Patents Assigned to Lemco Energy, Inc.
  • Process for purifying limonene for fuel and the like
    Patent number: 4915707
    Abstract: A plant source fuel is disclosed per se and as a blend constituent for conventional petroleum fuels along with a process for producing same. Limonene obtained from citrus and other plants when distilled and treated to avoid formation of gums is blendable with conventional petroleum fuels up to about 20 volume percent to form blends that meet the standards for such fuels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1990
    Assignee: Lemco Energy, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert D. Whitworth
  • Process for producing fuel from plant sources and fuel blends containing same
    Patent number: 4818250
    Abstract: A plant source fuel is disclosed per se and as a blend constituent for conventional petroleum fuels along with a process for producing same. Limonene obtained from citrus and other plants when distilled and treated to avoid formation of gums is blendable with conventional petroleum fuels up to about 20 volume percent to form blends that meet the standards for such fuels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: Lemco Energy, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert D. Whitworth