Patents by Inventor Clifford M. Kavonic

Clifford M. Kavonic 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).

  • Patent number: 4541837
    Abstract: The invention concerns a fuel comprising a mixture of (A) at least one alcohol with an average molecular weight of less than 160, and (B) at least one further organic compound which has a spontaneous ignition temperature of less than 450.degree. C. The further organic compound is(1) a compound which contains one or more oxygen atoms but no nitrogen atoms, with the proviso that, (1.1) the compound is not a dialkoxy compound of formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 indicate hydrogen or straight-chain or branched alkyl radicals with up to 4 C-atoms, and R.sub.3 and R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1985
    Assignee: AECI Limited
    Inventors: John H. R. Norton, Peter R. Rebello, Clifford M. Kavonic, Anthony J. Stiff
  • Patent number: 4541835
    Abstract: The invention concerns a fuel comprising a mixture of (A) at least one alcohol with an average molecular weight of less than 160, and (B) at least one further organic compound which has a spontaneous ignition temperature of less than 450.degree. C. The further organic compound is selected from(i) compounds which contain one nitrate group and at least two ether linkages, and(ii) compounds which contain two nitrate groups and at least one ether linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1985
    Assignee: AECI Limited
    Inventors: John H. R. Norton, Peter R. Rebello, Clifford M. Kavonic, Anthony J. Stiff