Friction modifiers for lubricating oils
Patent No. 9,296,971
A lubricating oil comprising a major amount of a base oil and a minor amount of an additive package, and the additive package comprises at least one friction modifier selected from compounds of the formulae II, III and IV, and carboxylate salts thereof: ##STR00001## wherein R is a linear or branched, saturated, unsaturated, or partially saturated hydrocarbyl having about 8 to about 28 carbon atoms, n is 0 or 1; and the carboxylate salts have a cation that is an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, group IIB metal, or ammonium cation; and a dispersant and/or a detergent wherein said lubricating oil comprises at total of at least 5 wt. % of the dispersant and/or the detergent. Methods of using the engine oil to improve thin film and/or boundary layer friction in an engine are also provided.
Inventors: John T. Loper (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
March 29, 2016
System and method for generating heat at target area of patient’s body
Patent No. 9,295,517
A method and system is provided for generating and distributing heat at a target area of a patient’s body for treating lesions, tumors, cancers, body pain and nerve pain. The generated heat and the tissue temperature are monitored in real time. The system comprises a radio frequency (RF) antenna for receiving the RF waves generated from the RF generator. A RF absorber comprising several closed loop circuits and a miniaturized thermometer are implanted inside the body close to the target tissue. A controller/optimizer regulates a frequency and a transmission timing of the RF waves based on the measured target tissue temperature. The thermometer, the RF absorber and the wireless transmitter are placed in a screw. The RF absorber is made of metal with RF absorption rate higher than that of biological tissues. A ultrasound energy is also used to treat the target area.
Inventors: Nazmi Peyman (Richmond), Kayvan Najarian (Northville, Mich.), Dennis James Rivet II (Richmond), John Frederick Reavey Cantwell (Richmond)
Assignee: N/A
March 29, 2016
Current metering and abnormal event monitoring system
Patent No. 9,297,864
An MMS sensor assembly includes a U-shaped bottom housing that forms a recess in which is received a conductor whose current is to be sensed and a top housing arranged to be removably latched to the bottom housing. At least one magnetic field sensor is situated within the top housing, such the magnetic field sensor is positioned adjacent the conductor when the top housing is latched to the bottom housing, and is removable from the sensor assembly for repair or replacement. Circuitry connected to the magnetic field sensor includes a data storage device to store correction/compensation tables and/or equations for self-calibration or correction of the sensor.
Inventors: Timothy Martin Cortes (Mechanicsville, Va.), Gordon Earl Flynn (Glen Allen, Va.), Nesa Kumaran Kandaiah (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Power Distribution Inc. (Richmond)
March 29, 2016
Composite sheet and cargo container comprising same
Patent No. 9,296,555
This invention is directed to a non-rigid composite sheet comprising in order (i) a first component having an areal density of from 88 to 678 gsm comprising a first fabric of filamentary yarns having a tenacity of at least 11 g/dtex and a UV and weather impervious first polymeric layer. (ii) a second component having an areal density of from 30 to 237 gsm comprising a flame resistant substrate and an inorganic refractory layer and (iii) a third component having an areal density of from 88 to 678 gsm comprising a second fabric of filamentary yarns having a tenacity of at least 11 g/dtex and an impact and scratch resistant second polymeric layer, the second fabric of the third component being adjacent to the refractory layer of the second component.
Inventors: Dariusz Wlodzimierz Kawka (Midlothian, Va.), Karl K. Chang (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
March 29, 2016
Cognitive state supported automotive travel
Patent No. 9,296,395
A method, system, and computer program product for cognitive state supported automotive travel are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A detection is made that an event in a vehicle is outside of acceptable bounds for that event. A determination is made whether the event being outside of acceptable bounds is a result of a cognitive state of a person operating the vehicle. Responsive to the event being a result of the cognitive state of the person, an indication of the cognitive state of the person being below a threshold level of cognitive abilities is generated. An action corresponding to the cognitive state is performed. The action causes the vehicle to operate with improved safety.
Inventors: Kember Anne-Rivers Forcke (Henrico, Va.), Marc Kevin Johlic (Seminole, Fla.), Susann Marie Keohane (Austin, Texas), Mary Jo Mueller (Austin, Texas)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp. (Armonk, N.Y.)
