Additive compositions with a friction modifier and a dispersant
Patent No. 9,499,764
An engine oil comprising a major amount of a base oil and a minor amount of an additive package, wherein the additive package comprises: (A) a friction modifier compound of the formula IV: ##STR00001## wherein R is a linear or branched, saturated, unsaturated, or partially saturated hydrocarbyl group having about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms; and (B) at least one dispersant.
Inventors: John T. Loper (Richmond), Jeremy P. Styer (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
Nov. 22, 2016
Additive compositions with plural friction modifiers
Patent No. 9,499,763
A lubricating oil comprising a major amount of base oil and a minor amount of an additive package, wherein the additive package comprises: (A) a friction modifier component selected from: (a) one or more a reaction products of an alcohol with a compound of the formula IV: ##STR00001## and (b) one or more compounds of the Formulae II-III: ##STR00002## wherein R is a linear or branched, saturated, unsaturated, or partially saturated hydrocarbyl having about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently selected from hydrogen C.sub.1-C.sub.18 hydrocarbyl groups, and C.sub.1-C.sub.18 hydrocarbyl groups containing one or more heteroatoms; X is an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium cation and n is the valence of cation X, and reaction products of amines, amino alcohols, alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxides, alkali or alkaline earth metal oxides and mixtures thereof with compounds of the Formula IV: ##STR00003## Where R is as defined above; and (B) at least one friction modifier that is different from the one or more compounds (A).
Inventors: John T. Loper (Richmond), Jeremy P. Styer (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
Nov. 22, 2016
Additive compositions with a friction modifier and a detergent
Patent No. 9,499,762
A lubricating composition comprising a major amount of base oil and a minor amount of an additive package, wherein the additive package comprises (A) a friction modifier component selected from: (a) one or more a reaction products of an alcohol with a compound of the formula IV: ##STR00001## and (b) one or more compounds of the Formulae II-III: ##STR00002## wherein R is a linear or branched, saturated, unsaturated, or partially saturated hydrocarbyl having about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently selected from hydrogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.18 hydrocarbyl groups, and C.sub.1-C.sub.18 hydrocarbyl groups containing one or more heteroatoms; and X is an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium cation and n is the valence of cation X; and (B) at least one detergent.
Inventors: John T. Loper (Richmond), Jeremy P. Styer (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
Nov. 22, 2016
Additive compositions with a friction modifier and a metal dialkyl dithio phosphate salt
Patent No. 9,499,761
A lubricating composition comprising a major amount of base oil and a minor amount of an additive package, wherein the additive package comprises: (A) a friction modifier component selected from: (a) one or more a reaction products of an alcohol with a compound of the formula IV: ##STR00001## and (b) one or more compounds of the Formulae II-III: ##STR00002## wherein R is a linear or branched, saturated, unsaturated, or partially saturated hydrocarbyl having about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently selected from hydrogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.18 hydrocarbyl groups, and C.sub.1-C.sub.18 hydrocarbyl groups containing one or more heteroatoms; and X is an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, or ammonium cation and n is the valence of cation X; and (B) at least one metal dialkyl dithio phosphate salt.
Inventors: John T. Loper (Richmond), Jeremy P. Styer (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
Nov. 22, 2016
Foam control compositions
Patent No. 9,499,662
Disclosed is a method for inhibiting the formation of foam in aqueous systems by adding foam control composition including a polyoxyethylene and/or a polyoxypropylene nonionic fatty acid derivative and a quaternary ammonium surfactant.
Inventors: John Richardson (Hanover, Va.), Mark Puchovich (Henrico, Va.), Vladimir Djukanovic (Henrico, Va.), Karen Williams (Richmond)
Assignee: Chemtreat Inc. (Glen Allen, Va.)
