Patents by Inventor Edward J. Vilines

Edward J. Vilines 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: 5022428
    Abstract: An apparatus for injecting a chemical additive into a fluid flow stream. In one embodiment, liquid petroleum fuel is being pumped from a storage unit into a tank of a tank truck and a controlled amount of a fuel additive is injected into the flow stream of the petroleum fuel. Preferably, the petroleum fuel is pumped through a line from the storage which is quick-connected to a loading line attached to the tank truck. The chemical additive is pumped from a supply container on the tank truck into the loading line by means of air pressure supplied to the additive container from the tank truck's own air pressure supply system. The fuel additive is pumped at a controllable rate and at a higher pressure than the pressure of the fuel stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1991
    Assignee: Aviation Petroleum Inc.
    Inventor: Edward J. Vilines