Patents by Inventor Leonard R. Koenig
Leonard R. Koenig 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).
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Patent number: 10458830Abstract: A method for improving fuel efficiency testing precision in on-road vehicles. The method comprises: installing one or more dataloggers in one or more vehicles, each datalogger configured to receive fuel consumption data broadcast by an on-road vehicle's engine control unit (ECU); transmitting the fuel consumption data from the one or more dataloggers in the one or more on-road vehicles to a processor; and analyzing, using the processor, the fuel consumption data from the one or more dataloggers in the one or more on-road vehicles to determine fuel efficiency of the one or more on-road vehicles. The fuel consumption data comprises fuel rate data from the ECU which is transmitted through the one or more dataloggers, engine speed and other operating parameters from the ECU that are transmitted through the one or more dataloggers, torque sensor data which is transmitted through the one or more dataloggers, and traditional fuel log data.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Zhisheng Gao, Steven M. Jetter, Riccardo Conti, Arthur T. Andrews, Aparna Subramanian, Leonard R. Koenig, Steven Kennedy
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Patent number: 10431022Abstract: A system for providing fuel type recommendations includes a mobile polling device communicatively coupled to one or more computing devices installed on-board of a vehicle for receiving vehicle's operational data from the on-board computing devices. The system further includes a cloud-based computing environment including a memory configured to store one or more processes and a processor adapted to execute the one or more processes using the cloud-based computing environment. The processor, when executing the one or more processes, is operable to receive vehicle's operational data from the mobile polling device. The processor is further operable to analyze the received vehicle's operational data to identify recommended fuel type and to provide one or more fuel type recommendations indicative of the recommended fuel type.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Leonard R. Koenig, Paul J. Berlowitz, Gregory K. Lilik
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Publication number: 20180052025Abstract: A method for improving fuel efficiency testing precision in on-road vehicles. The method comprises: installing one or more dataloggers in one or more vehicles, each datalogger configured to receive fuel consumption data broadcast by an on-road vehicle's engine control unit (ECU); transmitting the fuel consumption data from the one or more dataloggers in the one or more on-road vehicles to a processor; and analyzing, using the processor, the fuel consumption data from the one or more dataloggers in the one or more on-road vehicles to determine fuel efficiency of the one or more on-road vehicles. The fuel consumption data comprises fuel rate data from the ECU which is transmitted through the one or more dataloggers, engine speed and other operating parameters from the ECU that are transmitted through the one or more dataloggers, torque sensor data which is transmitted through the one or more dataloggers, and traditional fuel log data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Zhisheng Gao, Steven M. Jetter, Riccardo Conti, Arthur T. Andrews, Aparna Subramanian, Leonard R. Koenig, Steven Kennedy
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Publication number: 20180025278Abstract: A system for providing fuel location recommendations can include a vehicle data receiver configured to receive vehicle data from a vehicle computer, navigational system, and/or a vehicle operator, a fuel characteristic module configured to receive fuel properties of one or more fuel batches from a fuel property database, and a recommendation module configured to determine one or more recommended locations for refueling the vehicle based on received vehicle data from the vehicle data receiver and received fuel properties from the fuel property database.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: Gregory K. Lilik, Mike T. Noorman, Leonard R. Koenig
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Publication number: 20170287237Abstract: A system for providing fuel type recommendations includes a mobile polling device communicatively coupled to one or more computing devices installed on-board of a vehicle for receiving vehicle's operational data from the on-board computing devices. The system further includes a cloud-based computing environment including a memory configured to store one or more processes and a processor adapted to execute the one or more processes using the cloud-based computing environment. The processor, when executing the one or more processes, is operable to receive vehicle's operational data from the mobile polling device. The processor is further operable to analyze the received vehicle's operational data to identify recommended fuel type and to provide one or more fuel type recommendations indicative of the recommended fuel type.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Leonard R. Koenig, Paul J. Berlowitz, Gregory K. Lilik
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Publication number: 20120317148Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for representing interrelated data objects in a database as a hierarchical rooted tree, and also involves a computer program for visualizing, creating, and modifying such trees.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: LEONARD R. KOENIG, DAVID A. STACHELCZYK
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Patent number: 4933283Abstract: Cellulosic materials are converted to hydrocarbons by hydrolyzing cellulosic materials to produce a mixture of fermentable sugars and unfermentable furfural, fermenting the mixture to obtain a fermented mixture containing fermented product and unfermented furfural and contacting the fermented mixture with a highly siliceous crystalline zeolite catalyst under conditions of temperature and pressure to convert the fermented mixture to a hydrocarbon-containing product. Preferably, an oxygenated organic compound such as methanol, ethanol or dimethylether is mixed with the fermented mixture prior to contact with the catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 1987Date of Patent: June 12, 1990Assignee: Mobil Oil CorporationInventors: Nai Y. Chen, Leonard R. Koenig
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Patent number: 4911823Abstract: Heavy hydrocarbon oils of high paraffin content are catalytically cracked using zeolite beta. The paraffin content of the oil is at least 20 weight percent or higher. The gasoline cracking products have a high octane rating and the higher boiling products a decreased pour point resulting from the dewaxing activity of the zeolite beta. The use of cracking temperatures above 500.degree. C., preferably above 550.degree. C., also improves iso-butene production.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 1989Date of Patent: March 27, 1990Assignee: Mobil Oil CorporationInventors: Nai Y. Chen, Thomas F. Degnan, Jr., Clinton R. Kennedy, Anil B. Ketkar, Leonard R. Koenig, Robert A. Ware
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Patent number: 4549031Abstract: A process for the direct conversion of an aqueous solution of carbohydrates to hydrocarbons where a feed consisting essentially of an aqueous solution of carbohydrates is passed over a crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite catalyst having a constraint index of 1 to 12 and a silica/alumina molar ratio of about 12. An important feature of this invention is the short amount of time the aqueous carbohydrate solution is in contact with the catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 1984Date of Patent: October 22, 1985Assignee: Mobil Oil CorporationInventors: Nai Y. Chen, Leonard R. Koenig
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Patent number: 4503278Abstract: A process is provided for the conversion of carbohydrates such as starch, cellulose and sugar into hydrocarbon products of increased carbon content. Solutions of the carbohydrate are contacted with a crystalline silicate zeolite catalyst such as ZSM-5 at a temperature 300.degree. C. to 650.degree. C. to provide hydrocarbon products which are useful as chemicals or fuels.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 1984Date of Patent: March 5, 1985Assignee: Mobil Oil CorporationInventors: Nai Y. Chen, Leonard R. Koenig
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Patent number: 4465884Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for conversion of feedstock comprising C.sub.3.sup.+ olefins in the absence of added hydrogen over a catalyst comprising a crystalline zeolite having large pores and a high silica/alumina mole ratio.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 1982Date of Patent: August 14, 1984Assignee: Mobil Oil CorporationInventors: Thomas F. Degnan, Leonard R. Koenig