Patents by Inventor James J. Baustian

James J. Baustian 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).

  • CORROSION INHIBITOR COMPOSITIONS FOR OXYGENATED GASOLINES
    Publication number: 20130227878
    Abstract: This invention relates to corrosion inhibitor additive combinations giving long acting performance in oxygenated gasoline blends comprising either low carbon number (<3) or high carbon number (greater than or equal to 4) alcohols or mixtures thereof and adapted for use in fuel delivery systems and internal combustion engines. The invention also is concerned with a process for conferring anti-corrosion properties to oxygenates in gasoline fuel mixtures wherein the oxygenate comprises biologically-derived butanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Butamax (TM) Advanced Biofuels LLC
    Inventors: Leslie R. WOLF, James J. Baustian
  • Butanol Compositions for Fuel Blending and Methods for the Production Thereof
    Publication number: 20120247003
    Abstract: The invention relates to butanol compositions for fuel blending and fuel blends comprising such compositions. The compositions and fuel blends of the invention have desirable performance characteristics and can serve as alternatives to ethanol-containing fuel blends. The invention also relates to methods for producing such butanol compositions and fuel blends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: James J. Baustian, Leslie Raymond Wolf
  • OXYGENATED BUTANOL GASOLINE COMPOSITION HAVING GOOD DRIVEABILITY PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20120151996
    Abstract: A gasoline blend and a method for producing a gasoline blend containing low concentrations of a butanol isomer and having good cold start and warm-up driveability characteristics are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: BUTAMAX(TM) ADVANCED BIOFUELS LLC
    Inventors: James J. Baustian, Leslie R. Wolf
  • OXYGENATED BUTANOL GASOLINE COMPOSITION HAVING GOOD DRIVEABILITY PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20120144902
    Abstract: Gasoline blends and methods for producing gasoline blends containing high concentrations of a butanol isomer and having good cold start and warm-up driveability characteristics are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: BUTAMAX(TM) ADVANCED BIOFUELS LLC
    Inventors: Rowena Justo Torres-Ordonez, Melanie Kuberka, Peter Placzek, Leslie R. Wolf, James J. Baustian