Patents by Inventor Matthew J. MCNENLY

Matthew J. MCNENLY 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: 11085910
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a miniaturized fuel laboratory system that makes use of a housing, a processor housed within the housing, and a fuel inlet port supported from the housing for receiving a quantity of fuel to be used as a fuel test sample. The system may also have at least one fuel sensor housed in the housing in communication with the fuel inlet port for receiving the fuel test sample and carrying out combustion thereof. An electronic component may be housed in the housing, which enables communication with an external remote subsystem. A database may be incorporated which contains at least one of stored fuel characteristics or stored fuel analysis models, accessible by the processor. The processor may use fuel oxidation information generated by the fuel sensor, and at least one of the stored fuel characteristics or stored combustion models, to determine at least one fuel characteristic of the fuel test sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew J. McNenly, Geoffrey M. Oxberry, Ahmed E. Ismail, Nicholas Killingsworth, Daniel L. Flowers
  • Publication number: 20190324009
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a miniaturized fuel laboratory system that makes use of a housing, a processor housed within the housing, and a fuel inlet port supported from the housing for receiving a quantity of fuel to be used as a fuel test sample. The system may also have at least one fuel sensor housed in the housing in communication with the fuel inlet port for receiving the fuel test sample and carrying out combustion thereof. An electronic component may be housed in the housing, which enables communication with an external remote subsystem. A database may be incorporated which contains at least one of stored fuel characteristics or stored fuel analysis models, accessible by the processor. The processor may use fuel oxidation information generated by the fuel sensor, and at least one of the stored fuel characteristics or stored combustion models, to determine at least one fuel characteristic of the fuel test sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew J. MCNENLY, Geoffrey M. OXBERRY, Ahmed E. ISMAIL, Nicholas KILLINGSWORTH, Daniel L. FLOWERS
  • Patent number: 10371689
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a miniaturized fuel laboratory system having exterior dimensions enabling the system to be at least one of hand-holdable or contained on a component. The system makes use of a processor, a fuel inlet port for receiving a quantity of fuel to be used as a fuel test sample, and at least one fuel sensor in communication with the fuel inlet port for receiving the fuel test sample. The processor uses the information obtained by the fuel sensor to determine at least one characteristic of the fuel test sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew J. Mcnenly, Geoffrey M. Oxberry, Ahmed E. Ismail, Nicholas Killingsworth, Daniel L. Flowers
  • Publication number: 20180074037
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a miniaturized fuel laboratory system having exterior dimensions enabling the system to be at least one of hand-holdable or contained on a component. The system makes use of a processor, a fuel inlet port for receiving a quantity of fuel to be used as a fuel test sample, and at least one fuel sensor in communication with the fuel inlet port for receiving the fuel test sample. The processor uses the information obtained by the fuel sensor to determine at least one characteristic of the fuel test sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Nicholas KILLINGSWORTH, Daniel L. FLOWERS, Matthew J. MCNENLY, Geoffrey M. OXBERRY, Ahmed E. ISMAIL