Patents by Inventor Barry A. Bisson

Barry A. Bisson 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).

  • Composition comprising a methyl phenol and an ether for gasoline fuels
    Patent number: 3976437
    Abstract: A useful additive for gasoline is a mixture of a methyl-substituted phenol and an ether containing a branched alkyl group and boiling below 460.degree.F. Preferably, the phenol and ether are present in amounts and in relative proportions sufficient to provide a synergistic increase in the research octane number of a gasoline. A preferred composition contains one part by volume of para-cresol to from 0.1 to 10 parts of methyl methoxy propane. The composition can also contain an aliphatic alcohol, an octane boosting cerium compound and conventional gasoline additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1976
    Assignee: Sun Ventures, Inc.
    Inventors: Jer-Yu Shang, Barry A. Bisson, Raymond Wynkoop