Patents by Inventor Michael D. Kass

Michael D. Kass 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).

  • System for determining biofuel concentration
    Patent number: 9442101
    Abstract: A measurement device or system configured to measure the content of biofuels within a fuel blend. By measuring a state of a responsive material within a fuel blend, a biofuel content of the fuel blend may be measured. For example, the solubility of a responsive material to biofuel content within a fuel blend, may affect a property of the responsive material, such as shape, dimensional size, or electrical impedance, which may be measured and used as a basis for determining biofuel content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Shean P. Huff, Christopher James Janke, Michael D. Kass, Samuel Arthur Lewis, Sr., Steven J. Pawel, Timothy J. Theiss
  • SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING BIOFUEL CONCENTRATION
    Publication number: 20150017065
    Abstract: A measurement device or system configured to measure the content of biofuels within a fuel blend. By measuring a state of a responsive material within a fuel blend, a biofuel content of the fuel blend may be measured. For example, the solubility of a responsive material to biofuel content within a fuel blend, may affect a property of the responsive material, such as shape, dimensional size, or electrical impedance, which may be measured and used as a basis for determining biofuel content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Shean P. Huff, Christopher James Janke, Michael D. Kass, Samuel Arthur Lewis, SR., Steven J. Pawel, Timothy J. Theiss
  • METHOD FOR REMOVING PRECIPITATES IN A BIOFUEL
    Publication number: 20110308933
    Abstract: The invention provides a method to remove and/or prevent formation of precipitates in biofuel. The methods comprise subjecting the biofuel to ultrasonic energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Kass, Samuel A. Lewis, SR., Raynella Magdalene Connatser
  • Integrated self-cleaning window assembly for optical transmission in combustion environments
    Patent number: 7247383
    Abstract: An integrated window design for optical transmission in combustion environments is described. The invention consists of an integrated optical window design that prevents and removes the accumulation of carbon-based particulate matter and gaseous hydrocarbons through a combination of heat and catalysis. These windows will enable established optical technologies to be applied to combustion environments and their exhaust systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: U.S. Department of Energy
    Inventors: Michael D. Kass, William P. Partridge, Jr.