Patents by Inventor David Slade
David Slade 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).
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Publication number: 20210261875Abstract: The present technology provides compositions that include at least about 98 weight percent (“wt %”) n-paraffins which, among other surprising features, may be suitable for use as a diesel fuel, an aviation fuel, a jet fuel blendstock, a blendstock to reduce the cloud point of a diesel fuel, a fuel for portable heaters, and/or as a charcoal lighter fluid. The composition includes at least about 98 wt % C7-C12 n-paraffins, where at least about 10 wt % of composition includes n-decane, at least about 20 wt % of the composition includes n-dodecane, and at least about 75 wt % of the composition includes even carbon number paraffins. The composition also includes less about 0.1 wt % oxygenates and less than about 0.1 wt % aromatics. The composition may be produced by a process that includes hydrotreating a biorenewable feedstock comprising at least one of palm kernel oil, coconut oil, babassu oil, microbial oil, or algal oil.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: REG SYNTHETIC FUELS, LLCInventors: Ramin Abhari, David A. Slade, H. Lynn Tomlinson, Erik Ashby, Nate Green, Caroline Golden
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Patent number: 11078427Abstract: A process for producing crude biodiesel from renewable feedstocks (such as fats, oils, and greases) containing unsaponifiable materials; purifying the crude biodiesel through a purification process; recovering a purified biodiesel distillate stream and a less volatile biodiesel residue stream; and further recovering valuable chemicals from the biodiesel residue. Specifically, the present technology relates to the concentration of valuable chemicals in the biodiesel residue product of biodiesel production and the subsequent recovery of these valuable chemicals. The process may further include the conversion of the biodiesel residue into diesel range hydrocarbons using hydrodeoxygenation and the subsequent purification of the hydrocarbon fraction produced thereby.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Renewable Energy Group, Inc.Inventors: James Matthew White, David A. Slade, Martin R. Haverly, Ramin Abhari, Cody J. Ellens
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Patent number: 11001774Abstract: The present technology provides compositions that include at least about 98 weight percent (“wt %”) n-paraffins which, among other surprising features, may be suitable for use as a diesel fuel, an aviation fuel, a jet fuel blendstock, a blendstock to reduce the cloud point of a diesel fuel, a fuel for portable heaters, and/or as a charcoal lighter fluid. The composition includes at least about 98 wt % C7-C12 n-paraffins, where at least about 10 wt % of composition includes n-decane, at least about 20 wt % of the composition includes n-dodecane, and at least about 75 wt % of the composition includes even carbon number paraffins. The composition also includes less about 0.1 wt % oxygenates and less than about 0.1 wt % aromatics. The composition may be produced by a process that includes hydrotreating a biorenewable feedstock comprising at least one of palm kernel oil, coconut oil, babassu oil, microbial oil, or algal oil.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: REG SYNTHETIC FUELS, LLCInventors: Ramin Abhari, David A. Slade, H. Lynn Tomlinson, Erik Ashby, Nate Green, Caroline Golden
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Publication number: 20210038998Abstract: Embodiments of the systems and methods disclosed herein provide a gaming console and gaming controllers, including hardware and software features included on the hardware. For example, a game balancing system is described that can monitor and track performance data from one or more players of the gaming console. With the performance data, artificial intelligence and machine learning can be used to create one or more models that are applied to determine adjustments to games being played on the gaming console. The adjustments to the games can be implemented specifically to each game, player, or set of players to achieve more balanced gameplay as measured by game outcomes and other factors.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Tommy Tallarico, Juan M. Alvarado, André LaMothe, Todd Linthicum, Nicholas P. Richards, David Slade Simpson
