Patents by Inventor Frank J. Sroka

Frank J. Sroka 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).

  • Method and an unleaded low emission gasoline for fueling an automotive engine with reduced emissions
    Patent number: 7557255
    Abstract: An unleaded reduced emissions gasoline having at least one of an octane less than about 86.7, a sulfur content less than about 40 ppmw sulfur and containing an oxygenate, and having reduced emissions by comparison to a minimum 87 octane gasoline. A method for reducing emissions from an automotive internal combustion engine is provided for a single vehicle and for a fleet. A method for reducing emissions by use of a distribution network is disclosed and a system for reducing emissions by a combination of a refinery and the vehicles is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: BP Corporation North America Inc.
    Inventors: Leslie R. Wolf, Thomas J. Bond, Gerald S. Lane, James J. Simnick, Douglas N. Rundell, Frank S. Gerry, Robert J. Schaefer, James P. Uihlein, Frank J. Sroka, Allen A. Kozinski, F. Lindsey Scott, Richard A. Kretchmer
  • Method and an unleaded low emission gasoline for fueling an automotive engine with reduced emissions
    Publication number: 20030046862
    Abstract: An unleaded reduced emissions gasoline having at least one of an octane less than about 86.7, a sulfur content less than about 40 ppmw sulfur and containing an oxygenate, and having reduced emissions by comparison to a minimum 87 octane gasoline. A method for reducing emissions from an automotive internal combustion engine is provided for a single vehicle and for a fleet. A method for reducing emissions by use of a distribution network is disclosed and a system for reducing emissions by a combination of a refinery and the vehicles is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Leslie R. Wolf, Thomas J. Bond, Gerald S. Lane, James J. Simnick, Douglas N. Rundell, Frank S. Gerry, Robert J. Schaefer, James P. Uihlein, Frank J. Sroka, Allen A. Kozinski, F. Lindsey Scott, Richard A. Kretchmer