Patents by Inventor Philip Catania

Philip Catania 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).

  • Mesitylene As An Octane Enhancer For Automotive Gasoline, Additive For Jet Fuel, And Method Of Enhancing Motor Fuel Octane And Lowering Jet Fuel Carbon Emissions
    Publication number: 20110088311
    Abstract: A motor fuel providing higher gas mileage comprising gasoline produced from petroleum and from about 1 to 30 wt % of mesitylene. This fuel can advantageously contain conventional additives used in gasoline. The use of mesitylene in gasoline blend yields a fuel blend with a higher research octane number and motor octane number. In addition, an improved jet fuel is provided, having from 1-10 wt % biomass-derived mesitylene added thereto, having improved carbon emission characteristics while maintaining required specifications. Further, an improved bio-fuel is provided, which may function as a replacement for conventional Jet A/JP-8 fuel and has lowered carbon emission specifications, the bio-fuel comprised of 75-90 wt % synthetic parafinnic kerosene (SPK) and 10-25 wt % mesitylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: SWIFT ENTERPRISES, LTD.
    Inventors: Donald Bower, Philip Catania, Edward Johnson, Kenneth Kasper, John J. Rusek, Jonathon Ziulkowski