Patents Assigned to General Aviation Modifications, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20230323227
    Abstract: Unleaded aviation gasoline. An aviation gasoline fuel blend includes an unleaded aviation gasoline base fuel, with an effective amount of selected alkyl benzenes to improve the functional engine performance to avoid harmful detonation sufficient to meet or exceed selected standards for detonation performance requirements in full scale aircraft piston spark ignition engines designed for use with Grade 100LL avgas. Suitable alkylated benzenes may include a mixture of xylene isomers. Aromatic amines, such as m-toluidine, may also be added to increase MON. Base fuels may be a high quality aviation alkylate, or may be a commercial iso-octane, or a mixture of high quality aviation alkylate enhanced by iso-octane, or by commercial iso-octane mixtures, and may include iso-pentane or butane or both iso-pentane and butane in sufficient quantity to provide appropriate vapor pressure for the final fuel blend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: GENERAL AVIATION MODIFICATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: George W BRALY
  • Patent number: 11674100
    Abstract: Unleaded aviation gasoline. An aviation gasoline fuel blend includes an unleaded aviation gasoline base fuel, with an effective amount of selected alkyl benzenes to improve the functional engine performance to avoid harmful detonation sufficient to meet or exceed selected standards for detonation performance requirements in full scale aircraft piston spark ignition engines designed for use with Grade 100LL avgas. Suitable alkylated benzenes may include a mixture of xylene isomers. Aromatic amines, such as m-toluidine, may also be added to increase MON. Base fuels may be a high quality aviation alkylate, or may be a commercial iso-octane, or a mixture of high quality aviation alkylate enhanced by iso-octane, or by commercial iso-octane mixtures, and may include iso-pentane or butane or both iso-pentane and butane in sufficient quantity to provide appropriate vapor pressure for the final fuel blend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: GENERAL AVIATION MODIFICATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: George W Braly
  • Publication number: 20220145198
    Abstract: Unleaded aviation gasoline. An aviation gasoline fuel blend includes an unleaded aviation gasoline base fuel, with an effective amount of selected alkyl benzenes to improve the functional engine performance to avoid harmful detonation sufficient to meet or exceed selected standards for detonation performance requirements in full scale aircraft piston spark ignition engines designed for use with Grade 100LL avgas. Suitable alkylated benzenes may include a mixture of xylene isomers. Aromatic amines, such as m-toluidine, may also be added to increase MON. Base fuels may be a high quality aviation alkylate, or may be a commercial iso-octane, or a mixture of high quality aviation alkylate enhanced by iso-octane, or by commercial iso-octane mixtures, and may include iso-pentane or butane or both iso-pentane and butane in sufficient quantity to provide appropriate vapor pressure for the final fuel blend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: GENERAL AVIATION MODIFICATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: George W. BRALY
  • Patent number: 11098259
    Abstract: Unleaded aviation gasoline. An aviation gasoline fuel blend includes an unleaded aviation gasoline base fuel, with an effective amount of selected alkyl benzenes to improve the functional engine performance to avoid harmful detonation sufficient to meet or exceed selected standards for detonation performance requirements in full scale aircraft piston spark ignition engines designed for use with Grade 100LL avgas. Selected alkyl benzenes such as 1,3-dimethylbenzene, and/or 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, or other mixtures thereof, may be used. Suitable alkylated benzenes may include a mixture of xylene isomers. Aromatic amines, such as m-toluidine, may also be added to increase MON. Base fuels may be a high quality aviation alkylate, or may be a commercial iso-octane, or a mixture of high quality aviation alkylate enhanced by commercial iso-octane, and may include iso-pentane or butane or both iso-pentane and butane in sufficient quantity to provide appropriate vapor pressure for the final fuel blend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: GENERAL AVIATION MODIFICATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: George W Braly
  • Publication number: 20200277535
    Abstract: Concentrate for the manufacture of unleaded aviation gasoline. High quality aviation alkylate, or similar base fuel is blended with selected aromatic solvents, including alkyl benzenes effective to improve the functional engine performance to avoid harmful detonation in aircraft piston engines. Monoalkylated benzenes such as toluene and ethylbenzene are utilized in combination with dialkylated benzenes, such as xylenes. Aromatic amines, for example p-toluidine and m-toluidine, may be added to increase MON. Alcohols such as ethanol and/or methanol may be added in effective amounts to produce unleaded AVGAS which meets a required freeze point. Amounts of toluene to p-toluidine, and/or of the amount of p-toluidine to m-toluidine may be in a controlled ratio in amounts effective to produce unleaded AVGAS which meets a required freeze point. Isopentane and/or butane may be included to provide a required vapor pressure profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: GENERAL AVIATION MODIFICATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: George W BRALY
  • Patent number: 10550347