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Publication number: 20190338219Abstract: A process for producing crude biodiesel from renewable feedstocks (such as fats, oils, and greases) containing unsaponifiable materials; purifying the crude biodiesel through a purification process; recovering a purified biodiesel distillate stream and a less volatile biodiesel residue stream; and further recovering valuable chemicals from the biodiesel residue. Specifically, the present technology relates to the concentration of valuable chemicals in the biodiesel residue product of biodiesel production and the subsequent recovery of these valuable chemicals. The process may further include the conversion of the biodiesel residue into diesel range hydrocarbons using hydrodeoxygenation and the subsequent purification of the hydrocarbon fraction produced thereby.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: Renewable Energy Group, Inc.Inventors: James Matthew White, David A. Slade, Martin R. Haverly, Ramin Abhari, Cody J. Ellens
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Publication number: 20190338200Abstract: The present technology provides a method that includes contacting a composition with a caustic solution to produce a caustic-treated composition; combining the caustic-treated composition with silica particles to produce a slurry; and removing the silica particles from the slurry to produce a treated composition; wherein the composition includes one or more of animal fats, animal oils, plant fats, plant oils, vegetable fats, vegetable oils, greases, and used cooking oil and the composition includes: at least about 10 wppm of total metals, at least about 8 wppm of phosphorus, at least about 10 wppm of chlorine, at least about 10 wppm of sulfur, at least about 20 wppm of nitrogen, at least about 5 wt. % of free fatty acids; and has an acid number from about 10 mg KOH/g to about 150 mg KOH/g, and the silica particles has a particle size from about 10 microns to about 50 microns, a BET surface area from about 200 m2/g to about 1000 m2/g.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: David A. Slade, Ramin Abhari, Martin Haverly
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Patent number: 10450533Abstract: Methods and devices for economically producing a purified biodiesel product from feedstocks. Some embodiments of the methods comprise using at least one of a crude feedstock pretreatment process and a free fatty acid refining process prior to transesterification and the formation of crude biodiesel and glycerin. The crude biodiesel is then subjected to at least one biodiesel refining process which, in conjunction with feedstock pretreatment and free fatty acid refining produces a purified biodiesel product that meets multiple commercial specifications. A wide variety of feedstocks may be used to make biodiesel that otherwise would not meet the same commercial specifications, including corn oil, used cooking oil, poultry fats, fatty acid distillates, pennycress oil, and algal oils.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Renewable Energy Group, Inc.Inventors: David A Slade, Cody J Ellens, Bradley N Albin, Derek J Winkel, Jared A Downey
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Publication number: 20190276758Abstract: The present technology provides compositions that include at least about 98 weight percent (“wt %”) n-paraffins which, among other surprising features, may be suitable for use as a diesel fuel, an aviation fuel, a jet fuel blendstock, a blendstock to reduce the cloud point of a diesel fuel, a fuel for portable heaters, and/or as a charcoal lighter fluid. The composition includes at least about 98 wt % C7-C12 n-paraffins, where at least about 10 wt % of composition includes n-decane, at least about 20 wt % of the composition includes n-dodecane, and at least about 75 wt % of the composition includes even carbon number paraffins. The composition also includes less about 0.1 wt % oxygenates and less than about 0.1 wt % aromatics. The composition may be produced by a process that includes hydrotreating a biorenewable feedstock comprising at least one of palm kernel oil, coconut oil, babassu oil, microbial oil, or algal oil.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: REG SYNTHETIC FUELS, LLCInventors: Ramin Abhari, David A. Slade, H. Lynn Tomlinson, Erik Ashby, Nate Green, Caroline Golden
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Publication number: 20190218466Abstract: The present technology provides blended fuel compositions and methods of generating such compositions that exhibit surprising and unexpected emissions profiles, while avoiding field performance issues, where the blended fuel composition includes about 5 vol. % to about 95 vol. % of synthetic paraffinic diesel; about 5 vol. % to about 95 vol. % of a biodiesel; and about 0 vol. % to about 90 vol. % of a petroleum diesel, provided that at least about 8 vol. % biodiesel is included when the blended fuel composition does not include petroleum diesel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicant: REG SYNTHETIC FUELS, LLCInventors: David Slade, Ramin Abhari, Martin Haverly, Eric Bowen
