Patents by Inventor Don Germano

Don Germano has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9217737
    Abstract: The present invention is related to hydrocarbon compositions comprising butanol that have substantially the same or improved performance properties than comparable hydrocarbon compositions comprising ethanol and to methods for identifying such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC
    Inventors: Dennis P. Boyd, Theresa M. Dobel, Don Germano, Robert S. Grace, Phillip R. Greene, Ken Kimura, Geoffrey Lulham, Adam Schubert, Ronald D. Stevens, Delwyn Greene
  • Publication number: 20120240454
    Abstract: The present invention is related to hydrocarbon compositions comprising butanol that have substantially the same or improved performance properties than comparable hydrocarbon compositions comprising ethanol and to methods for identifying such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Dennis P. Boyd, Theresa M. Dobel, Don Germano, Robert S. Grace, Phillip R. Greene, Delwyn Greene, Ken Kimura, Geoffrey Lulham, Adam Schubert, Ronald D. Stevens