US Patent Issued to Ecolab USA on July 22 for "Phosphorous-free oil soluble molybdenum complexes as high temperature fouling inhibitors" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,845, issued on July 22, was assigned to Ecolab USA Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Phosphorous-free oil soluble molybdenum complexes as high temperature fouling inhibitors" was invented by Omer Gul (Rosenberg, Texas), Oussama Zenasni (Houston) and Philip Andrew Thornthwaite (Wigan, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are sulfur-containing molybdenum complexes used in compositions and methods for inhibiting or reducing the deposition of foulant on equipment."

The patent was filed on April 25, 2024, under Application No. 18/646,393.

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