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Patent number: 10246658Abstract: The present technology provides compositions that include at least about 98 weight percent (wt. %) n-paraffins which, among other surprising features, may be suitable for use as a diesel fuel, an aviation fuel, a jet fuel blendstock, a blendstock to reduce the cloud point of a diesel fuel, a fuel for portable heaters, and/or as a charcoal lighter fluid. The composition includes at least 98 wt. % C7-C12 n-paraffins, where at least 10 wt. % of composition includes n-decane, at least 20 wt. % of the composition includes n-dodecane, and at least 75 wt. % of the composition includes even carbon number paraffins. The composition also includes less than 0.1 wt. % oxygenates and less than 0.1 wt. % aromatics. The composition may be produced by a process that includes hydrotreating a biorenewable feedstock comprising at least one of palm kernel oil, coconut oil, babassu oil, microbial oil, or algal oil.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: REG SYNTHETIC FUELS, LLCInventors: Ramin Abhari, David A. Slade, H. Lynn Tomlinson, Erik Ashby, Nate Green, Caroline Golden
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Publication number: 20190093048Abstract: Methods and devices for economically producing a purified biodiesel product from feedstocks. Some embodiments of the methods comprise using at least one of a crude feedstock pretreatment process and a free fatty acid refining process prior to transesterification and the formation of crude biodiesel and glycerin. The crude biodiesel is then subjected to at least one biodiesel refining process which, in conjunction with feedstock pretreatment and free fatty acid refining produces a purified biodiesel product that meets multiple commercial specifications. A wide variety of feedstocks may be used to make biodiesel that otherwise would not meet the same commercial specifications, including corn oil, used cooking oil, poultry fats, fatty acid distillates, pennycress oil, and algal oils.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: Renewable Energy Group, Inc.Inventors: David A. Slade, Cody J. Ellens, Bradley N. Albin, Derek J. Winkel, Jared A. Downey
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Patent number: 9957464Abstract: Methods and devices for economically producing a purified biodiesel product from feedstocks. Some embodiments of the methods comprise using at least one of a crude feedstock pretreatment process and a free fatty acid refining process prior to transesterification and the formation of crude biodiesel and glycerin. The crude biodiesel is then subjected to at least one biodiesel refining process which, in conjunction with feedstock pretreatment and free fatty acid refining produces a purified biodiesel product that meets multiple commercial specifications. A wide variety of feedstocks may be used to make biodiesel that otherwise would not meet the same commercial specifications, including corn oil, used cooking oil, poultry fats, fatty acid distillates, pennycress oil, and algal oils.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Renewable Energy Group, Inc.Inventors: David A Slade, Cody J Ellens, Bradley N Albin, Derek J Winkel, Jared A Downey
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Patent number: 9909077Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a refined fatty acid alkyl ester (FAAE) product from feed-stocks containing free fatty acids. The method comprises glycerolysis and transesterification processes combined with end-product refining. Products produced from a transesterification reaction are separated into a crude FAAE stream and a crude glycerin stream. The crude glycerin stream is further processed to produce a glyceride stream from which additional FAAEs may be produced.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: REG Seneca, LLCInventors: David A. Slade, Derek J. Winkel, Jared A. Downey
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Publication number: 20170327757Abstract: The present technology provides compositions that include at least about 98 weight percent (“wt %”) n-paraffins which, among other surprising features, may be suitable for use as a diesel fuel, an aviation fuel, a jet fuel blendstock, a blendstock to reduce the cloud point of a diesel fuel, a fuel for portable heaters, and/or as a charcoal lighter fluid. The composition includes at least about 98 wt % C7-C12 n-paraffins, where at least about 10 wt % of composition includes n-decane, at least about 20 wt % of the composition includes n-dodecane, and at least about 75 wt % of the composition includes even carbon number paraffins. The composition also includes less about 0.1 wt % oxygenates and less than about 0.1 wt % aromatics. The composition may be produced by a process that includes hydrotreating a biorenewable feedstock comprising at least one of palm kernel oil, coconut oil, babassu oil, microbial oil, or algal oil.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: REG SYNTHETIC FUELS, LLCInventors: Ramin Abhari, David A. Slade, H. Lynn Tomlinson, Erik Ashby, Nate Green, Caroline Golden
