Patents by Inventor GREGORY ACHATZ

GREGORY ACHATZ 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).

  • Fuel additives, fuels, methods of making and using same
    Patent number: 9828559
    Abstract: A method of producing a low sulfur tall oil fatty acid by first esterifying the tall oil fatty acid, followed by distillation of the tall oil fatty acid ester, followed by saponification and acidulation to provide a low sulfur tall oil fatty acid. A fuel additive comprising tall oil fatty acid and a sulfur compound, wherein the sulfur compound comprises from about 0.1 to about 20 ppm of the additive. A fuel comprises a hydrocarbon fuel component and the fuel additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Kraton Chemical, LLC
    Inventors: Lloyd A. Nelson, Gary Reed, Gregory Achatz
  • FUEL ADDITIVES, FUELS, METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20160312138
    Abstract: A method of producing a low sulfur tall oil fatty acid by first esterifying the tall oil fatty acid, followed by distillation of the tall oil fatty acid ester, followed by saponification and acidulation to provide a low sulfur tall oil fatty acid. A fuel additive comprising tall oil fatty acid and a sulfur compound, wherein the sulfur compound comprises from about 0.1 to about 20 ppm of the additive. A fuel comprises a hydrocarbon fuel component and the fuel additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Lloyd A. NELSON, GARY REED, GREGORY ACHATZ