Patents by Inventor Alan F. Elliott

Alan F. Elliott 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).

  • Method for producing ferrous picrate
    Patent number: 7335238
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the manufacture of ferrous picrate and the preparation of fuel additives containing ferrous picrate. A process for producing ferrous picrate includes dissolving picric acid in a mixture of an aromatic hydrocarbon and an aliphatic alcohol in the presence of a trace amount of water and a metallic iron, thus forming a ferrous picrate solution. The ferrous picrate solution is blended with an organic solvent to form the fuel additive. Ferrous picrate produced by the product is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: RDI Construction
    Inventor: Alan F. Elliott
  • Ferrous picrate produced by a process utilizing a non-powdered metallic iron
    Patent number: 7157593
    Abstract: A fuel additive containing ferrous picrate produced by a process involving placing a non-powdered metallic iron, such as wire composed of an alloy of iron or steel wool, in any solution of picric acid in a solvent that is known in the art for reacting with iron to produce ferrous picrate. The wire can be suspended in the solution or placed upon the bottom of a reaction vessel that holds the solution. Preferably the wire is loosely coiled, at least when placed upon the bottom of a reaction vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: RDI Construction
    Inventors: Alan F. Elliott, David M. Stewart
  • Ferrous picrate produced by a process utilizing a non-powdered metallic iron
    Publication number: 20040158089
    Abstract: A fuel additive containing ferrous picrate produced by a process involving placing a non-powdered metallic iron, such as wire composed of an alloy of iron or steel wool, in any solution of picric acid in a solvent that is known in the art for reacting with iron to produce ferrous picrate. The wire can be suspended in the solution or placed upon the bottom of a reaction vessel that holds the solution. Preferably the wire is loosely coiled, at least when placed upon the bottom of a reaction vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Alan F. Elliott, David M. Stewart
  • Manufacture of ferrous picrate
    Patent number: 5359103
    Abstract: A process for preparing ferrous picrate comprising reacting picric acid in solution in a straight- or a branched-chain aliphatic alcohol with an iron carbonyl at a temperature between 10.degree. C. and 120.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: FPC Australia, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan F. Elliott, Glen B. Deacon, William R. Jackson