Patents by Inventor Douglas A. Behrens

Douglas A. Behrens 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).

  • Process for selectively making olefins from energy dense alcohols
    Patent number: 8314279
    Abstract: A process to perform selective catalytic oxidation of four-carbon alcohols to produce four-carbon olefins with yields greater than 90%. The process includes providing a supply of oxygen gas and a butanol fuel, atomizing and evaporating the fuel to produce a vapor, mixing the vapor with the oxygen to form a fuel mixture, reacting the fuel mixture in the presence of a heated solid Rh/Al2O3 or Al2O3 catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as reprensted by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Ivan C. Lee, Douglas A. Behrens
  • PROCESS FOR SELECTIVELY MAKING OLEFINS FROM ENERGY DENSE ALCOHOLS
    Publication number: 20120053384
    Abstract: A process to perform selective catalytic oxidation of four-carbon alcohols to produce four-carbon olefins with yields greater than 90%. The process includes providing a supply of oxygen gas and a butanol fuel, atomizing and evaporating the fuel to produce a vapor, mixing the vapor with the oxygen to form a fuel mixture, reacting the fuel mixture in the presence of a heated solid Rh/Al2O3 or Al2O3 catalysts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: U.S. Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: IVAN C. LEE, DOUGLAS A. BEHRENS
  • System for terminating optical cables
    Publication number: 20030209330
    Abstract: An integrated, automated system for terminating an optical fiber with an optical connector which includes an apparatus for preparing adhesive for injection into an optical connector, an apparatus for injecting adhesive into an optical connector, an apparatus for inserting a fiber optic cable into an optical connector, and an apparatus for curing an adhesive following insertion of optical fiber into the optical connector. Devices that utilize vibratory or wave energy throughout the assembly process are also provided, as are feedback modules that enhance the accuracy and efficiency of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: Lynn LeRoy Faulkner, Dale Ensminger, Douglas Behrens Pape, Malcolm Campbell Mogren, Brad Aaron Thomas, Matthew Paul Rubal, Thomas Richard Agans, Lee Fredette, John D. Clay
  • System for terminating optical cables
    Patent number: 6562164
    Abstract: An integrated, automated system for terminating an optical fiber with an optical connector which includes a process for preparing adhesive for injection into an optical connector, an apparatus and process for injecting adhesive into an optical connector, an apparatus for inserting a fiber optic cable into an optical connector, and a process for curing an adhesive following insertion of optical fiber into the optical connector. Devices and methods that utilize vibratory or wave energy throughout the assembly process are also provided, as are feedback modules that enhance the accuracy and efficiency of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Lynn LeRoy Faulkner, Dale Ensminger, Douglas Behrens Pape, Malcolm Campbell Mogren, Brad Aaron Thomas, Matthew Paul Rubal, Thomas Richard Agans, Lee Fredette