Patents by Inventor William Cannella

William Cannella 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).

  • High octane aviation fuel composition
    Patent number: 8324437
    Abstract: An unleaded aviation fuel composition, containing at least one saturated branched aliphatic hydrocarbon having a carbon number in the C4 to C10 range, further contains sufficient m-xylene to yield a fuel having a MON of at least 98. A process is further provided for producing the unleaded aviation fuel composition by admixing a m-xylene enriched liquid with alkylate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Hemighaus, William Cannella
  • HIGH OCTANE AVIATION FUEL COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20120029251
    Abstract: An unleaded aviation fuel composition, containing at least one saturated branched aliphatic hydrocarbon having a carbon number in the C4 to C10 range, further contains sufficient m-xylene to yield a fuel having a MON of at least 98. A process is further provided for producing the unleaded aviation fuel composition by admixing a m-xylene enriched liquid with alkylate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Gregory Hemighaus, William Cannella
  • DIESEL COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20090313890
    Abstract: A diesel fuel composition comprising a (1) sulfur content of less than 10 ppm; (2) a flash point of greater than 50° C.; (3) a UV absorbance, Atotal, of less than 1.5 as determined by the formula comprising Atotal=Ax+10(Ay) wherein Ax is the UV absorbance at 270 nanometers; and wherein Ay is the UV absorbance at 310 nanometers; (4) a naphthene content of greater than 5 percent; (5) a cloud point of less than ?12° C.; (6) a nitrogen content of less than 10 ppm; and (7) a 5% distillation point of greater than 300 F and a 95% distillation point of greater than 600 F.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Jaime Lopez, Janine Lichtenberger, Ronald K. Meeker, Paul A. Allinson, William Cannella