Nov. 22, 2016
Collapsible container
Patent No. 9,497,992
Articles of manufacture, products, and packaging methods are provided that include collapsible container. Collapsible containers provided herein can define an open interior space with a peripheral side wall having a top edge and a bottom edge and a bottom wall attached to the bottom edge of the side wall. The bottom wall can include a displaceable portion in an expanded configuration that extends below the bottom edge of the side wall and adapted to being displaced to a collapsed configuration that extends above the bottom edge of the side wall. Product constituents (e.g., pouches of smokeless tobacco) can be placed in a collapsible container provided herein while the collapsible container is in its expanded configuration. After installing a lid onto a collapsible container to enclose the product within the collapsible container, the container can be collapsed to its collapsed configuration.
Inventors: James D. Evans (Chesterfield, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Nov. 22, 2016
System and method for automatically authenticating a caller
Patent No. 9,501,776
Systems and methods include an input interface that receives registration information including a contact number input into a mobile device of a user, a call interface that transmits a call signal to a call center system, wherein the call signal comprises the call signal contact number that placed a call associated with the call signal and a communication interface that transmits the registration information to a profile database that stores the registration information as a profile for authenticating the mobile device user and identifying information from the mobile device of the user during the call. The call center system includes a call authentication processor that retrieves the user profile, an authentication interface that receives the identifying information, and an authentication processor that compares the identifying information with the user profile, and routes the call on an authenticated call path if the identifying information at least partially matches the user profile.
Inventors: Christopher D. Martin (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Financial Corp. (McLean, Va.)
Nov. 22, 2016
Method and apparatus for using at least a portion of a one-time password as a dynamic card verification value
Patent No. 9,501,774
Method and apparatus for using at least a portion of a one-time password as a dynamic card verification value (CVV) are disclosed. A credit/debit card is able to generate a dynamic card verification value (CVV). Such a card may also include an indication that the dynamic CVV is to be used as a security code for purchasing or other transactions. A card-based financial transaction can be authorized in accordance with the use of a dynamic CVV by receiving a transaction authorization request for a specific credit/debit card, wherein the transaction authorization request includes a dynamic CVV. The dynamic CVV can be compared to at least a portion of a one-time password generated for the specific credit/debit card, and a transaction authorization can be sent to the merchant or vendor when the dynamic CVV matches all or a portion of the one-time password.
Inventors: James M. Ashfield (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Bank of America Corp. (Charlotte, N.C)
Nov. 22, 2016
Non-pyrotechnic, low observable tracer
Patent No. 9,500,457
A low observable photoluminescent tracer projectile, for use with a small caliber weapon at night–which utilizes a base phosphor material of Ca, Sr and S, or a base phosphor material of Y.sub.2, O.sub.2, and S–with a combination of minor dopant ingredients; which base phosphor material is mixed with a clear binder to form a photoluminescent material which is applied to the rear end, or base, of a small arms projectile as a thin layer; to which thin layer is added a layer of small retro-reflectors–whereby, when this projectile is fired from the weapon, the photoluminescent mixture will be activated and will be observable, using night vision at an angle of 0 to about 20 degrees from the rear end of the projectile.
Inventors: Matthew T. Horch (Hillsborough, N.J.), Christel M. Kelly (New Providence, N.J.), Garry P. Glaspell (Mechanicsville, Va.)
Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, D.C.)
Nov. 22, 2016
Systems and methods for providing a direct marketing campaign planning environment
Patent No. 9,508,092
Embodiments of system are disclosed in which selection strategies for a direct marketing campaign that identify consumers from a credit bureau or other consumer database can be planned, tested, and/or refined on a stable subset of the credit database. In some embodiments, once refined, consumer selection criteria may be used to execute the direct marketing campaign on the full consumer/credit database, which is preferably updated approximately twice weekly. In one preferred embodiment, the data for the test database represents a random sampling of approximately 10% of the full database and the sampling is regenerated approximately weekly in order to provide a stable set of data on which campaign developers may test their campaign. For each consumer in the sampling, the environment may allow a client to access and use both attributes calculated by the credit bureau and proprietary attributes and data owned by the client. The system allows for a plurality of clients to use the system substantially simultaneously while protecting the privacy and integrity of the client’s proprietary data and results.