March 29, 2016
Information management detailed task scheduler system
Patent No. 9,305,272
A method for managing information relating to a deployment of changes in order to communicate some or all the information to users includes providing an interface to a plurality of users at a plurality of workstations accessible by one or more of the users, receiving information comprising initiative data corresponding to each of the plurality of changes, the initiative data comprising data relating to a plurality of parameters corresponding to each of the plurality of changes, initiating display of some or all the initiative data corresponding to some or all the plurality of changes, logging event data related to a plurality of events associated with the deployment of the plurality of changes, the event data comprising change status data indicating a status of at least one of the plurality of changes, and initiating display of at least some of the event data to the users via the interface.
Inventors: Shawn Maurice Abrams (Weddington, N.C.), John Daniel Davidson (Concord, N.C.), Daniel Douglas Grace (Waxhaw, N.C.), Eric Nathaniel Hunsaker (Huntersville, N.C.), Gregory Lewis (Charlotte, N.C.), Jerome K. Licup (Hockessin, Del.), Timothy McClellan (Richmond), Hollie Hayes Newton (Charlotte, N.C.), Selmer R. Peterson (Owatonna, Minn.), Christine Roche (Huntersville, N.C.), William Cather Steincamp II (Cumberland, Va.)
Assignee: Bank of America Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.)
April 5, 2016
Process of preparing printing solution and making patterned cigarette wrappers
Patent No. 9,302,522
A process for making patterned cigarette wrapper includes the steps of: preparing a printing solution including the steps of: mixing at least water and a starch to form a starch mixture, heating the starch mixture to a temperature of at least about 180.degree. F. preferably for at least about 30 minutes to release amylopectin and amylose, adding propylene glycol to the starch mixture, and mixing the starch mixture and propylene glycol to form a printing solution, wherein the solution is maintained and applied at elevated temperature (120.degree. F. to 150.degree. F.). The process also includes providing a base web of wrapper and applying the printing solution to the wrapper in a predetermined pattern.
Inventors: Timothy S. Sherwood (Midlothian, Va.), Robert N. Smith (Glen Allen, Va.), Marc W. Rose (Mechanicsville, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond)
April 5, 2016
Composite sheet and cargo container comprising same
Patent No. 9,302,845
This invention is directed to a non-rigid composite sheet comprising in order a first component having an areal density of from 102 to 678 gsm comprising a first fabric of filamentary yarns having a tenacity of at least 11 g/dtex and a UV and weather impervious first polymeric layer, a second component having an areal density of from 10 to 170 gsm comprising a flame resistant inorganic refractory layer adjacent to at least one protective polymeric layers, and a third component having an areal density of from 102 to 678 gsm comprising a second fabric of filamentary yarns having a tenacity of at least 11 g/dtex and an impact and scratch resistant second polymeric layer, the second fabric of the third component being adjacent to the refractory layer of the second component.
Inventors: Dariusz Wlodzimierz Kawka (Midlothian, Va.), Karl K. Chang (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
April 5, 2016
Particulate superabsorbent polymer composition having improved stability
Patent No. 9,302,248
The present invention relates to a particulate superabsorbent polymer composition having improved stability comprising a polymer comprising from about 0.01 wt % to about 5 wt % of a neutralized aluminum salt solution applied to the surface of a particulate superabsorbent polymer; wherein an aqueous solution of the neutralized aluminum salt has a pH value from about 5.5 to about 8 and the particulate superabsorbent polymer composition has an original Free Swell Gel Bed Permeability (FSGBP) of about 20.times.10.sup.-8 cm.sup.2 to about 200.times.10.sup.-8 cm.sup.2 and a compressibility of from about 1.30 mm.sup.2/N to about 4 mm.sup.2/N prior to subjecting the particulate superabsorbent polymer composition to a Processing Test; and subsequent to subjecting the particulate superabsorbent polymer composition to the Processing Test, the particulate superabsorbent polymer composition has a permeability stability index of from about 0.60 to about 0.99.
Inventors: Gonglu Tian (Henrico), Matthew Thomas Ondisco (Greensboro, N.C.), David L. Bergman (Greensboro, N.C.), Bernfried Messner (Summerfield, N.C.), Scott J. Smith (Dusseldorf, Germany)
Assignee: Evonik Corp. (Parsippany, N.J.)
