relapses or reinfection.
Inventors: Richard L. Guerrant (Charlottesville, Va.), Cirle Alcantara Warren (Waynesboro, Va.), John Hudson Moore II (Richmond), Edward van Opstal (Great Falls, Va.)
Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Va.)
July 12, 2016
Coated impregnated porous filter plug
Patent No. 9,386,801
A process for producing a coated filter plug for a smoking article including: (a) incorporating an additive to a porous filter plug, thereby obtaining an impregnated filter plug; (b) coating a surface of the impregnated filter plug with a cross-linkable polymer material; and (c) cross-linking the cross-linkable polymer material, to form a cross-linked, breakable coating substantially enclosing the impregnated filter plug. The process may further include at least partially coating the impregnated filter plug with a cross-linking agent prior to, or subsequent to, coating with the cross-linkable polymer material.
Inventors: Georgios Karles (Richmond), Shuzhong Zhuang (Richmond), Yi Zeng (Richmond), Hongwei Liu (Richmond), Daqing Wu (Richmond)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. (Richmond)
July 12, 2016
Fabrics, laminates and assembles formed from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene tape articles
Patent No. 9,387,646
Fabrics, laminates and assembles formed from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene tape articles. The tape articles have an average cross-sectional aspect ratio of at least about 10:1 and have a ratio of the low temperature area under the curve (120.degree. C. to Tm-onset) to the total area under the curve (120.degree. C. to 165.degree. C.) of less than about 0.15 as calculated from an increasing temperature DSC scan from a temperature of 30.degree. C. to a temperature of 200.degree. C. at a constant rate of 10.degree. C. per minute.
Inventors: Thomas Tam (Chesterfield, Va.), Mark Benjamin Boone (Mechanicsville, Va.), Steven Thomas Correale (Chester, Va.)
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, N.J.)
July 12, 2016
Outer sleeve and blank therefor
Patent No. 9,387,149
An outer sleeve includes first and second opposed side panels edges, hinge panels interconnecting the first and second side panels such that at least one chamber is defined between the first and second side panels, at least one of the hinge panels being hingedly connected to at least one of the first and second side panels along one of the opposed side edges of the at least one side panel, and at least one inner panel positioned at least in part inside the at least one chamber. The at least one inner panel includes a slide card locking mechanism for releasably locking at least one slide card in a locked position within the at least one chamber. The at least one side panel includes a release button positioned proximate the slide card locking mechanism of the at least one inner panel. The at least one inner panel is hingedly connected to one of the end edges of the at least one panel.
Inventors: Steven P. Jones (Elon, N.C.), Marty Jones (Glen Allen, Va.), Robert Workman (Burlington, N.C.)
Assignee: WestRock MWV (Norcross, Ga.)
July 12, 2016
Preventing equipment fouling via corrosion reduction
Patent No. 9,382,629
An embodiment prevents equipment fouling (deposition of unwanted material) in an oil recovery system via implementing passivation of metallic components. By preventing or at least slowing or inhibiting corrosion of equipment or components via passivation, such as passivating heat exchangers, metallic piping, and the like, an embodiment in turn reduces fouling thereof. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Inventors: Robert Wright Bedinger III (Richmond), Benjamin Edwards Niemaseck (Chesterfield, Va.), Mark Jason Puchovich (Henrico, Va.), John Richardson (Hanover, Va.)
Assignee: Chemtreat Inc. (Glen Allen, Va.)
July 5, 2016
Polyhydroxyalkyl ether amines and fuels containing them
Patent No. 9,382,495
A fuel additive and method for improving fuel economy in an engine. The method includes providing a fuel composition to an engine, wherein the fuel composition includes gasoline and from about 10 to about 750 ppm by weight based on a total weight of the fuel composition of a fuel stable additive of the formula ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 comprises a saturated hydrocarbyl group having from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an alkyl, polyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl or polyalkoxyalkyl group containing from 2 to 25 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 is an alkyl group containing from 2 to 5 carbon atoms, R.sup.4 is a linear alkyl group containing 2 to 3 carbon atoms, and x is an integer selected from 0 and 1, and combusting the fuel composition in the engine.
Inventors: Xinggao Fang (Midlothian, Va.), Scott A. Culley (Midlothian, Va.), Scott D. Schwab (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
July 5, 2016
Oximation of KA oil by-product
Patent No. 9,382,195
The present disclosure provides methods for separating ketones and alcohols. In one embodiment, the methods and compositions disclosed are useful in separating cyclohexanol from cyclohexanone. In one embodiment, cyclohexanone is converted to its corresponding oxime by treating the cyclohexanone with hydroxylamine. The resulting cyclohexanone oxime is then separated from the cyclohexanol, providing streams of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone oxime.
Inventors: James A. Kweeder (Chesterfield, Va.), Alan B. Levy (Randolph, N.J.)
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, N.J.)
July 5, 2016
Hinged lid packaging
Patent No. 9,382,062
A pack for consumer goods includes an outer packaging container and an inner packaging container. The outer packaging container includes a lower box portion with an upper lid portion hingedly connected thereto. The inner packaging container includes a dispensing opening with a resealable closure, a front panel, a back panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, and opposing side panels; each side panel having an inner panel and an outer panel, the inner panel having a first width defining a width of the inner packaging container, and the outer panel including at least a portion having a second width defining flanges having a width greater than the first width. The inner packaging container is insertable within the outer packaging container, the flanges on the back panel of the inner packaging container exert biasing forces on the hinged lid of the outer packaging container to assure lid closure is maintained.