Inventors: Laura J. DeSoto (Newport Beach, Calif.), Michele M. Pearson (Irvine, Calif.), Kristi Ann Adkinson (Algonquin, Ill.), Venkat R. Achanta (Richmond), Felicia Peng (Irvine, Calif.)
Assignee: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (Costa Mesa, Calif.)
Nov. 29, 2016
User-specific application activation for remote sessions
Patent No. 9,507,921
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software to enhance licensing in multi-user computing environments. In an implementation, for each user of a plurality of users engaged with an application installed in a multi-user computing environment, a user-specific license state is maintained for the user with respect to the application. In addition, for each of the plurality of users engaged with the application installed in the multi-user computing environment, the application is delivered in accordance with the user-specific license state for the user.
Inventors: Piotr A. Ciszewski (Kirkland, Wash.), Tianyu Xie (Redmond, Wash.), Richard Moloney (Redmond, Wash.), Robert Donner (Bellevue, Wash.), Zhengyu Li (Richmond)
Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing (Redmond, Wash.)
Nov. 29, 2016
Dispensing system and package for use therewith
Patent No. 9,505,538
A system for dispensing articles provided initially in a package is disclosed that comprises a frame configured to support the package of articles and a package-opening tool associated with the frame. The frame includes longitudinally opposed front and rear end sections, and an upper support deck extending at least partially between the front and rear end sections and below which a product display area is provided. The opening tool associated with the frame such that its open the package when the package is moved longitudinally on the upper support deck and relative to the opening tool, thereby allowing the articles to be at least partially dispensed from the package into the product display area.
Inventors: Caleb S. Loftin (Richmond), Aaron L. Bates (Kennesaw, Ga.), Laurel Thomas (Portland, Ore.), Derek King (Northamptonshire, Great Britain), John A. Gelardi (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: MeadWestvaco Corp. (Richmond)
Nov. 29, 2016
Additive compositions with a friction modifier and a dispersant
Patent No. 9,499,764
An engine oil comprising a major amount of a base oil and a minor amount of an additive package, wherein the additive package comprises: (A) a friction modifier compound of the formula IV: ##STR00001## wherein R is a linear or branched, saturated, unsaturated, or partially saturated hydrocarbyl group having about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms; and (B) at least one dispersant.
Inventors: John T. Loper (Richmond), Jeremy P. Styer (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
Nov. 22, 2016
Additive compositions with plural friction modifiers
Patent No. 9,499,763
A lubricating oil comprising a major amount of base oil and a minor amount of an additive package, wherein the additive package comprises: (A) a friction modifier component selected from: (a) one or more a reaction products of an alcohol with a compound of the formula IV: ##STR00001## and (b) one or more compounds of the Formulae II-III: ##STR00002## wherein R is a linear or branched, saturated, unsaturated, or partially saturated hydrocarbyl having about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently selected from hydrogen C.sub.1-C.sub.18 hydrocarbyl groups, and C.sub.1-C.sub.18 hydrocarbyl groups containing one or more heteroatoms; X is an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium cation and n is the valence of cation X, and reaction products of amines, amino alcohols, alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxides, alkali or alkaline earth metal oxides and mixtures thereof with compounds of the Formula IV: ##STR00003## Where R is as defined above; and (B) at least one friction modifier that is different from the one or more compounds (A).
Inventors: John T. Loper (Richmond), Jeremy P. Styer (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
Nov. 22, 2016
Additive compositions with a friction modifier and a detergent
Patent No. 9,499,762
A lubricating composition comprising a major amount of base oil and a minor amount of an additive package, wherein the additive package comprises (A) a friction modifier component selected from: (a) one or more a reaction products of an alcohol with a compound of the formula IV: ##STR00001## and (b) one or more compounds of the Formulae II-III: ##STR00002## wherein R is a linear or branched, saturated, unsaturated, or partially saturated hydrocarbyl having about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently selected from hydrogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.18 hydrocarbyl groups, and C.sub.1-C.sub.18 hydrocarbyl groups containing one or more heteroatoms; and X is an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium cation and n is the valence of cation X; and (B) at least one detergent.