    Abstract: Unleaded aviation gasoline. High quality aviation alkylate, or similar base fuel is blended with selected alkyl benzenes to improve the functional engine performance to avoid harmful detonation in aircraft piston engines. Monoalkylated benzenes such as toluene and ethylbenzene are utilized in combination with dialkylated benzenes, such as xylenes. Aromatic amines, for example p-toluidine and m-toluidine, may be added to increase MON. Alcohols such as ethanol and/or methanol may be added in effective amounts to produce unleaded AVGAS which meets a required freeze point. Amounts of toluene to p-toluidine, and/or of the amount of p-toluidine to m-toluidine may be in a controlled ratio in amounts effective to produce unleaded AVGAS which meets a required freeze point. Isopentane and/or butane may be included to provide a required vapor pressure profile. Manufacturing may be achieved using an additive concentrate including aromatic solvents, aromatic amines, and alcohols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL AVIATION MODIFICATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: George W. Braly
  • Patent number: 10377959
    Abstract: Unleaded aviation gasoline. An unleaded aviation gasoline includes a blend of high octane alkylate, an effective amount of selected alkyl benzenes, and selected aromatic amines sufficient to improve the functional engine performance to avoid harmful detonation sufficient to meet or exceed selected standards for detonation performance requirements in full scale aircraft piston spark ignition engines designed for use with Grade 100LL avgas. Suitable alkylated benzenes may include a mixture of xylene isomers. Selected aromatic amines, such as N-methyl-p-toluidine, are used to increase performance. The high octane alkylate may be an aviation alkylate, or iso-octane, or both, and may utilize high octane alkylates having a motor octane number of between about ninety-seven (97) and about one hundred (100). Suitable amounts of iso-pentane, n-butane, and iso-butane may be used for providing vapor pressure in a commercially acceptable range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: GENERAL AVIATION MODIFICATIONS, INC., LANXESS DEUTCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: George W Braly, Alexander Henseler, Torsten F Hauschild, Timothy C Roehl
  • Patent number: 10364399
    Abstract: Method for manufacture of unleaded aviation gasoline. The method includes blending a high octane alkylate, an effective amount of selected alkyl benzenes and of selected aromatic amines to improve the functional engine performance to avoid harmful detonation sufficient to meet or exceed selected standards for detonation performance requirements in full scale aircraft piston spark ignition engines designed for use with Grade 100LL avgas. Suitable alkylated benzenes may include a mixture of xylene isomers. Selected aromatic amines, such as N-methyl-p-toluidine, may be added to increase MON. The high octane alkylate may be an aviation alkylate, or iso-octane, or both, and may utilize high octane alkylates having a motor octane number of between about ninety-seven (97) and about one hundred (100). Suitable amounts of iso-pentane, n-butane, and iso-butane may be used for providing vapor pressure in a commercially acceptable range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignees: GENERAL AVIATION MODIFICATIONS, INC., LANXESS DEUTCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: George W Braly, Alexander Henseler, Torsten F Hauschild, Timothy C Roehl
  • Publication number: 20190062658
    Abstract: Method for manufacture of unleaded aviation gasoline. The method includes blending a high octane alkylate, an effective amount of selected alkyl benzenes and of selected aromatic amines to improve the functional engine performance to avoid harmful detonation sufficient to meet or exceed selected standards for detonation performance requirements in full scale aircraft piston spark ignition engines designed for use with Grade 100LL avgas. Suitable alkylated benzenes may include a mixture of xylene isomers. Selected aromatic amines, such as N-methyl-p-toluidine, may be added to increase MON. The high octane alkylate may be an aviation alkylate, or iso-octane, or both, and may utilize high octane alkylates having a motor octane number of between about ninety-seven (97) and about one hundred (100). Suitable amounts of iso-pentane, n-butane, and iso-butane may be used for providing vapor pressure in a commercially acceptable range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: GENERAL AVIATION MODIFICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: George W. BRALY, Alexander HENSELER, Torsten F. HAUSCHILD, Timothy C. ROEHL
  • Publication number: 20190062659
    Abstract: Unleaded aviation gasoline. An unleaded aviation gasoline includes a blend of high octane alkylate, an effective amount of selected alkyl benzenes, and selected aromatic amines sufficient to improve the functional engine performance to avoid harmful detonation sufficient to meet or exceed selected standards for detonation performance requirements in full scale aircraft piston spark ignition engines designed for use with Grade 100LL avgas. Suitable alkylated benzenes may include a mixture of xylene isomers. Selected aromatic amines, such as N-methyl-p-toluidine, are used to increase performance. The high octane alkylate may be an aviation alkylate, or iso-octane, or both, and may utilize high octane alkylates having a motor octane number of between about ninety-seven (97) and about one hundred (100). Suitable amounts of iso-pentane, n-butane, and iso-butane may be used for providing vapor pressure in a commercially acceptable range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: GENERAL AVIATION MODIFICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: George W. Braly, Alexander Henseler, Torsten F. Hauschild, Timothy C. Roehl
  • Patent number: 5941222
    Abstract: A fuel injector matrix to optimize the operating efficiency of an internal combustion engine, each injector having a metering orifice sized for each of the combustion cylinders of the engine to provide a uniform fuel to air ratio to all the cylinders such that all the cylinders reach a peak exhaust gas temperature at a common total engine fuel flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: General Aviation Modifications, Inc.
    Inventor: George W. Braly