Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm N. Alexander Nolte
  • Patent number: 7243377
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention generally provide a wearable hat that contains an interchangeable advertising media location positioned on an exterior portion thereof. The interchangeable advertising media location is generally configured to receive an advertising media logo that may be quickly and easily removed and replaced with a different advertising media logo. The respective advertising media logos may be removable secured to the advertising media location via magnetic securing means, Velcro®, or other means of removably securing an advertising object to an article of clothing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Inventor: Michael Ashy
  • Patent number: 6398948
    Abstract: In a method of removing acidic compounds, color, and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, and for removing or converting hydrocarbons containing heteroatoms from used oil distillate, phase transfer catalysts are employed to facilitate the transfer of inorganic or organic bases to the substrate of the oil distillate. An inorganic or organic base, a phase transfer catalyst selected from the group including quaternary ammonium salts, polyol ethers and crown ethers, and used oil distillate are mixed and heated. Thereafter, contaminants are removed from the used oil distillate through distillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Miami University
    Inventors: Jeffrey H. Sherman, Richard T. Taylor
  • Patent number: 6372122
    Abstract: In a method of removing acidic compounds, color, and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, and for removing or converting hydrocarbons containing heteroatoms from petroleum distillates, phase transfer catalyst is employed to facilitate the transfer of inorganic or organic bases to the substrate of the distillate. An inorganic or organic base, a phase transfer catalyst selected from the group including quaternary ammonium salts, polyol ethers and crown ethers, and used oil distillate are mixed and heated. Thereafter, contaminants are removed from the used oil distillate through distillation. A solvent is then mixed with the resulting distillate to extract contaminants therefrom. The solvent is recovered and distilled to separate the contaminants therefrom, and is then reused. The petroleum distillate having the contaminants separated therefrom is coalesced to remove any remaining solvent therefrom, with the recovered solvent being reused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Avista Resources, Inc.
    Inventor: William A. Gorman
  • Patent number: 6320090
    Abstract: Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and other contaminants are removed from petroleum distillates by mixing a solvent with petroleum distillate to extract the contaminants therefrom. The solvent is recovered and distilled to separate the contaminants therefrom, and is then reused. The petroleum distillate having the contaminants separated therefrom is also distilled to remove any remaining solvent therefrom, with the recovered solvent being reused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Miami University
    Inventors: Jeffrey H. Sherman, James W. Hershberger, Richard T. Taylor