Inventors: John T. Loper (Richmond), Jeremy P. Styer (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
Nov. 22, 2016
Additive compositions with a friction modifier and a metal dialkyl dithio phosphate salt
Patent No. 9,499,761
A lubricating composition comprising a major amount of base oil and a minor amount of an additive package, wherein the additive package comprises: (A) a friction modifier component selected from: (a) one or more a reaction products of an alcohol with a compound of the formula IV: ##STR00001## and (b) one or more compounds of the Formulae II-III: ##STR00002## wherein R is a linear or branched, saturated, unsaturated, or partially saturated hydrocarbyl having about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently selected from hydrogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.18 hydrocarbyl groups, and C.sub.1-C.sub.18 hydrocarbyl groups containing one or more heteroatoms; and X is an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, or ammonium cation and n is the valence of cation X; and (B) at least one metal dialkyl dithio phosphate salt.
Inventors: John T. Loper (Richmond), Jeremy P. Styer (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
Nov. 22, 2016
Foam control compositions
Patent No. 9,499,662
Disclosed is a method for inhibiting the formation of foam in aqueous systems by adding foam control composition including a polyoxyethylene and/or a polyoxypropylene nonionic fatty acid derivative and a quaternary ammonium surfactant.
Inventors: John Richardson (Hanover, Va.), Mark Puchovich (Henrico, Va.), Vladimir Djukanovic (Henrico, Va.), Karen Williams (Richmond)
Assignee: Chemtreat Inc. (Glen Allen, Va.)
Nov. 22, 2016
Collapsible container
Patent No. 9,497,992
Articles of manufacture, products, and packaging methods are provided that include collapsible container. Collapsible containers provided herein can define an open interior space with a peripheral side wall having a top edge and a bottom edge and a bottom wall attached to the bottom edge of the side wall. The bottom wall can include a displaceable portion in an expanded configuration that extends below the bottom edge of the side wall and adapted to being displaced to a collapsed configuration that extends above the bottom edge of the side wall. Product constituents (e.g., pouches of smokeless tobacco) can be placed in a collapsible container provided herein while the collapsible container is in its expanded configuration. After installing a lid onto a collapsible container to enclose the product within the collapsible container, the container can be collapsed to its collapsed configuration.
Inventors: James D. Evans (Chesterfield, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Nov. 22, 2016
System and method for automatically authenticating a caller
Patent No. 9,501,776
Systems and methods include an input interface that receives registration information including a contact number input into a mobile device of a user, a call interface that transmits a call signal to a call center system, wherein the call signal comprises the call signal contact number that placed a call associated with the call signal and a communication interface that transmits the registration information to a profile database that stores the registration information as a profile for authenticating the mobile device user and identifying information from the mobile device of the user during the call. The call center system includes a call authentication processor that retrieves the user profile, an authentication interface that receives the identifying information, and an authentication processor that compares the identifying information with the user profile, and routes the call on an authenticated call path if the identifying information at least partially matches the user profile.
Inventors: Christopher D. Martin (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Financial Corp. (McLean, Va.)
Nov. 22, 2016
Method and apparatus for using at least a portion of a one-time password as a dynamic card verification value
Patent No. 9,501,774
Method and apparatus for using at least a portion of a one-time password as a dynamic card verification value (CVV) are disclosed. A credit/debit card is able to generate a dynamic card verification value (CVV). Such a card may also include an indication that the dynamic CVV is to be used as a security code for purchasing or other transactions. A card-based financial transaction can be authorized in accordance with the use of a dynamic CVV by receiving a transaction authorization request for a specific credit/debit card, wherein the transaction authorization request includes a dynamic CVV. The dynamic CVV can be compared to at least a portion of a one-time password generated for the specific credit/debit card, and a transaction authorization can be sent to the merchant or vendor when the dynamic CVV matches all or a portion of the one-time password.
