Patents by Inventor Dale R. Lovercheck

Dale R. Lovercheck 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: 20020022058
    Abstract: The invention provides a unit dose of an orally consumable material, having a predetermined pharmaceutically effective amount of at least one nonprescription discomfort reliever and a predetermined nutritionally effective amount of at least one nutritional supplement. Each unit dose may be in a container having indications of the amount discomfort reliever and the amount of nutritional supplement in each unit dose. Instructions are provided for consuming the material for discomfort relief and supplementing nutrition. Consumption of the unit dose simultaneously relieves discomfort and supplements nutrition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventor: Dale R. Lovercheck
  • Patent number: 4499864
    Abstract: In a method of producing fuel for start-up to an automobile internal combustion engine which is continuously operated after start-up on alcohol and/or dissociated alcohol and/or liquid hydrocarbonthe improvement comprising the steps of:(a) providing a readily replaceable first container having an initial amount of hydride therein in fluid flow communication with said internal combustion engine,(b) heating said hydride whereby hydrogen is produced leaving a hydride product and a remainder of hydridesaid remainder of hydride being lesser in amount than said initial amount of hydride,(c) initially starting said engine,whereby hydrogen is produced from the hydride for initially starting said engine and said remainder of hydride without regeneration of hydride product is available for the next starting of said engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1985
    Assignee: Conoco Inc.
    Inventors: Dale R. Lovercheck, George P. Curran
  • Patent number: 4424771
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for starting an internal combustion engine comprising the sequence of steps as follows:(a) providing a hydride reactor means, vaporizing means, dissociation reactor means and liquid alcohol said hydride reactor means comprising hydride forming means,(b) vaporizing a portion of said liquid alcohol in said vaporizing means to form alcohol vapor,(c) dissociating said alcohol vapor in said dissociation reactor means to form a first gaseous mixture comprising hydrogen,(d) conveying said first gaseous mixture comprising hydrogen to said hydride reactor means wherein said hydrogen is formed into a hydride,(e) heating said hydride to form a second gaseous mixture comprising hydrogen,(f) conveying said second gaseous mixture comprising hydrogen to said engine,(g) starting said engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1984
    Assignee: Conoco Inc.
    Inventor: Dale R. Lovercheck