Patents Assigned to Maryland Patent Holdings, LLC
  • Storage container for emergency fuel
    Patent number: 6029876
    Abstract: The combination of a container having an emergency fuel therein for an internal combustion engine. The container is disposed in a trunk of a vehicle or in a storage compartment on a boat. A handle is formed on a body of the container. A closable outlet is formed on the body. A spout is adapted to be connected to the closable outlet. The container is manually releasably retained in the trunk of the vehicle. Also a method is disclosed of safely storing a stable emergency fuel in the trunk of a vehicle or in a storage compartment on a boat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Maryland Patent Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Reginald N. Spencer, William A. Hubbard
  • Storage container for emergency fuel
    Patent number: 5941432
    Abstract: The combination of a container having an emergency fuel therein for an internal combustion engine. The container is disposed in a trunk of a vehicle or in a storage compartment on a boat. A handle is formed on a body of the container. A closable outlet is formed on the body. A spout is adapted to be connected to the closable outlet. The container is manually releasably retained in the trunk of the vehicle. Also a method is disclosed of safely storing a stable emergency fuel in the trunk of a vehicle or in a storage compartment on a boat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Maryland Patent Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Reginald N. Spencer, William A. Hubbard
  • Emergency fuel for use in an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 5938799
    Abstract: An emergency fuel for internal combustion engines is stable for storage for a year or more. The emergency fuel is stored in a container which has an outlet sealed with a removable seal. The container is prevented from being reused for storage after the seal is removed. The fuel is a mixture of two fractions of refined mineral spirits, one fraction being 58-50% by weight and having 0% aromatics, the other fraction being 42-50% by weight and having 100% aromatics. A biocide is added to the mineral spirits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Maryland Patent Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Reginald N. Spencer, William A. Hubbard