Patents by Inventor Don Vanderbrook

Don Vanderbrook 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).

  • Hydrogen and ammonia fueled internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 8025033
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of operating an internal combustion engine simultaneously with ammonia and another fuel. The other fuel may be hydrogen, ethanol, propane, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, or the like. In a preferred embodiment, the other fuel is hydrogen and the engine has zero carbon emissions. A control system is programmable to adjust the proportion of ammonia and the other, catalyst fuel as selected by the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Schiltz, Ted Hollinger, Don Vanderbrook
  • Hydrogen and Ammonia Fueled Internal Combustion Engine
    Publication number: 20080308056
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of operating an internal combustion engine simultaneously with ammonia and another fuel. The other fuel may be hydrogen, ethanol, propane, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, or the like. In a preferred embodiment, the other fuel is hydrogen and the engine has zero carbon emissions. A control system is programmable to adjust the proportion of ammonia and the other, catalyst fuel as selected by the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Mike Schiltz, Ted Hollinger, Don Vanderbrook