April 5, 2016
Friction modifiers for lubricating oils
Patent No. 9,296,971
A lubricating oil comprising a major amount of a base oil and a minor amount of an additive package, and the additive package comprises at least one friction modifier selected from compounds of the formulae II, III and IV, and carboxylate salts thereof: ##STR00001## wherein R is a linear or branched, saturated, unsaturated, or partially saturated hydrocarbyl having about 8 to about 28 carbon atoms, n is 0 or 1; and the carboxylate salts have a cation that is an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, group IIB metal, or ammonium cation; and a dispersant and/or a detergent wherein said lubricating oil comprises at total of at least 5 wt. % of the dispersant and/or the detergent. Methods of using the engine oil to improve thin film and/or boundary layer friction in an engine are also provided.
Inventors: John T. Loper (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
March 29, 2016
System and method for generating heat at target area of patient’s body
Patent No. 9,295,517
A method and system is provided for generating and distributing heat at a target area of a patient’s body for treating lesions, tumors, cancers, body pain and nerve pain. The generated heat and the tissue temperature are monitored in real time. The system comprises a radio frequency (RF) antenna for receiving the RF waves generated from the RF generator. A RF absorber comprising several closed loop circuits and a miniaturized thermometer are implanted inside the body close to the target tissue. A controller/optimizer regulates a frequency and a transmission timing of the RF waves based on the measured target tissue temperature. The thermometer, the RF absorber and the wireless transmitter are placed in a screw. The RF absorber is made of metal with RF absorption rate higher than that of biological tissues. A ultrasound energy is also used to treat the target area.
Inventors: Nazmi Peyman (Richmond), Kayvan Najarian (Northville, Mich.), Dennis James Rivet II (Richmond), John Frederick Reavey Cantwell (Richmond)
Assignee: N/A
March 29, 2016
Current metering and abnormal event monitoring system
Patent No. 9,297,864
An MMS sensor assembly includes a U-shaped bottom housing that forms a recess in which is received a conductor whose current is to be sensed and a top housing arranged to be removably latched to the bottom housing. At least one magnetic field sensor is situated within the top housing, such the magnetic field sensor is positioned adjacent the conductor when the top housing is latched to the bottom housing, and is removable from the sensor assembly for repair or replacement. Circuitry connected to the magnetic field sensor includes a data storage device to store correction/compensation tables and/or equations for self-calibration or correction of the sensor.
Inventors: Timothy Martin Cortes (Mechanicsville, Va.), Gordon Earl Flynn (Glen Allen, Va.), Nesa Kumaran Kandaiah (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Power Distribution Inc. (Richmond)
March 29, 2016
Composite sheet and cargo container comprising same
Patent No. 9,296,555
This invention is directed to a non-rigid composite sheet comprising in order (i) a first component having an areal density of from 88 to 678 gsm comprising a first fabric of filamentary yarns having a tenacity of at least 11 g/dtex and a UV and weather impervious first polymeric layer. (ii) a second component having an areal density of from 30 to 237 gsm comprising a flame resistant substrate and an inorganic refractory layer and (iii) a third component having an areal density of from 88 to 678 gsm comprising a second fabric of filamentary yarns having a tenacity of at least 11 g/dtex and an impact and scratch resistant second polymeric layer, the second fabric of the third component being adjacent to the refractory layer of the second component.
Inventors: Dariusz Wlodzimierz Kawka (Midlothian, Va.), Karl K. Chang (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
March 29, 2016
Cognitive state supported automotive travel
Patent No. 9,296,395
A method, system, and computer program product for cognitive state supported automotive travel are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A detection is made that an event in a vehicle is outside of acceptable bounds for that event. A determination is made whether the event being outside of acceptable bounds is a result of a cognitive state of a person operating the vehicle. Responsive to the event being a result of the cognitive state of the person, an indication of the cognitive state of the person being below a threshold level of cognitive abilities is generated. An action corresponding to the cognitive state is performed. The action causes the vehicle to operate with improved safety.
Inventors: Kember Anne-Rivers Forcke (Henrico, Va.), Marc Kevin Johlic (Seminole, Fla.), Susann Marie Keohane (Austin, Texas), Mary Jo Mueller (Austin, Texas)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp. (Armonk, N.Y.)
