Patents by Inventor Andrew Bockholt

Andrew Bockholt 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).

  • Publication number: 20060079409
    Abstract: A composition and method for providing a wear-resistant and fuel-saving coating on metals, particularly metal surfaces within internal combustion engines. A source of ammonium ions, an alkali metal in an aqueous medium, and the coating metal to be applied to the surface are combined to produce an electrolyte solution comprising a complex ion mixture. The electrolyte solution can be used to deposit the coating metal on conductive substrates. The coating metal may comprise phosphorus, sulfur, carbon, bismuth, boron, silicon, and combinations thereof. The electrolyte solution can be dehydrated in a hydrocarbon medium, thus providing novel materials for use as lubricating oil additives and as fuel additives. These new surfaces may significantly reduce coefficient of friction, smooth the flame front, reduce corrosion, enhance fuel economy, and reduce hydrocarbon emissions when used in internal combustion engines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: OMNISEAL, INC.
    Inventors: Frank Defalco, Andrew Bockholt
  • Publication number: 20060049383
    Abstract: A composition and method for providing a silicon-nitrogen surface on metals wherein is reacted a source of silicon, a source of ammonium ions, an alkali metal hydroxide in an aqueous medium to produce an electrolyte solution comprising a complex ion mixture. The electrolyte solution can be used to deposit a silicon surface on conductive substrates. The electrolyte solution can be dehydrated in a hydrocarbon medium, thus providing novel materials for use as lubricating oil additives and as fuel additives. The fuels and lubricants can be used as carriers for depositing the complex to form a silicon/nitrogen and silicon/nitrogen bimetallic surfaces on metal surfaces including, but not limited to, metals in the combustion chamber either through an aqueous phase or through a hydrocarbon phase. These new silicon/nitrogen surfaces may significantly reduce coefficient of friction, smooth the flame front, reduce corrosion, enhance fuel economy, and reduce hydrocarbon emissions when used in internal combustion engines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: OMNISEAL, INC.
    Inventors: Frank Defalco, Andrew Bockholt