Inventors: James M. Ashfield (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Bank of America Corp. (Charlotte, N.C)
Nov. 22, 2016
Non-pyrotechnic, low observable tracer
Patent No. 9,500,457
A low observable photoluminescent tracer projectile, for use with a small caliber weapon at night–which utilizes a base phosphor material of Ca, Sr and S, or a base phosphor material of Y.sub.2, O.sub.2, and S–with a combination of minor dopant ingredients; which base phosphor material is mixed with a clear binder to form a photoluminescent material which is applied to the rear end, or base, of a small arms projectile as a thin layer; to which thin layer is added a layer of small retro-reflectors–whereby, when this projectile is fired from the weapon, the photoluminescent mixture will be activated and will be observable, using night vision at an angle of 0 to about 20 degrees from the rear end of the projectile.
Inventors: Matthew T. Horch (Hillsborough, N.J.), Christel M. Kelly (New Providence, N.J.), Garry P. Glaspell (Mechanicsville, Va.)
Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, D.C.)
Nov. 22, 2016
Systems and methods for providing a direct marketing campaign planning environment
Patent No. 9,508,092
Embodiments of system are disclosed in which selection strategies for a direct marketing campaign that identify consumers from a credit bureau or other consumer database can be planned, tested, and/or refined on a stable subset of the credit database. In some embodiments, once refined, consumer selection criteria may be used to execute the direct marketing campaign on the full consumer/credit database, which is preferably updated approximately twice weekly. In one preferred embodiment, the data for the test database represents a random sampling of approximately 10% of the full database and the sampling is regenerated approximately weekly in order to provide a stable set of data on which campaign developers may test their campaign. For each consumer in the sampling, the environment may allow a client to access and use both attributes calculated by the credit bureau and proprietary attributes and data owned by the client. The system allows for a plurality of clients to use the system substantially simultaneously while protecting the privacy and integrity of the client’s proprietary data and results.
Inventors: Laura J. DeSoto (Newport Beach, Calif.), Michele M. Pearson (Irvine, Calif.), Kristi Ann Adkinson (Algonquin, Ill.), Venkat R. Achanta (Richmond), Felicia Peng (Irvine, Calif.)
Assignee: Experian Information Solutions Inc. (Costa Mesa, Calif.)
Nov. 29, 2016
User-specific application activation for remote sessions
Patent No. 9,507,921
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software to enhance licensing in multi-user computing environments. In an implementation, for each user of a plurality of users engaged with an application installed in a multi-user computing environment, a user-specific license state is maintained for the user with respect to the application. In addition, for each of the plurality of users engaged with the application installed in the multi-user computing environment, the application is delivered in accordance with the user-specific license state for the user.
Inventors: Piotr A. Ciszewski (Kirkland, Wash.), Tianyu Xie (Redmond, Wash.), Richard Moloney (Redmond, Wash.), Robert Donner (Bellevue, Wash.), Zhengyu Li (Richmond)
Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing (Redmond, Wash.)
Nov. 29, 2016
Dispensing system and package for use therewith
Patent No. 9,505,538
A system for dispensing articles provided initially in a package is disclosed that comprises a frame configured to support the package of articles and a package-opening tool associated with the frame. The frame includes longitudinally opposed front and rear end sections, and an upper support deck extending at least partially between the front and rear end sections and below which a product display area is provided. The opening tool associated with the frame such that its open the package when the package is moved longitudinally on the upper support deck and relative to the opening tool, thereby allowing the articles to be at least partially dispensed from the package into the product display area.
Inventors: Caleb S. Loftin (Richmond), Aaron L. Bates (Kennesaw, Ga.), Laurel Thomas (Portland, Ore.), Derek King (Northamptonshire, Great Britain), John A. Gelardi (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: MeadWestvaco Corp. (Richmond)
Nov. 29, 2016