March 29, 2016
Information management detailed task scheduler system
Patent No. 9,305,272
A method for managing information relating to a deployment of changes in order to communicate some or all the information to users includes providing an interface to a plurality of users at a plurality of workstations accessible by one or more of the users, receiving information comprising initiative data corresponding to each of the plurality of changes, the initiative data comprising data relating to a plurality of parameters corresponding to each of the plurality of changes, initiating display of some or all the initiative data corresponding to some or all the plurality of changes, logging event data related to a plurality of events associated with the deployment of the plurality of changes, the event data comprising change status data indicating a status of at least one of the plurality of changes, and initiating display of at least some of the event data to the users via the interface.
Inventors: Shawn Maurice Abrams (Weddington, N.C.), John Daniel Davidson (Concord, N.C.), Daniel Douglas Grace (Waxhaw, N.C.), Eric Nathaniel Hunsaker (Huntersville, N.C.), Gregory Lewis (Charlotte, N.C.), Jerome K. Licup (Hockessin, Del.), Timothy McClellan (Richmond), Hollie Hayes Newton (Charlotte, N.C.), Selmer R. Peterson (Owatonna, Minn.), Christine Roche (Huntersville, N.C.), William Cather Steincamp II (Cumberland, Va.)
Assignee: Bank of America Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.)
April 5, 2016
Process of preparing printing solution and making patterned cigarette wrappers
Patent No. 9,302,522
A process for making patterned cigarette wrapper includes the steps of: preparing a printing solution including the steps of: mixing at least water and a starch to form a starch mixture, heating the starch mixture to a temperature of at least about 180.degree. F. preferably for at least about 30 minutes to release amylopectin and amylose, adding propylene glycol to the starch mixture, and mixing the starch mixture and propylene glycol to form a printing solution, wherein the solution is maintained and applied at elevated temperature (120.degree. F. to 150.degree. F.). The process also includes providing a base web of wrapper and applying the printing solution to the wrapper in a predetermined pattern.
Inventors: Timothy S. Sherwood (Midlothian, Va.), Robert N. Smith (Glen Allen, Va.), Marc W. Rose (Mechanicsville, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond)
April 5, 2016
Composite sheet and cargo container comprising same
Patent No. 9,302,845
This invention is directed to a non-rigid composite sheet comprising in order a first component having an areal density of from 102 to 678 gsm comprising a first fabric of filamentary yarns having a tenacity of at least 11 g/dtex and a UV and weather impervious first polymeric layer, a second component having an areal density of from 10 to 170 gsm comprising a flame resistant inorganic refractory layer adjacent to at least one protective polymeric layers, and a third component having an areal density of from 102 to 678 gsm comprising a second fabric of filamentary yarns having a tenacity of at least 11 g/dtex and an impact and scratch resistant second polymeric layer, the second fabric of the third component being adjacent to the refractory layer of the second component.
Inventors: Dariusz Wlodzimierz Kawka (Midlothian, Va.), Karl K. Chang (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
April 5, 2016
Particulate superabsorbent polymer composition having improved stability
Patent No. 9,302,248
The present invention relates to a particulate superabsorbent polymer composition having improved stability comprising a polymer comprising from about 0.01 wt % to about 5 wt % of a neutralized aluminum salt solution applied to the surface of a particulate superabsorbent polymer; wherein an aqueous solution of the neutralized aluminum salt has a pH value from about 5.5 to about 8 and the particulate superabsorbent polymer composition has an original Free Swell Gel Bed Permeability (FSGBP) of about 20.times.10.sup.-8 cm.sup.2 to about 200.times.10.sup.-8 cm.sup.2 and a compressibility of from about 1.30 mm.sup.2/N to about 4 mm.sup.2/N prior to subjecting the particulate superabsorbent polymer composition to a Processing Test; and subsequent to subjecting the particulate superabsorbent polymer composition to the Processing Test, the particulate superabsorbent polymer composition has a permeability stability index of from about 0.60 to about 0.99.
Inventors: Gonglu Tian (Henrico), Matthew Thomas Ondisco (Greensboro, N.C.), David L. Bergman (Greensboro, N.C.), Bernfried Messner (Summerfield, N.C.), Scott J. Smith (Dusseldorf, Germany)
Assignee: Evonik Corp. (Parsippany, N.J.)
April 5, 2016