Patents by Inventor Barry D. McNutt

Barry D. McNutt 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).

  • Reformulated diesel fuel and method
    Patent number: 7096123
    Abstract: A method for mathematically identifying at least one diesel fuel suitable for combustion in an automotive diesel engine with significantly reduced emissions and producible from known petroleum blendstocks using known refining processes, including the use of cetane additives (ignition improvers) and oxygenated compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Hiramie T. McAdams, Robert W. Crawford, Gerald R. Hadder, Barry D. McNutt
  • Reformulated diesel fuel
    Patent number: 7018524
    Abstract: Reformulated diesel fuels for automotive diesel engines which meet the requirements of ASTM 975-02 and provide significantly reduced emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) relative to commercially available diesel fuels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Hiramie T. McAdams, Robert W. Crawford, Gerald R. Hadder, Barry D. McNutt