Patents by Inventor Julian R. Schneider

Julian R. Schneider 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: 4577978
    Abstract: A semi-quantitative method for determining the amount of water in contaminated oil samples wherein a small sample of contaminated oil is placed in one or more compartments of a container. An equal size sample of reference oil of the same composition as the test oil, but containing a known quantity of water, is placed in one or more compartments of said container. The container is then heated rapidly and bubbles formed in the contaminated oil are compared with bubbles formed in the reference oil, thereby bracketing the water content rapidly (less than 5 minutes) with reasonable accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1986
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Julian R. Schneider, Gene A. Pullen