Inventors: Robert T. Mitten (Glen Allen, Va.), Christopher J. Hession (Mechanicsville, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond)
July 5, 2016
Composite material; a ballistic resistant article made from same and method of making the article
Patent No. 9,381,728
A fiber reinforced resin composite for ballistic protection comprising a plurality of first and second plies wherein the first and second plies further comprise a woven fabric and a polymeric resin. The fabric has a Russell tightness factor of from 0.2 to 0.7 and a cover factor of at least 0.45, The fabric is impregnated with the resin, the resin comprising from 5 to 30 weight percent of the total weight of fabric plus resin. The fabric of each first and second ply comprises regions wherein the fabric is distorted from an orthogonal woven state by a distortion angle of least 30 degrees. The composite may further comprising a third ply having a surface area no greater than 50% of the surface area of a first and second ply. The ratio of the number of first plus second plies to the number of third plies is from 2:1 to 12:1.
Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Hanks (Midlothian, Va.), Brian Charles West (Wilmington, Del.), John Henry McMinn (Newark, Del.)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
July 5, 2016
On-line oil and foreign matter detection system and method
Patent No. 9,381,545
A system for detecting oil contaminated product and foreign matter within a product stream is provided. The system includes a first conveying means for delivering a product stream; a first detection apparatus for detecting oil contaminated product, the first detection apparatus positioned proximate the product stream, the first detection apparatus including a high intensity infrared light source directed at the product stream; and a high speed NIR spectrometer sensor tuned to detect a reflected signal from a taggant disposed in the oil of the oil contaminated product; a second detection apparatus for detecting foreign matter within a product stream, the second detection apparatus positioned proximate the product stream, the second detection apparatus including a light source for illuminating the product stream and a detector for detecting light reflected from the product stream; and a controller for determining whether the product stream contains oil contaminated product or foreign matter by monitoring signals obtained from the first detection apparatus and the second detection apparatus.
Inventors: Edmond J. Cadieux Jr. (Mechanicsville, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond)
July 5, 2016
Sphingosine kinase type 1 inhibitors
Patent No. 9,388,121
Provided are novel compositions and analogs which are useful in a number of applications, indications and diseases, as well as for monitoring pharmakinetics and patient management. These compounds and analogs are applicable to treating tumors of the central nervous system, e.g., glioblastoma (GBM).
Inventors: Sarah Spiegel (Richmond), Robert Elliot Zipkin (Wynnewood, Penn.), Jeffrey Kroll Adams (Fort Washington, Penn.)
Assignee: Enzo Therapeutics Inc. (Farmingdale, N.Y.)
July 12, 2016
Compositions and methods for treating clostridium infection and preventing recurrence of infection
Patent No. 9,387,199
C. difficile infection (CDI) is the most common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Unfortunately, antibiotic therapy remains as the standard treatment for this antibiotic-induced disease and relapses are common. Antibiotic treatment typically is given for 10 to 14 days for initial or second episode of CDI. For recurrent episodes, more prolonged courses are recommended. It is disclosed herein that lower dose or shorter course of the antimicrobial treatment is sufficient to treat the disease and prevent recurrent disease by enabling a good immunologic response to infection, and perhaps also by better preserving normal flora, thus protecting against relapses or reinfection.
Inventors: Richard L. Guerrant (Charlottesville, Va.), Cirle Alcantara Warren (Waynesboro, Va.), John Hudson Moore II (Richmond), Edward van Opstal (Great Falls, Va.)
Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Va.)
July 12, 2016
Coated impregnated porous filter plug
Patent No. 9,386,801
A process for producing a coated filter plug for a smoking article including: (a) incorporating an additive to a porous filter plug, thereby obtaining an impregnated filter plug; (b) coating a surface of the impregnated filter plug with a cross-linkable polymer material; and (c) cross-linking the cross-linkable polymer material, to form a cross-linked, breakable coating substantially enclosing the impregnated filter plug. The process may further include at least partially coating the impregnated filter plug with a cross-linking agent prior to, or subsequent to, coating with the cross-linkable polymer material.
Inventors: Georgios Karles (Richmond), Shuzhong Zhuang (Richmond), Yi Zeng (Richmond), Hongwei Liu (Richmond), Daqing Wu (Richmond)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. (Richmond)
July 12, 2016
Fabrics, laminates and assembles formed from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene tape articles
Patent No. 9,387,646
Fabrics, laminates and assembles formed from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene tape articles. The tape articles have an average cross-sectional aspect ratio of at least about 10:1 and have a ratio of the low temperature area under the curve (120.degree. C. to Tm-onset) to the total area under the curve (120.degree. C. to 165.degree. C.) of less than about 0.15 as calculated from an increasing temperature DSC scan from a temperature of 30.degree. C. to a temperature of 200.degree. C. at a constant rate of 10.degree. C. per minute.
Inventors: Thomas Tam (Chesterfield, Va.), Mark Benjamin Boone (Mechanicsville, Va.), Steven Thomas Correale (Chester, Va.)
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, N.J.)
July 12, 2016
Outer sleeve and blank therefor
Patent No. 9,387,149
An outer sleeve includes first and second opposed side panels edges, hinge panels interconnecting the first and second side panels such that at least one chamber is defined between the first and second side panels, at least one of the hinge panels being hingedly connected to at least one of the first and second side panels along one of the opposed side edges of the at least one side panel, and at least one inner panel positioned at least in part inside the at least one chamber. The at least one inner panel includes a slide card locking mechanism for releasably locking at least one slide card in a locked position within the at least one chamber. The at least one side panel includes a release button positioned proximate the slide card locking mechanism of the at least one inner panel. The at least one inner panel is hingedly connected to one of the end edges of the at least one panel.
Inventors: Steven P. Jones (Elon, N.C.), Marty Jones (Glen Allen, Va.), Robert Workman (Burlington, N.C.)
Assignee: WestRock MWV (Norcross, Ga.)
July 12, 2016