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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2023
Applicant:
Marathon Petroleum Company Lp, Findlay, OH (US);
Inventors:
Stormy Brewster, Findlay, OH (US);
Stephen J. Jones, Findlay, OH (US);
Dennis Keppers, Findlay, OH (US);
Assignee:
Marathon Petroleum Company LP, Findlay, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 95/00 (2006.01); C08K 5/10 (2006.01); C11B 13/00 (2006.01); C12P 7/64 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 95/00 (2013.01); C08K 5/10 (2013.01); C11B 13/00 (2013.01); C08L 2207/062 (2013.01); C08L 2207/066 (2013.01); C08L 2207/14 (2013.01); C08L 2207/22 (2013.01); C08L 2555/34 (2013.01); C08L 2555/60 (2013.01); C08L 2555/64 (2013.01); C08L 2555/80 (2013.01); C08L 2666/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention involves the addition of ester bottoms to an asphalt paving composition to improve the usable temperature range (UTR). The ester bottoms are a byproduct of refining a feedstock containing all or a portion of vegetable oil or animal fat.