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Publication number: 20160289578Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a refined fatty acid alkyl ester (FAAE) product from feed-stocks containing free fatty acids. The method comprises glycerolysis and transesterification processes combined with end-product refining. Products produced from a transesterification reaction are separated into a crude FAAE stream and a crude glycerin stream. The crude glycerin stream is further processed to produce a glyceride stream from which additional FAAEs may be produced.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: REG Seneca, LLCInventors: David A. Slade, Derek J. Winkel, Jared A. Downey
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Publication number: 20160145536Abstract: Methods and devices for economically producing a purified biodiesel product from feedstocks. Some embodiments of the methods comprise using at least one of a crude feedstock pretreatment process and a free fatty acid refining process prior to transesterification and the formation of crude biodiesel and glycerin. The crude biodiesel is then subjected to at least one biodiesel refining process which, in conjunction with feedstock pretreatment and free fatty acid refining produces a purified biodiesel product that meets multiple commercial specifications. A wide variety of feedstocks may be used to make biodiesel that otherwise would not meet the same commercial specifications, including corn oil, used cooking oil, poultry fats, fatty acid distillates, pennycress oil, and algal oils.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2014Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: Renewable Energy Group, Inc.Inventors: David A. Slade, Cody J. Ellens, Bradley N Albin, Derek J Winkel, Jared A Downey
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Publication number: 20150321419Abstract: The invention, and all of its embodiments, is a 3-D printer that utilizes one or more extrusion screws to process any given material including, but not limited to, plastic, metal, composites and non-metals to build 3-dimensional objects. The processed material is deposited on a moveable platform via force from the extrusion process. Motion is numerically controlled via a computer and one or more motors. As the extruder deposits material, a platform or the extruder is moved in one, two, or three dimensions at a predetermined vector. Once a layer of the object is created, the distance between the extruder nozzle and print surface is increased and the process is repeated until a three dimensional shape is created.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: Todd Linthicum, David Slade Simpson, Bryan Linthicum, Phillip Peterson
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Publication number: 20150158806Abstract: Methods, processes, apparatus, equipment and systems are disclosed for converting carboxylic acids into esters by esterification with alcohol and a dual catalyst. The method combines a homogenous and heterogeneous catalyst in one or more reactors to increase the conversion of carboxylic acids compared to using a homogenous and/or heterogeneous catalyst independently. The invention converts free fatty acids into esters by esterification with alcohol and a dual catalyst such that the reaction mixture contains sufficiently low free fatty acids and the amount of free fatty acids in the product stream leaving the process remains stable over time.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2015Publication date: June 11, 2015Applicant: Renewable Energy Group, Inc.Inventors: David A. Slade, Cody J. Ellens, Jared N. Brown, Anthony J.S. Pollard, Bradley Neil Albin
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Patent number: 8957242Abstract: Methods, processes, apparatus, equipment and systems are disclosed for converting carboxylic acids into esters by esterification with alcohol and a dual catalyst. The method combines a homogenous and heterogeneous catalyst in one or more reactors to increase the conversion of carboxylic acids compared to using a homogenous and/or heterogeneous catalyst independently. The invention converts free fatty acids into esters by esterification with alcohol and a dual catalyst such that the reaction mixture contains sufficiently low free fatty acids and the amount of free fatty acids in the product stream leaving the process remains stable over time.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Renewable Energy Group, Inc.Inventors: David A. Slade, Cody J. Ellens, Jared N. Brown, Anthony J. S. Pollard, Bradley Neil Albin
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Patent number: D922523Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: OMS Investments, Inc.Inventors: Paul M. Havlovitz, Derek Jordan Recker, David Slade Simpson, Michael Thomas Kopczewski, Jay F. Perkins